All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 56
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Comment & OpinionDRS delays suggest tax cuts trump environmental action
The Grocer exclusively revealed the UK government’s deposit return scheme (DRS) faced being delayed, three years behind what was already a long delayed rollout
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NewsWrapper-free snack bar brand One Good Thing appoints new CEO
Former CEO Kieran Stanbridge has departed to start a new petcare venture
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NewsFruit snacking startup Zombie makes Tesco debut
The brand is the brainchild of Perkier founder Ann Perkins
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NewsMeat snacking brand Ember adds three fmcg big hitters to its board
Tim Rees, Mark Palmer and John McKinley will advise brother founders Jack and Harry Mayhew on the next stage of the brand’s rapid growth
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NewsInnocent to offer £1m via regenerative agriculture fund
Grants of between £20,000 and £500,000 will be available through the fund
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NewsSniffers Pet Care scores follow-on funding from PE backer Traditum
Pet treat supplier Sniffers Pet Care has secured an £850k investment to ramp up production at its Yorkshire factory
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Comment & OpinionGross? How bureaucracy is creeping into the UK’s edible insect opportunity
Finally, eating insects is trendy again. Or was it ever?
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NewsOverfishing could push herring fishery to collapse, new research finds
Fishing pressure on the herring exceeded scientific advice by 30%-37% from 2020 to 2022
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NewsAI platform behind new supermarket carbon footprint model attracts £3.6m investment
Mondra revealed it had raised £3.6m in “pre-Series A funding”, which would help it roll out the system across the UK
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NewsUnilever launches regenerative agriculture programme for Colman’s
It will trial regenerative practices across mustard and mint farms in Norwich and Peterborough
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NewsVegetarian Express to scale faster thanks to £15m NVM Private Equity investment
Plant-based ingredients supplier Vegetarian Express has secured a £15m investment in return for a controlling stake in the business from NVM Private Equity
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Comment & OpinionCarbon offsetting is a last resort, not a silver bullet
We were proud of our carbon offsetting – until we discovered the reality, says Elin Roberts, co-founder & CMO of Better Nature Tempeh
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Comment & OpinionDéjà vu Defra churns up food waste consultation… again
Will someone please call Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell to tell them the cameras are still rolling? It’s food waste Groundhog Day
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Comment & OpinionSustainability in business is simply the right thing to do
Climate change poses an existential threat and we all have a role to play in fighting it, says Chris Fraser, founder of Ellers Farm Distillery
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NewsDefra consults again with large companies on costs of mandatory food waste reporting
The call for evidence is being jointly carried out with Wrap, which has consistently stressed the need for mandatory reporting to effectively tackle food waste
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Analysis & FeaturesMinette Batters upstages PM as she bats for farmers one last time
Rishi Sunak insisted government was ‘changing its culture’ around food
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NewsWaitrose chefs teach cookery skills to care leavers
Young people can often leave the care system without having learned core cooking skills they’ll need for adult life
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NewsTesco and Vauxhall strike major new retail media partnership aimed at EV drivers
Part of the new partnership will see Vauxhall branding added to EV chargepoints at Tesco stores
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Comment & Opinion(Un-)inspired? Rishi Sunak says he’s got British food’s back
Food and farming matters to the government in this election year, which is why prime minister Rishi Sunak ventured to the NFU Conference
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NewsSoil Association warns more needs to be done to boost UK organic sector
The organic market has increased by 2% in 2023, reaching £3.2bn following 12 years of consecutive growth