All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 61
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NewsRed Tractor chair Tacon to stand down after Co-op board appointment
Tacon said juggling both roles could exacerbate a lack of trust in Red Tractor following controversy over its Greener Farms Commitment scheme
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Comment & OpinionAll eyes on ‘industry first’ ethical banana buying coalitions
Farmers involved in sourcing commodities like bananas for the major supermarkets are often at the frontline of the climate crisis and have to contend with poor working conditions
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NewsLidl giving away miniature drinks to revive flagging bees
The discounter is also marking World Bee Day with a £10,000 donation to conservation efforts
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NewsMorrisons becomes first UK supermarket to offer Podback coffee pod recycling
It follows a successful trial launched last year
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NewsDiageo to invest €100m to decarbonise Guinness brewery in Ireland
The brewery will look to phase out the use of fossil fuels entirely
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Comment & OpinionWhy brands must make sampling more sustainable
France has tackled the issue with a legislative approach, but we could be proactive, says Richard Lloyd-Williams, MD and business director at Flavor
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NewsAHDB and QMS launch net zero baselining scheme
Under the £3m scheme, the levy boards will individually baseline emissions on up to 170 farms across Great Britain
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NewsBrakes hits 10 million meals donation milestone with FareShare
The charity said Brakes had made an ‘enormous difference’ supporting communities and charities across the UK
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NewsM&S to track how much single-use plastic enters recycling stream
The retailer is working with Polytag, the recycling tech firm that is also set to help power the first urban trial of a digital deposit return scheme later this year in London
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NewsPepsiCo invests £8m into Pipers Crisps factory to meet demand
The funding will cover the installation of energy-efficient crisp fryers and packaging machines
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NewsFmcg brands doubt they can cut out plastic packaging in five years
Industry representatives at Rethinking Materials summit sceptical over five-year elimination of plastic packaging
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Comment & OpinionFmcg wants to phase out plastic by 2029. How on earth?
A new survey has found that a whopping 92% of packaging experts responsible for packaging want to stop using any plastic in their consumer packaging
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NewsPoundland aiming for 50% operational carbon reduction by end of 2024
The variety discounter wants to ‘lead the value retail sector on the transition to a low carbon economy’
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NewsUK fishing industry to benefit from technology to manage stocks
The technology – known as Remote Electronic Monitoring – involves using cameras, gear sensors and GPS units to make sure catches are accurately recorded
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NewsKinKind in £500k funding drive to enter retail channel
More than half the funding is already committed by angel investors, with the business aiming to bring additional backers on board by the end of June to complete the round
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NewsAbel & Cole launch online refillable brand Club Zero into physical retail
A handful of independent stores in London and the south east are already stocking the range
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NewsWet weather could cut UK self-sufficiency by a tenth
The projected crop reduction in key arable crops due to lower crop area and poor yields is expected to reduce UK self-sufficiency across all farming sectors by 8%
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Analysis & FeaturesStore radio nightmares and Aldi bashes Clubcard Prices in social media banter
From retail media slowly turning a Tesco employee mad, to Aldi taking a swing at Clubcard Prices, here’s what’s happening in the world of grocery on social media
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NewsCanned wine brand Most Wanted is UK’s biggest single serve
It has grown sales by 86% in the last two years