Sustainability news – Page 25
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NewsRiverford petition hits 100,000 signatures to prompt parliamentary debate
The #GetFairAboutFarming campaign was launched two months ago after a survey of small fruit & veg growers revealed half feared they could be out of business within a year
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NewsJJ Foodservice reveals sustainability drive at supplier conference
Chief operating officer Kaan Hendekli said the wholesaler was making some significant investments to make the company more eco-friendly
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NewsClimate crisis has added more than £600 to UK household food bills
Climate impacts accounted for one-third of all food price inflation in the UK this year, according to new analysis
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NewsMüller sells Milk & More to Freshways in shock deal
Müller said the sale followed a strategic review of the business, which found it was not core to its more B2B-focused operation
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NewsPilgrim’s UK slashes emissions by more than 60%
The processor cited the use of regenerative farming techniques as a key driver in the cut in emissions
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NewsCo-op to get 7.5% of its electricity from new solar farm
The initial agreement is set to run for 15 years. At maximum capacity the farm will supply up to 7.5% of Co-op’s total electricity needs per year
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NewsAduna unveils quintet of powdered superfood blends
Formulated with nutritionist Farzanah Nasser, an 8g serving of each blend provides ‘a rich source of fibre and vitamin C’
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NewsNestlé backs recycling plant helping turn Kit Kat wrappers into bin bags
The Impact Recycling plant – which is also being backed by a grant from Innovate UK – is expected to be operational by late summer next year
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NewsGlobal Food Security Summit: Sunak pledges to invest in climate resilient food systems
The UK will launch a new science centre where experts will develop climate and disease-resistant crops
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NewsQuality Street releases Christmas rap video starring John Barnes
The campaign aims to encourage shoppers to recycle their paper sweet wrappers
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NewsHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall fronts appeal on food waste legal challenge
Fearnley-Whittingstall said the volume of food going to waste and lack of accountability was “a scandal, especially when so many people are going hungry”
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NewsLeading food companies sent 1.3 million tonnes of food to landfill and anaerobic digestion
The anonymised figures come from 16 of the world’s major companies who reported as part of the Consumer Goods Forum’s Food Waste Coalition of Action
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NewsThérèse Coffey leaves Defra amid Sunak reshuffle
Coffey’s period as Defra chief has included a high-profile clash with farmers
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NewsFood systems have a hidden cost of $10 trillion, says FAO
The biggest hidden costs are driven by unhealthy diets, the FAO said
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NewsFairtrade scales up satellite monitoring of farms amid deforestation crackdown
Land monitoring data will help Fairtrade members trading with Europe prove their farms are deforestation-free
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NewsLondon pilot lined up as next stop for digital DRS trials
Supporters claim there is growing momentum behind the technology amid continuing concerns over the cost of rolling out a traditional DRS system across the UK
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NewsPoultry giant Avara Foods hails progress of emission reductions
The processor said it was ‘tracking ahead’ of Scope 1 and 2 emission reduction plans
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NewsCourt action over ministers’ failure to cut meat and dairy consumption
Feedback claims the government had a duty to adopt measures to reduce meat and dairy production and consumption in its Food Strategy published in June 2022
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NewsSeep seeking to clean up household category with £750k fundraise
Founder Laura Harnett launched the eco brand in 2020 with a mission to prevent one billion plastic cleaning tools from entering landfill by 2030
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NewsRed Tractor bows to farmer pressure by halting rollout of new environmental framework
The move followed the announcement last week of a review by the NFU into the governance of Red Tractor