Sustainability news – Page 134
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NewsShoppers follow advice to ‘make friends’ with their fridge
Brits are heeding food safety experts’ advice to treat their fridge as their ‘friend’, with most now chilling perishable items such as butter and eggs.
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NewsNew lights help cut energy bill by 22%
A Costcutter retailer in Southport is reaping the rewards of signing up to British Gas’ Business Energy Insight initiative.
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NewsBargain Booze improves energy efficiency
Bargain Booze retailers are reaping the rewards of going green.
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News10 years left for cod and chips? What a load of codswallop
Rumours about the UK running out of cod are unfounded, according to the seafood industry, which has insisted cod stocks are in good health.
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NewsWrap hails use of smaller packs to cut waste
Supermarkets have made “great progress” encouraging consumers to waste less food by increasing availability of smaller pack sizes and improving labelling, according to a Wrap study.
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NewsIsn’t butter made from wheat? Youngsters stumped by food basics
Urgent action is needed to educate young people about food and farming, if a new study is to be believed.
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NewsSainsbury's forced into fresh mackerel retreat
The mackerel spat between Iceland, the Faroes and the EU is taking its toll in the mults, forcing Sainsbury’s to backtrack…
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NewsAmie's ethical moisturiser and facewash
Amie is extending its ethical skincare portfolio for teenagers with two new products.
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NewsMeat giant threatens Greenpeace with court over deforestation claims
Brazilian meat giant JBS is to take legal action against Greenpeace for a report in which the NGO accused the company of failing to ensure cattle from deforested areas did not enter its supply chain.
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NewsGreenpeace has beef with Tesco over deforestation claim
Tesco has reaffirmed its commitment to ethical sourcing after being accused by Greenpeace of selling beef from illegally deforested land in Brazil.
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NewsGrowers look to Brits to help with harvests
Growers are looking to recruit more British workers to help with the harvest - and plug a shortfall in seasonal labour…
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News'No need to panic' over Italian cheese damage
Italian cheese suppliers are urging retailers and consumers not to panic about rising prices on Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano…
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NewsEco-friendly cups for green Queen toast
Brits celebrating the Jubilee this summer can ensure street parties are eco-friendly - by toasting the Queen using compostable cups…
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NewsMPs demand new strategy for ‘damaging’ food system
The government urgently needs to come up with a joined-up food strategy across health, environment and education…
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NewsDefra ponders ways to boost food charities
Defra is pondering ways to encourage food businesses to donate more surplus food to charities.
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NewsEU targets Iceland and Faroes
The EU’s mackerel war with Iceland and the Faroes is set to escalate next year with the introduction of a trade ban on Icelandic and Faroese fish imports…
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News'Pavement food' at Budgens store
Pupils from two local primary schools have started growing ‘Food from the Pavement’…
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NewsDefra wants soft drinks CO2 roadmap
The soft drinks industry is working with the government to develop a new roadmap for slashing the 7.8 million tonnes of greenhouse gas…
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NewsCoffee shortages loom as climate change takes hold
Severe coffee shortages and price hikes are on the cards unless the industry takes urgent action to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change.
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NewsNew eco-packaging for Asda
Asda is rolling out new “green” packaging to fruit and veg in a bid to extend shelf life and cut food waste.