All Sustainability and environment articles
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News
BP renews contract with markdown tech Retail Insight for three more years
Other retailers using the technology include Lincolnshire Co-op and Central Co-op
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Cod prices to reach highest level ever after quota slashed
Next year’s total allowable catch for Barents Sea North East Arctic cod has been reduced by 25% to 340,000 tonnes, in light of declining stocks
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Analysis & Features
As Wales backs out, is there any hope left for a UK DRS?
Hopes DRS would be simpler under Labour have been shattered, as Wales’ withdrawal leaves drinks industry players ‘speechless’
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KFC rows back on Better Chicken Commitment pledge claiming industry is not ready
Animal protection charity The Humane League UK has called for a protest at KFC’s headquarters in Woking next week
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Food transparency body faces shake-up as Labour increases outside scrutiny
The move comes with growing pressure on Labour to distance itself from food and drink companies in policy setting on areas such as obesity
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Iceland backs bid for warmer frozen food temperatures
The supermarket has joined a coalition advocating for a rise in frozen food temperature standards to slash CO2 emissions
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Steve Reed says deposit return scheme ‘better’ without Wales
Drinks industry bosses were left stunned this week, after Wales withdrew from the planned UK-wide rollout of DRS in October 2027
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Comment & Opinion
Farmer protests are about more than a tax break
The current system is failing our farmers, our fields, and our future harvests, says Edd Lees, co-founder at Wildfarmed
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Category Report
Making UK fish fitter for the future
Investment is pouring into Grimsby, where 70% of the UK’s fish is processed. So, we headed to Lincolnshire to see where it’s going
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News
One in seven green claims highly likely to mislead consumers, BRC finds
Almost three in four products now feature some form of green claim, new analysis found
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Supermarkets to sign Plastics Pact Mark II to ramp up reuse and refill
Retailers will be asked to agree to the mass rollout of standardised technology on a sector-by-sector basis across their stores
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Comment & Opinion
Economic headwinds only strengthen the case for tackling food waste
There are people hanging on by the skin of their teeth, yet we continue to pour surplus food into the bin, says Mark Game, founder of The Bread and Butter Thing
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News
Plans to rid supply chains of deforestation in peril as EU votes to amend flagship law
Campaigners have sounded the alarm over new amendments made to the EU’s deforestation regulation
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Category Report
What’s the future of Fairtrade?
As Fairtrade turns 30, it is working with retailers on an innovative sourcing trial – but its farmers still face a wealth of challenges
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News
UK-wide deposit return scheme in tatters as Welsh government pulls plug
Wales said it had been left with no option but to withdraw from the deposit return scheme because Westminster was not allowing it to include glass
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Promotional Features
How UK retail will meet the demands of the informed customer
Change is inevitable for retailers as consumers become increasingly knowledge-hungry. Discover the key focus points that will help satisfy that thirst for information.
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Comment & Opinion
IGD’s new group will unite supply chain on food redistribution
Food industry leaders are launching a new and dedicated group to work across the food supply chain to identify sources of surplus food and get it to charities and communities in need
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News
Tesco scraps plastic from Finest pasta range
The move was announced today and will involve 10 lines in the range, including the likes of spaghetti, fusilli and rigatoni
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Hilton Foods to bring forward net zero ambitions by two years
The protein giant has unveiled five key areas to reach its goal by 2048, including working to lower methane in livestock production
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Dave Kennedy calls for industry war room mentality to tackle net zero
The former Defra boss has called on the food industry to bring the “wartime” spirit of its battle during the pandemic to the fight against climate change