Sustainability news – Page 126
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NewsJohn West faces tuna action in Sainsbury's by Greenpeace
Teams of volunteers targeted 50 Sainsbury’s locations last Saturday
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NewsIndustry reaches sustainability agreement on Arctic cod
The agreement follows concerns raised by Greenpeace over fishing in previously untouched areas of the Norwegian Arctic
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NewsSainsbury's and Bosch link to give away smart fridges
The fridges can send pictures of their contents to shoppers’ smartphones while they are in the supermarket
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NewsSupermarkets up support for food banks as demand increases
Supermarkets have massively stepped up their support for food poverty charities
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NewsTesco's Community Food Connection is helping to reduce waste
Tesco has achieved a 2% reduction of waste in fresh produce
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NewsTwo million tonnes of food wasted a year in grocery supply chain
New report billed as most comprehensive review of surplus food and food waste from suppliers and retailers
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NewsHFSS advertising review to children by CAP welcomed
Sir, The CAP consultation on the non-broadcast advertising of unhealthy products to kids is entirely welcomed by CIM
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NewsPressure mounts for John West as Waitrose makes branded tuna sustainability promise
Waitrose has committed to selling only MSC-certified or pole and line caught branded tuna from the end of 2017…
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NewsMore Sainsbury's stores to be powered by energy from food waste
Sainsbury’s has set out plans to increase the amount of energy it generates from waste food
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NewsTesco plays down John West tuna ban claim
The retailer last week announced plans to extend the “same sustainability requirements” applied to its own-label tuna to branded products
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NewsWaitrose first with MSC Cornish hake
The white fish is caught in the Celtic Sea to the west of the UK mainland and south of Ireland
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NewsMany retailers lead on sustainability
In the wake of plastic bag charges and wonky veg, The Grocer has written a lot on sustainability lately
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NewsWhole Foods Market supports City Harvest in food waste fight
Charity to receive 5% of today’s gross sales at Whole Foods’ nine UK stores
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NewsThe Southern Co-operative switches lights to LED
The project will deliver savings of £375,000 a year for the society
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NewsAbel & Cole rolls out compostable bio-polyester veg packaging
The entirely bio-degradable bags were developed in conjunction with carbon neutral Finnish company Bioska
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NewsCall for levy on drinks containers as beach littering soars
Amount of discarded plastic bottles on coastlines is up by 43%
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NewsMolson Coors receives £100,000 fine for River Wey pollution
The brewery expresses “regret” after pleading guilty to discharging waste
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NewsDairy's nutritional case is formidable
”The Dairy APPG report is a welcome contribution to the debate on dairy and health”
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NewsCourtauld Commitment 2025 targets 20% reduction in food waste
Wrap said if it was successful Courtauld 2025 would slash the UK’s waste bill by £20bn within a decade