All Sustainability and environment articles
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Comment & OpinionCertification got tea this far, but it can’t take it further
The industry’s audit trail set a floor, but the cost of meeting them still falls on growers. It’s time brands shared the value, not just the standards, says Zahra Afshar, head of legal, human rights and sustainability at Ahmad Tea
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NewsAldi to add solar panels to 230 more stores
Aldi said the latest programme would involve a £17.5m investment to enable it to generate more of its own renewable electricity
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NewsVeteran BRC boss describes deposit return scheme as ‘worst ever policy’
“DRS is undoubtedly the worst policy in my 21 years with the BRC,” Opie told The Grocer in an exclusive interview this week
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Partner FeaturesOpen the door to sustainable savings
Everyday supermarket infrastructure can hold the secrets to high-profile energy savings in-store.
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NewsCommittee accuses Defra of setting farmers up to fail on SFI
The department has taken another battering this week as it came under fire in the latest Efra Committee meeting, in which emotions ran high
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NewsSpoon and Wildfarmed extend partnership with three new granolas
Fibre Fix, Nuts & Seeds, and Triple Berry are available via Spoon’s DTC webstore and will land on Ocado this week
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NewsStore with after best before date model eyes national expansion
Bargain Grocery Outlet (BGO), which opened its first supermarket two years ago in Stevenage, has plans for national expansion
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NewsHomecare challenger Smol unveils refillable range for sensitive skin
The 11-strong lineup of starter packs and refills were intended as counter to the ‘colourless and odourless products’ typically found in the sensitive cleaning segment, said Smol
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Comment & OpinionWhy rewilding needs an ‘ag’ in it
The empty-glen imagery of rewilding is bad for farming and nature alike. Restoring Britain’s uplands means bringing farmers back in, not fencing them out, says Jamie Jack, member of UK Youth Food and Farming Forum
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NewsSupermarkets accused of ‘lacking leadership’ over continued methane inaction
No progress has been made by leading global supermarkets on methane emissions, Changing Markets Foundation warned
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NewsFarm Gate food redistribution suffers huge fall as government grants run out
The end of government grants has seen farm food waste mountains grow again
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Comment & OpinionThe grocery sector’s risky approach to risk – and how to fix it
Grocery manages cyberattack and currency risk with precision – but climate risk, which is already hitting margins and supply, still has no clear owner. Here are three fixes
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Comment & OpinionGreenwashing rules risk fuelling a new problem: greenhushing
Tougher regulation of sustainability claims is welcome. But without clear guidance on what constitutes good evidence, brands may choose silence over transparency, says Provenance CEO Sarah Arana-Morton
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat Andy Burnham’s EU reset could mean for food and drink
Ten years on from the Brexit vote, Andy Burnham has pledged to set out ‘different options’ for the UK’s relationship with the EU. So what are these options and how will they affect food and drink businesses?
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Analysis & FeaturesOrganic matters: Riverford on 40 years of ‘real and honest value’
Starting with just 30 customers, Singh-Watson began delivering seasonal veg boxes directly to local households from the back of his car
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NewsBidfood launches space-saving overhead EV charging system at Slough depot
The foodservice wholesaler has partnered with infrastructure provider Erinion on the venture, in what it has described as an “important milestone in Bidfood’s journey towards alternative fuels”
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NewsEagle rules out intervention from central government in food strategy
Delivering the keynote address to the IGD’s Future of the UK Food System conference in London yesterday, Eagle said the government believed in handing more power and resources to local authorities
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NewsCompliance schemes slam industry’s ‘reckless gamble’ over plastic tax
The Packaging Scheme Forum said the government should concentrate on evolution, not wholesale reform
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NewsAldi launches British beef scheme with ABP to support farmers
The Grounded in Goodness initiative will bring together 1,000 beef farmers across England, Scotland and Wales who commit to implementing a range of on-farm actions covering soil health, biodiversity and animal welfare
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NewsNumber of British fishing boats going to sea down by almost a fifth
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations said UK vessels had made 16% fewer trips up to the start of October than in the same period last year