Sustainability news – Page 122
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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
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NewsPalm oil: British companies 'leading' on sustainable use
The 2016 edition of the WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard looked at 137 major food companies from across the world
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NewsMcColl's finishes LED lighting rollout across 1,100 stores
The £2.5m project will deliver savings of 35% in terms of lighting costs
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NewsWrap announces further 30 signatories to Courtauld 2025 plan
Boots UK and Iceland have added their names to the leading supermarkets already signed up
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NewsToday's Group offers food waste advice to retailers
The buying group is running advice articles across its online and print channels to promote food waste best practice