Sustainability news – Page 7
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NewsFood waste app Olio announces Network Rail partnership
A trial at London Waterloo station saw contributions from retailers provide 3,112 meals from 4,300 items that benefited 127 households
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NewsM&S renews partnership with Retail Insight for three more years to fight food waste
The 1,000 store-retailer initially partnered with Retail Insight, which uses AI-powered technology to deliver dynamic markdown strategies, in 2021
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NewsMajor new environmental baselining project gets underway
The project, run by AHDB with QMS, aims to measure the environmental impact of farms across Great Britain
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NewsSainsbury’s extends Nectar partnership with Woodland Trust
Sainsbury’s shoppers will now be able to contribute their Nectar loyalty points towards woodland conservation work until 2027
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NewsArla boss: ‘dairy must unite to fight misinformation’
Arla’s UK MD Bas Padberg stressed dairy needed solutions such as the methane-suppressing Bovaer to meet government sustainability targets
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NewsField Doctor says reusable packaging ‘big part of future’ after trial
A pilot proved hugely popular with customers, it said
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NewsCocoa-free chocolate startup Planet A Foods raises $30m for global scale-up
B2B foodtech startup Planet A Foods has raised a further $30m to fund international expansion, including a launch into the UK in 2025
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NewsUK reaches agreement on North Sea fishing opportunities for 2025
The trilateral deal with the EU and Norway has secured over 290,000 tonnes of North Sea stocks
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NewsIceland extends interest-free loans scheme throughout 2025
More than 27,000 Iceland shoppers have borrowed using the loans scheme since it launched
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NewsSoy and meat traders Bunge, Cargill and JBS rank worst for Brazil deforestation
The new ranking comes amid reports that big soy and meat companies are attempting to weaken the historic 2006 Soy Moratorium deal to prevent Amazon deforestation
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NewsArla to continue with Bovaer trial, despite boycott calls
The dairy giant has come under fire from consumers over the methane-inhibiting trial, with many claiming it is unsafe
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NewsMedia Bites 5 December: Labour reset, bank card ‘gouging’, Guinness rationing
PM Keir Starmer is due to deliver a major policy speech today
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NewsMedia Bites 4 December: Coca-Cola, junk food advertising ban, pie theft
Coca-Cola has drawn the ire of environmentalists after weakening its recycling and reuse goals
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NewsCo-op extends £400m credit facility for further five years
The society’s CFO Rachel Izzard said that support from its lender banks was a reflection of the strength of its balance sheet
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NewsArla says boycott calls over methane-cutting feed additive based on ‘misinformation’
The dairy giant this week announced a trial of the use of Bovaer, an additive that is claimed can cut methane emissions by 27%
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NewsBlack Farmer brand and sheep sector hit by Storm Bert floods
Almost 100 flood warnings are still in place across England and Wales
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NewsNice Rice wins inaugural Future of Food award
Rice has the second highest emissions of any food after beef
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NewsWelsh government u-turns on controversial compulsory farm tree-planting proposal
Proposals under the Sustainable Farming Scheme had the potential to kill off 5,500 jobs, according to the Welsh government’s own impact assessment
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NewsReusable packaging company Dizzie shutters but ‘reuse still works’ claims founder
The company blamed stalled adoption among grocers and an inability to attract further investment for its demise
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NewsDeposit return scheme: regulations published despite Wales pullout
Publication of the DRS legislation was seen as a vital step towards hitting the UK government’s timetable