Sustainability news – Page 136
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NewsAsda launches green push with suppliers
Asda has launched a major environmental drive involving more than 70 of its leading suppliers.
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Dual-fuel lorries give Nisa greener delivery
Nisa’s lorries are about to get greener thanks to new dual-fuel technology.
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NewsPhilip Dennis spends big on wind turbine
Devon foodservice wholesaler Philip Dennis has invested £1.2m in a wind turbine that will produce enough electricity to power its Ilfracombe depot.
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NewsAlaska salmon fishery exits MSC scheme
Fish buyers are set to lose a major source of MSC-accredited fish after the shock departure of the Alaska salmon fishery from the scheme.
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NewsAsda banana trays to slash use of cardboard by 15 million kgs
Asda is set to reduce its cardboard usage by15 million kgs a year following a move to shelf-ready plastic trays for its bananas.
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News'Frustrated' Tesco ditches eco-labels
Tesco will no longer feature the Carbon Trust’s carbon reduction label on its products, claiming it is too time-consuming and expensive to justify.
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NewsClimate change could be boon for UK fruit trade
Peaches and apricots grown in the UK, along with grapes, soya and sunflowers – that is the prospect for the century ahead as climate change sends temperatures rising, Defra has said.
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NewsMP to sell food too ‘ugly’ for supermarkets
A Tory MP has announced plans to launch an initiative to buy up food deemed too unattractive by supermarkets and sell it on to consumers.
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NewsWaitrose ahead of the game on environmental health
Waitrose has become the first retailer to achieve corporate membership of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
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NewsM&S steps up Groundwork partnership to clear up parks
Marks & Spencer has launched a campaign in association with environmental charity Groundwork to make better use of parks, gardens and other green spaces.
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NewsWaitrose rolls out hybrid delivery truck
Waitrose is rolling out its most eco-friendly delivery vehicle yet.
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NewsWrap: promotions do not add to waste pile
Though widely condemned as a major factor in the nation’s £17bn food waste mountain, a new report shows bogofs have been given a raw deal.
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NewsTesco cuts weight of Champagne bottles
Tesco has rolled out its first lighter-weight Champagne bottles and announced plans to reduce the weight of all of its bottles of fizz.
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NewsSlow start to winter leaves the mince pies stuck in Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s shoppers have shunned mince pies because of the unseasonal warm weather.
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NewsEcolabel could roll out to cheese and yoghurt
Yoghurts, cheese and processed fish could soon carry a new environmental logo if plans to extend the EU’s Ecolabel to food come to fruition.
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NewsBracknell store offers glimpse of Waitrose’s greener future
Waitrose opened its greenest- ever store this week close to its Berkshire HQ.
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NewsMackerel prices soar as global catch is hit
The PR boost that Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has given to mackerel could be shortlived as lower Norwegian catches, poor weather and the Fukushima nuclear fallout send prices skywards, threatening to test shoppers’ loyalty to the fish.
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NewsPaper wine bottles set to hit shelves by middle of next year
Paper wine bottles could be on supermarket shelves as early as next summer.
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NewsMacMillan moves to Soil Association as innovation director
The Soil Association has scored a coup by recruiting the Food Ethics Council’s well-respected executive director Tom MacMillan.
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NewsBritish American Tobacco tops new EA energy efficiency table
British American Tobacco has been named the UK’s greenest company in the grocery industry for its work on reducing energy consumption.