Sustainability news – Page 138
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op goes solar with energy panel rollout
Lincolnshire Co-operative Society has invested £120,000 in installing solar panels at eight of its food stores.
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NewsTesco to tackle food waste with cut on promos
Tesco has announced a major new focus on reducing food waste across its supply chain after new figures indicated that over two thirds of its bagged salad is wasted.
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NewsBadger cull extension piles pressure on Defra
Defra is under renewed pressure to call off its policy of badger culling in two counties of England after the company conducting the cull in Somerset asked for more time to complete the job.
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NewsV-Tex could offer fridge-free future for drinks aisles
Finally, a solution to that most vexing of problems: how to make warm beer cold, and quickly…
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NewsFish catch-share scheme Soleshare launches in London
Londoners are to get access to fresh fish direct from boats through a box scheme set up by the founder of Catchbox…
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NewsThanet Earth's war on waste takes shape
Thanet Earth is exploring a new scheme to reduce food waste and stop edible produce being sent for composting…
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NewsLidl launches a nappy that's just 3mm thick
Lidl is aiming to revolutionise the nappy market with an eco-friendly product “so thin it’s like underwear”…
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NewsLidl and Aldi raise their green game
Lidl is ploughing £27m into new refrigeration in a bid to improve the green credentials of its in-store chillers…
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NewsTesco's 'scale for good' slashes energy costs
Tesco has claimed massive reductions in its suuply chain energy footprint following a radical supply chain initiative…
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NewsSainsbury’s urges shoppers to build 'bee hotels'
Sainsbury’s is encouraging people to do their bit for declining bee populations by providing customers, schools and local community groups with instructions on how to build a ‘bee hotel’.
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NewsBirds Eye gains huge sustainability boost as fishery wins MSC status
Birds Eye’s sustainability credentials are to get a major boost after the MSC certification of a large fishery supplying pollock to the brand.
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NewsEngland’s 5p carrier bag charge to exempt small businesses
Small businesses will be exempt from government plans to introduce a 5p charge for single-use carrier bags from autumn 2015.
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NewsUK: Still not enough evidence neonicotinoids harm bees
The UK government is standing by its claim there is no sound scientific case for banning neonicotinoid pesticides as part of efforts to halt the decline of bee populations.
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NewsUK’s first carton recycling plant opens in Yorkshire
The UK’s first carton recycling plant has opened in Yorkshire, aiming to recycle 1.25 billion cartons every year.
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NewsSyngenta challenges EU ban on neonicotinoids to protect bees
Agri-giant Syngenta has launched a legal challenge to the European Commission’s ban on the use of the pesticide thiamethoxam over fears it could harm bee health.
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Badger cull begins in Somerset despite protests
The NFU has pledged to ensure the “successful delivery” of the pilot badger culls as it confirmed this morning that the culls have begun.
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NewsFresh warnings over pesticide impact on bee health
The Soil Association is demanding urgent research into the ‘chemical cocktail’ bees are ingesting after a US study found pollen routinely contained pesticides, while fungicides tripled disease risk in the insects.
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NewsPrawn prices soar as disease hits Thai production
Warm water prawns are in danger of losing their affordable luxury status as disease sweeps the industry…
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NewsUK’s food supplies would run out today without imports, NFU warns
Today marks the day that Britain’s home-grown foodstuffs would run out, if all the food produced in Britain was stored and eaten from 1 January.
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NewsNorthern Ireland bags for life tax plans are ‘anti-green’
A tax on supermarket bags for life would fly in the face of efforts to cut waste, claim retailers in Northern Ireland.