On Saturday The Grocer published its annual 'green' issue - and a lot's happened in the 12 months since the last one. In his editor's comment, Adam Leyland says that however fast the industry adapts, more red tape and legislation is always just around the corner. Tesco has done as well as any to adjust, emerging as the surprise winner of our Green 33 of eco-friendly products.

Chloe Ryan finds retailers worrying whether moves to reduce carrier bag usage have gone far enough to stop the government introducing legislation in England, while Graham Holter reports on the role supermarkets can play in Gordon Brown's proposed 'eco towns'.

Meanwhile, the surging use of biofuels is having a knock-on effect on the fmcg market, finds Liliana Gonzalez, as the cost of key vegetable crops soars. 

Morrisons trading director Martyn Jones says consumers will buy local produce if it's marketed properly in our Saturday Essay, while Nestle UK managing director David Rennie says manufacturers must rein in their use of packaging this Christmas.

On that theme, we take an in-depth look at how radical the industry needs to be to cut packaging. We also look at how both retailers and wholesalers are racing to cut their carbon output.

And we meet the supplier using food waste in a novel way that makes money as well as helping the environment.


There's also a raft of news, keeping you up to speed with the industry's latest efforts to go green.

- Defra sustainability move to have major impact on industry
- Packaging not excessive, say Tesco shoppers
- Sales of eco-friendly household goods slide in recession
- Asda puts fridge roll-out plans on hold after shopper feedback
- Green & Black's farmers turn waste into fertiliser
- Sustainable suppliers favoured by retailers
- Tesco gets the nod for Seaton eco-store
- Booker's oil recycling scheme 'used by thousands'
- Brakes ramps up efforts to turn operation green
- Walk & Shop Day a step up in eco effort
- Lighter bottles equals less glass for J20
- Waitrose targets egg boxes in waste war
- Most Brits refuse to go milk or meat-free
- Kerrygold cuts its packaging by 90 tonnes


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