Sustainability news – Page 83
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NewsFarmer Connect raises $9m to meet surging supply chain demand
The investment would be used to capitalise on demand for sustainable, inclusive and efficient agriculture supply chains
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NewsEG Group rescues 260,000 meals with Too Good To Go across UK and Europe
The fast-growing forecourt operator teamed up with the anti-waste app in October last year
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NewsNestlé to add recyclable bio-based lids and scoops to baby products
The new lids and scoops will be made from sugar cane and its byproduct
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NewsIceland joins alliance to tackle ‘ghost’ fishing gear abandoned at sea
The supermarket has become a member of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative, a cross-sector alliance whose work includes training fishers to safely recover equipment from waters
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NewsNew vehicle emissions rules ‘crippling’ business, logistics firm warns Sadiq Khan
Heathrow-based fresh produce logistics business PML said the new rules could force it to relocate
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NewsThanet Earth heralds ‘more positive’ year after poor 2019-20 financial results
According to its latest results, it saw turnover decline and losses widen – a performance it says it has since turned around
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NewsAlmost a fifth of household food binned, shows new UN report
In a global report, nearly every country found most food waste came from households
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NewsThai Union makes major commitment to transparency in tuna supply chains
The move will see the John West owner clamp down on unsustainable fishing via increased monitoring
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NewsFEI Foods beats Mars to launch recyclable microwaveable pouch
FEI Foods and JM Packaging are claiming a global first for the industry
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NewsMorrisons snaps up Cornish seafood supplier Falfish
The business has a longstanding trading relationship with Morrisons dating back more than 16 years
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NewsRefillable grocery store Earthly Matters opens in London’s Carnaby
The store features dispensers containing products such as nuts, grains and breakfast cereals
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NewsTetra Pak hails sustainability breakthrough with recycled polymers
Tetra Pak has become the first food and beverage packaging company to be awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Advanced Products certification
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NewsRibena ditches plastic for recyclable paper straws
The paper straws were first trialled in Tesco stores in spring 2020, and have now rolled out fully across Ribena’s range
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NewsPieminister outlines plan to win B Corp certification
The plans come after a slew of sustainability moves from the brand
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NewsGiles Brook backs eco cleaning challenger Neat with six-figure investment
Neat has eliminated single-use plastics by producing plant-based cleaning concentrates in small glass containers and refillable aluminium spray bottles
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NewsSainsbury’s to drop 'Live Well for Less' slogan
The supermarket will swap out its decade-old ‘Live Well for Less’ strapline in the coming months
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NewsBiffa buys Company Shop in £82.5m food waste deal
The Grocer understands Biffa beat off rival bids from private equity investors to secure the deal
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NewsBrewDog becomes ‘biggest beer business’ to be awarded B Corp status
BrewDog achieved a B Impact Score of 81.8 out of 200
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NewsAsda urges suppliers to publish emissions targets by end of next year
Asda also announced new targets for its own Scope 3 emissions, covering inherent CO2 emmisions
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NewsWaitrose to extend beef production at its Leckford Estate farm
The move means the retailer will be able to source some of its beef directly from its own farm