Sustainability news – Page 57
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NewsDimbleby: government won’t last a week if it brings in meat tax
The National Food Strategy has urged the government to “nudge” consumers towards eating less meat
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NewsMFG to invest £50m in 60 new electric vehicle charging hubs this year
The new hubs will be a mixture of EV charging hubs added to existing MFG sites as well as new standalone ones
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NewsMorrisons scraps use by dates on milk in favour of sniff test
Wrap estimates 85 million pints of milk waste may be a result of customers sticking to use by or ‘once opened use within’ guidance
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NewsCommons committee slams government’s post-CAP farming plans
Chasing net zero via the government’s ELM scheme could hamper food production and see food imports surge, the Commons Public Accounts Committee warned
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NewsThe Uncommon becomes ‘first UK winemaker’ to achieve B Corp status
The certification signalled ‘a shift towards greater accountability and transparency’ in the wine industry, said The Uncommon
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NewsM&S taps health trends with expanded vegan range and new Sparks challenge
As Veganuary kicked off, the retailer added 15 new products to its plant-based line for a total of 175
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NewsTrueStart Coffee certified as B Corp with ‘outstanding’ eco credentials
It had ‘met the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance’, said TrueStart
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NewsNFU slams newly signed Australia trade deal as ‘one-sided’
Government says ‘cutting edge’ agreement shows post-Brexit UK to be ‘agile’ and ‘sovereign’
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NewsAnti-food waste app Gander to join forces with McColl’s in the new year
It is also continuing to bolster its reach among Nisa retailers
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NewsMorrisons gives 400 own label suppliers new carbon tool
The supermarket said the new tool would help suppliers to accurately measure, track and forecast their operational carbon emissions
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NewsPacific tuna deadlock points to suspension of MSC certification
A lack of agreement on harvest strategies by Pacific states could soon lead to suspension from the MSC’s sustainable fishing certification
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NewsEU, Norway and UK set next year’s North Sea fishing quotas
The agreement covers cod, haddock, plaice, whiting, herring and saithe
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NewsYeo Valley ditches fresh cream pots for recyclable bottles
The easier to pour Double Cream and Single Cream bottles will debut in Waitrose and Sainsbury’s in the new year
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NewsHalf of food sector’s workers want better training on sustainability issues: research
The study by new sustainability organisation the Future Food Movement warned the sector faced a climate skills crisis without swift action
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NewsHeck in talks with Ivy Farm over lab-grown meat tie-up
Talks on a co-developed range of cultured meat products were at an “early stage”, said Heck co-founder Jamie Keeble
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NewsHeart of England Co-op joins forces with Too Good To Go anti-food waste app
Other co-op societies already on board with the scheme are Scotmid, Midcounties and Central England
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NewsAlcohol-free brewery Drop Bear achieves B Corp status
The Swansea-based brand achieved a score of 83.9
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NewsAnti-deforestation measures: government to canvass businesses
The move follows commitments made in the Environment Act and at COP26
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NewsSustain launches new campaign to promote increase in UK food for public procurement
The food and farming alliance said current buying standards should be redesigned to emphasise the importance of quality over cost
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NewsPrinces commits to higher price for Italian tomatoes
The deal involves a commitment to sign guaranteed three-year contracts to ‘enhance financial stability for growers’