Sustainability news – Page 150
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Careers File: Don’t be shocked if bright young things put global warming before salary
Wherever you are today – at work, at home or online – it seems you can’t escape green messages. Global warming, carbon footprint...
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Weetabix draws up debut CSR plan
Weetabix draws up debut CSR plan: Weetabix has pledged to reduce excess packaging and eliminate it where possible as part of its inaugural report into corporate social responsibility.The document, drawn up with help from the Carbon Trust, sets out the company’s aim to reduce its...
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Light bottles for Co-op ales
The Co-operative Group will use lighter glass bottles for its own-label ales from September, saving 131.5 tonnes of glass and 90 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year. “This proves it is possible for packaging to be resource-efficient without...
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Birds Eye takes on sustainability chief
Frozen food giant Birds Eye has appointed Peter Hajipieris as director of sustainability and external affairs to spearhead its first-ever sustainability commitment programme. The Birds Eye View, published this week, sets out targets in nine areas...
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On-pack footprints ‘would be damaging’
Carbon labels and traffic lights are a “meaningless” and even damaging way of communicating carbon footprinting information to consumers, the lead researcher of a major new carbon project has astonishingly claimed. “If you start putting individual...
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The price of sustainability
The annual jamboree that is the CIES World Food Business Summit is usually a pretty boisterous affair. Not this year. At last week's Growth and Sustainability-themed event in Munich, it was as though someone had been told they'd got a...
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High oil costs fuel new collaboration scheme
With soaring fuel prices, the need to cut costs as well as carbon emissions has never been greater. Last week, The Grocer revealed details of a groundbreaking collaborative distribution scheme involving 37 retailers and suppliers,...
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Macca champions Meatfree Monday
Sir Paul McCartney has called on Britons to embrace 'Meat-Free Monday' to cut carbon emissions. The concept of cutting out meat one day a week has taken off in Australia as shoppers have become conscious of the environmental impact of...
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Fiji Water hits back at eco-policy critics
Fiji Water has hit back at critics of its eco claims by becoming the first water brand to publish its carbon footprint. It hopes that by joining the Carbon Disclosure Project - a scheme that measures emissions for the entire supply chain - it...
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Icelandic gets slot in movies
Carbon-neutral water brand Icelandic Glacial has secured product placement in 10 Hollywood films this year as it sets out to become a top-five player in the UK market.The movies What Happens in Vegas starring Cameron Diaz, Righteous Kill...
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Ecover checks its ecological sustainability
Ecover is to measure the ecological impact of three of its key products in a move that will go further than any other eco-scheme, the company has claimed.It has kicked off a project with environmental consultants Best Foot Forward to...
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Innocent cuts emissions with greener bottles
Smoothie maker Innocent Drinks says it has cut its carbon footprint by 15% just six months after joining the Carbon Trust's eco-labelling scheme.The company said it had cut emissions by switching to 100%-recycled plastic bottles...
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Asda farm scheme to cut emissions by 10%
Asda is asking its dairy farmers to sign up to a major carbon reduction programme in an effort to make its milk more environmentally friendly. In what is thought to be the first such scheme for farmers, the multiple has drawn up targets...
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Longer Lasting roll reduces footprint
Andrex is the first toilet paper brand to claim a reduced carbon footprint with Andrex Longer Lasting, launched this month.The white roll has 50% more tissue than regular Andrex and uses less pulp and fibre. The new packaging...
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Low-carb labels try to earn a little respect...
Last week, the Carbon Trust, Defra and BSI British Standards joined forces to develop a standard method for measuring greenhouse gas emissions generated by food and drink production with a view to launching a standardised low-carbon...
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Why Tangerine won't support Fairtrade
Sir; I was interested to read that the Soil Association is looking into food miles ('This week's hot topic,' The Grocer, 2 June, p3) and that the Carbon Trust is closer to agreeing a common carbon footprint labelling standard ('Trust's plan eases...
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Eco-friendly egg is rolled out by Asda
Asda is to roll out the country's first ecological egg to all its English and Welsh stores.From Monday (11 June), branded Respectful Eggs from a handful of low-carbon farms in Lincolnshire will go on sale in 280 Asda stores. It follows a...
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counting the cost
While the industry has broadly welcomed the Defra announcement, concerns have been expressed about how cost prohibitive a carbon labelling scheme would be. Speaking at the Climate Change and the Food Industry conference in London...
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How green are the big brands?
High-profile green initiatives from the retailers have dominated recent headlines. Take Marks & Spencer's pledge to be carbon- neutral within five years, Tesco's 10-point community plan and the Anya Hindmarch reusable shopping bag being sold by...
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Environmental
Carbon is not just an issue for carbonated drinks. Across the range of beverages, consumers now care about the carbon footprint of what they are buying, both in terms of food miles and the environmental soundness of the packaging. They are also...