Sustainability news – Page 104
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NewsTesco commits to 100% sustainable cotton sourcing by 2025
More than 50% of the cotton used by Tesco’s fashion brand F&F was from sustainable sources as of last year
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NewsArla organic milk ad rapped by ASA over 'better for the land' claim
Complaint that dairy farming was ‘not good for the land’ was upheld by regulator
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NewsHarrogate Spring kicks off ‘Incredible Shrinking Bottle’ recycling push
The initiative with Keep Britain Tidy promotes greater recycling of plastic water bottles when outdoors
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NewsNGOs attack Sainsbury's over Fairtrade row
Group writes to retailer’s CEO Mike Coupe to express dismay at new Sustainability Standards
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NewsM&S plans to halve its food waste by 2025 in new Plan A
Plan A 2025 commits the retailer to 17 headline targets spanning health, the environment and sustainable sourcing
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NewsSmall Scots shops 'can't cope with deposit return scheme'
A Scottish parliamentary report has warned of the impact of a reduction of stock space
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NewsSainsbury's faces flak over its new Fairly Traded scheme
Sainsbury’s has rejected criticism from Fairtrade over the supermarket’s new Fairly Traded sustainability standard
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NewsSainsbury's trials own sustainability scheme to replace Fairtrade
The scheme will be trialled on tea first, but Fairtrade has warned growers will be ‘disempowered’
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NewsTesco to trial removal of 5p single-use carrier bags
Retailer has removed single use bags from its Aberdeen, Dundee and Norwich stores
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News'Social supermarket' Foodprint plans Nottingham surplus store
Student-led venture will launch its first supermarket close to areas suffering the worst food deprivation
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NewsCoca-Cola begins sourcing 100% renewable electricity
The move came as CCEP unveiled a new solar farm to support production at Europe’s largest soft drinks factory in Wakefield
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NewsM&S begins redistributing surplus chilled food
Retailer has expanded food waste scheme to include meat, dairy and ready meals in 130 stores, with plans for a wider rollout
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NewsReducing waste is contract caterers' 'biggest challenge'
Technology able to predict numbers wanting to eat and quantities of food required would be a ‘major leap forward’
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NewsMore signups urged as FareShare donations rise 15%
Surplus food donated to FareShare increased 15% in the past year, says the charity
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NewsShame!... For whom? says SodaStream
Sir, Plastic bottle pollution is killing our planet. That’s a fact
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NewsTesco buys thousands of small lettuces from G's to avoid waste
The smaller icebergs would normally be ploughed back into the ground as they sit outside standard supermarket specs
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NewsAnti-GM campaigners hit out at Norwich potato trial
Farming minister George Eustice approved trial at end of April
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NewsOver 80% of supermarket seafood now sourced responsibly
The Sustainable Seafood Coalition report found that responsible sourcing was up from 68% in 2011
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NewsGrowers play down threat of potential drought on UK crops
The UK had just 47% of its average April rainfall over the past month according to the Met Office
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NewsCo-op replaces polystyrene pizza boards with recyclable card
Move will prevent 200 tones of polystyrene boards going to landfill, retailer says