Sustainability news – Page 132
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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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Supermarkets 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.
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NewsTesco and Febreze team up to recycle bottle caps and triggers
Tesco and Procter & Gamble brand Febreze are working together as part of a trial to help consumers in the South West of England recycle more plastic.
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NewsM&S to introduce LED lighting to all food stores within two years
All M&S Food Halls will have LED lighting within two years, the retailer pledged this week.
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NewsLED = QED: the business case for switching the lights to LED
Talk about shocking. Electricity bills are forecast to rocket 47% by 2020. So what are you going to do? Where better to st…
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