Sustainability news – Page 109
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NewsCarrier bag use drops 90% as 5p levies take effect
Supermarkets in Great Britain are dishing out nearly 90% fewer single-use carrier bags than they were two years ago
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News'Bring barcodes into the food waste battle' says GS1
A barcode for fresh food incorporating best before or use-by dates could help cut food waste, says industry facilitator GS
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NewsFareShare, FoodCloud and Tesco win accolades at IGD awards
Three-way partnership has used surplus food to deliver 1.4 meals to local organisations
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NewsTesco pledges support for UN Sustainability Development Goals
UK and Ireland CEO Matt Davies has urged all food and drink suppliers to back the 12.3 initiative
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NewsTristram Stuart: 'Adjudicator should have food waste powers'
The Feedback founder accused supermarkets of purposefully “inserting a middleman” between themselves and suppliers
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NewsTesco and Branston team up for 'wonky' potato processing deal
The £5m facility in Lincolnshire was officially opened on 13 October
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NewsWaitrose backs high street paper cup recycling experiment
Only 1% of the 2.5 billion paper cups currently thrown away in the UK every year were recycled
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NewsIndian Ocean tuna stocks protected by new sustainability deal
A Memorandum of Understanding to launch a Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) in the Indian Ocean was signed yesterday
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NewsPercol Coffee launches trio of compostable Nespresso capsules
The new pods can break down in as little as 12 weeks
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NewsTesco slashes cost of sending waste to AD
Tesco has slashed the cost of generating energy from surplus food with the rollout of new in-store loading technology
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NewsPrinces picks up first MSC certification for its branded tuna
Tuna caught in sustainable Pacific fishery to go on sale from start of 2017
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NewsThe Grocer team goes to FareShare
The Grocer headed to FareShare’s Deptford depot to sort food for redistribution and gain insight into the charity
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NewsTesco slashes plastic bag numbers by 1.5 billion in past year
The supermarket recorded a 72% fall in use in stores since introduction of government charge
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NewsLidl defends plan to charge shoppers 9p for plastic bags
Lidl UK has defended its decision to charge 9p for its “stronger” carrier bags
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NewsPalm oil certifier accused of 'rubber-stamping' suppliers
Greenpeace this week blockaded a palm oil refinery in a Rotterdam port owned by Malaysian company IOI
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NewsCarlsberg unveils prototype of Green Fibre Bottle
The brewer’s fibre-based packaging was revealed at the Sustainable Brands 2016 conference
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NewsFood companies urged to switch from meat to plant-based proteins
The coalition has written to 16 food firms including Kraft Heinz, Nestlé, Unilever, Tesco, Walmart and General Mills
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NewsFood waste coalition urges businesses to do 'much more'
Coalition is headed by Tesco boss Dave Lewis, who calls on supermarkets to set waste reduction targets
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NewsWrigley signs up to Bin it for Good litter initiative
Scheme aims to reduce litter and raise money for charity