Sustainability news – Page 119
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NewsFood waste not yet enough of an issue for supermarkets, says former environment secretary
“Shameful” levels of food waste are not yet an “acute enough” issue for supermarkets, according to the chairman of the UK’s Committee on Climate Change, Lord Deben. Former environment secretary the Rt. Hon John Gummer has said the industry must get rid of bogof deals for ...
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NewsM&S to begin beach clean-up paid for by bag levy
The 2015 Big Beach Clean-up aims to get 8,000 M&S customers and employees to clear litter from 135 beaches
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UK taste for corned beef helping drive illegal deforestation, claims report
The UK’s appetite for corned beef is driving the illegal clearance of hundreds of thousands of hectares of tropical forest a year
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NewsOnline farmers' markets site Farmhopping launched in UK
Rebel Kitchen, Chegworth Valley and Wildes Cheese are among brands that have signed up to a new online platform…
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NewsMarks & Spencer covers Castle Donington roof in solar panels
The panels will help the retailer maintain its commitment to sourcing all its electricity for UK and Ireland properties from renewable sources
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NewsSupply chain efficiencies would prevent 250,000 tonnes of waste, claims report
Report also recommends all “display until” dates are removed from products and a standardised approach to period an item is deemed safe to eat is adopted
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NewsLavazza develops biodegradable espresso coffee pods
Lavazza is set to bring biodegradable and compostable coffee machine pods to market by the end of this year.
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NewsBag it or Bin it report calls for co-treatment of food waste and sewage
A report on domestic food waste has called for controversial changes to EU regulations that would see the co-treatment of sewage sludge, and organic food waste. Tasked with analysing household food waste in London, the ‘Bag it or Bin it’ report, published this week, recommends that the government push ...
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NewsNew UK guidance on illegal fishing is launched
Three organisations have launched guidance on how to keep illegal fish out of the supply chain…
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NewsMondelez creates program to verify sustainability of cocoa supply chain
Certification body Flocert will verify sustainability and payments made to farmers
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NewsWrap says c-store growth to blame for waste mountain rising
Single-use transit packaging is hampering Courtauld 3 goals…
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NewsKingsmill owner Allied Bakeries announces use of 100% sustainable palm oil
Allied Bakeries is now sourcing all palm oil and derivatives used in its products from sustainable sources.
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Mars pledges to stop deforestation, have a more ethical supply chain
Company will put policies in place to ensure foreign purchases do not result in deforestation, follows on from cocoa and fish supply chain pledge
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NewsFood waste efforts aren't good enough, says report
Manufacturer and retailer waste increased, despite target of a 3% reduction by the end of 2015
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NewsSupermarkets not major source of food waste, claims report
Grocery waste trending downwards, households throwing away half of all food
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NewsSainsbury's fridge efficiency boosted by aerofoils
Sainsbury’s has become one of the first adopters of an aerofoil technology to make its refrigeration more efficient…
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NewsCocoa research facility bids to save future of chocolate
As concerns about the sustainability of cocoa supplies and ‘the world running out of chocolate’ increasingly make headline…
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NewsSainsbury’s marks palm oil milestone, launches new sustainable washing-up liquid
Sainsbury’s has announced 95% of the palm oil used in its own-label products now comes from certified sustainable sources.
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NewsIglo Group to roll out MSC logo on all wild fish lines
Birds Eye owner Iglo Group has pledged to roll out the Marine Stewardship Council blue ecolabel on all its wild fish products across Europe.
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NewsCo-op and M&S named most ethical supermarkets
The UK supermarket sector has much work to do to improve its overall ethical and environmental performance, Ethical Consumer’s latest product guide to supermarkets has claimed.