All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 6
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NewsWaste-saving ‘bumpy’ expiry labels company beats crowdfunding target
Food waste-saving startup Mimica has raised around £300k as it ramps up production of its ‘bumpy’ labels
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NewsSupermarkets to pass vast majority of EPR costs on to shoppers
Figures released today by the BRC say that more than 80% of he costs of the new packaging tax are likely to be passed on to consumers
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NewsPlant-based meals more affordable as meat prices soar, new research finds
Independent think tank the Green Alliance investigated the prices of a selection of meat and plant-based products from Tesco’s online store in its Recipe for Resilience: The Benefits of a Thriving Plant-based Protein Sector report
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Comment & OpinionEPR silence from supermarkets is truly ‘mind-blowing’
As of June, many major branded suppliers had received no communication at all from their supermarket customers over EPR
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NewsKitchen assistant app launches RemyCoin to ‘turn sustainability into a game’
Remy – which claims to be ‘Europe’s first AI Kitchen Assistant’ – has launched RemyCoin
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NewsEast of England Co-op cuts CO2 emissions by 11% with raft of sustainability measures
Measures have included installing more solar panels and energy-efficient lighting and refrigerators
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NewsFood sourcing initiative smashes 10 million meals target
The milestone comes less than two years since the launch of the Coronation Food Project
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NewsSuppliers face supermarkets' 'wall of silence' in face of £1.4bn EPR costs
YouGov found the vast majority of suppliers had received no communication over EPR, its impact on inflation, or whether their costs would be covered by retailers and price hikes
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NewsTilda rolls out water-saving irrigation method across north India
Alternate wetting and drying allows fields to dry before being re-flooded
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NewsNortheast Atlantic mackerel will ‘struggle to recover’, new data reveals
The independent body that advises governments on managing fish stocks has said that catches should be limited to 174.357 tonnes in 2026
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NewsTesco fuels truck fleet with waste to cut CO2 emissions by 83%
Powered by biomethane produced from animal and food waste, the trucks will save up to 6,473 tonnes of CO2e each year
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Category ReportSomething to smile about: trends in oral care 2025
Oral care’s value sales are rocketing as stylish and sustainable challengers put pressure on the biggest players to up their game
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NewsYeast-made palm oil biotech company Clean Food Group acquires 12-acre facility
The acquisition will make it ‘the world’s largest manufacturer of yeast fermentation-derived sustainable oils and fats’
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NewsSupermarket model makes food strategy ‘unachievable’ claims green body
Supermarket bosses have strongly defended the model, saying it has been consistently looked into and approved by competition watchdogs
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NewsAvallen Solutions to launch software-based sustainability platform for drinks brands
Avallen Solutions is seeking 20 SME drinks producers across all categories to test a beta version of the software
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NewsDiscount Dragon enters profitability for the first time
The online discounter, which sells clearance stock often close to its sell by date, broke even after undertaking a ‘full review’ of the brand to improve the range
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer’s Green Week launches with mixed climate messages
Two headlines in The Grocer this morning highlight two vastly opposing views – and a perfect snapshot of why the topic of sustainability in grocery is so controversial
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NewsGreggs launches 40th Outlet shop to tackle food waste
The shop will redistribute surplus food at a discount, with a share of profits given to local charities via The Greggs Foundation
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NewsWaitrose relaunches Duchy Organic range with 24 new products
The relaunched range has begun hitting stores this month with the addition of 24 new products including Wholewheat Tortiglioni, Milano Salami and Aged Red Leicester
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NewsFarming biodiversity not in decline, think tank declares
Research from the think tank has revealed that overall populations for insects and birds have remained broadly stable over the past three decades