Sustainability news – Page 149
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Sainsbury’s builds sustainability links
Sainsbury's has launched three crop sustainability groups to forge closer links with its grower suppliers.Groups have been set up for field crops, protected crops and orchard crops to assist growers in making the supply chain more...
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Morrisons: ‘Nothing fishy about Lindsay sustainability ads’
Morrisons has said it will re-run adverts on sustainable fish, despite Sainsbury's and four members of the public lodging complaints with the ASA.In the first of the two TV ads, actor Robert Lindsay was shown pushing a trolley through a...
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Stobart introduces low-CO2 rail route
Logistics giant Stobart Group has set up a new rail service that it claims is the first low-carbon alternative for transporting fresh produce from Spain to England. The new service, developed in conjunction with rail operator DB...
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Green & Black’s farmers turn waste into fertiliser
Green & Black's is working on a new carbon reduction programme in Belize that could lead to the company becoming carbon neutral.The ethical chocolate maker is working with carbon reduction specialist Carbon Gold to pay cacao farmers...
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Defra sustainability move to have major impact on industry
The government is set to put sustainability on an equal footing with healthy eating in a move experts say has dramatic implications for the food and drink sector.
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Tesco has begun putting carbon footprint labels on its range of milk products.
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Mars boosts sustainability with UTZ standard cocoa
Mars has pledged to buy 100,000 tonnes of UTZ Certified sustainable cocoa in a bid to source only sustainable cocoa by 2020.In April, it became the first confectioner to commit to use only sustainable cocoa to meet its 300,000...
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Sainsbury's calls for green tech subsidies
The government must subsidise green technology if businesses are to hit carbon reduction targets, Sainsbury's head of environment warned this week. Sainsbury's would like to make more use of existing technology, but the government, which...
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Sainsbury's calls for green tech subsidies
The government must subsidise green technology if businesses are to hit carbon reduction targets, Sainsbury's head of environment warned this week. Sainsbury's would like to make more use of existing technology, but the government, which...
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Sainsbury's extends CO2 scheme to meat and eggs
Sainsbury's is to roll out its carbon reduction programme from the Sainsbury's Dairy Development Group to its red meat, poultry and egg supply chains.
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World News 4/7/09
Rewe Group has set itself a target of cutting carbon emissions 30% by 2015. It said it was looking at ways to reduce refrigerating agents (15% of emissions), heat (12%), logistics (8%), paper consumption (3%) and business travel (2%). "With our goal to reduce...
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Climate change is an opportunity
Sir, It’s no surprise that the new study by the Carbon Trust issued on 22 June found almost two thirds of consumers were more likely to buy a product if action was being taken to reduce its carbon footprint. About 70% of consumers want businesses to help them make more ...
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Tesco in £400k push to save water
Tesco is working on an efficiency project with Yorkshire Water to reduce the amount of water used in hundreds of stores to improve its carbon footprint and save costs.
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Defra debuts 10-year plan to safeguard UK’s bees
The Government has unveiled a long-term plan to combat the dramatic decline in bee numbers in the UK that has taken place in recent years.
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New sea terminal will cut reliance on road freight
The north of England’s first dedicated fresh produce sea terminal is set to slash the amount of fresh produce transported to the UK by lorry.
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Shoppers putting local produce before organic
Shoppers are sticking to their ethical principles when it comes to Fairtrade and locally sourced food – but organic food seems to be losing its appeal.
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Home-grown popularity could boost UK flowers
Promoting domestic flowers as “British” could be the way for growers to reverse declining sales, according to a new report.
“UK floriculture production is showing a decline, as a large share of the companies are rather out-of-date, have… -
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Thanet Earth gets green thumbs up on emissions
The green credentials of the Thanet Earth glasshouse project have received a major boost after a new report found the site to be more environmentally friendly than foreign facilities.
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Growers hail concession over seasonal workers
The Government has increased the number of foreign workers that growers are allowed to employ so there is no repeat of last year’s “nightmare” of unpicked crops left to rot in fields.
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Foodvest puts Rilatt in charge of boosting group sustainability
Foodvest, the owner of Young’s Seafood, has strengthened its green credentials with the appointment of Simon Rilatt as its first ever director of sustainability. “This senior appointment underlies the key importance of the sustainability agenda not...