All CO2 emissions articles – Page 16
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Analysis & FeaturesHow environmental labelling on food could be the antidote to greenwashing
Systems that offer an environmental score on food packs are developing at a furious pace and heading our way. But which scheme will dominate, and to what extent will it succeed in engaging consumers?
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Comment & OpinionDubious rhetoric won’t be enough to carry the UK through COP26 and beyond
The UK has nowhere to hide on its climate change commitments, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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Comment & OpinionThe CMA is in for a tough time arbitrating on the ‘Green Claims Code’
The situation for an online shopper isn’t good. While supermarkets pander to vegans and free-from shoppers, the experience for a ‘green’ shopper is universally poor
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Analysis & FeaturesHow brands and retailers can influence their consumers’ carbon footprints
One of the simplest ways is a tweak to on-pack instructions to bring down the emissions of heating, cooking or using the product
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Analysis & FeaturesScope 3: how businesses are tackling the final frontier in carbon emissions
We’ve got used to food and drink companies announcing carbon-cutting initiatives across production and retail. But reducing indirect Scope 3 emissions – everything from sourcing ingredients to how consumers dispose of packaging – is a huge challenge. So how are businesses measuring their emissions and taking action?
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NewsPuffin Produce claims UK first with carbon neutral potato launch
The supplier will launch its Root Zero potatoes into 200 Co-op stores across the UK next week
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NewsM&S announces new carbon emission targets with Plan A revamp
The target would see M&S hit full net zero 10 years ahead of the government’s national strategy
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News‘Archaic’ duty stamps hindering sustainability in spirits sector, distillers warn
The current legislation was ‘hindering innovation in terms of helping to prevent climate change’, said Cooper King Distillery
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NewsTesco commits to value chain net zero emissions by 2050
Emissions generated by Tesco’s products and supply chain make up over 90% of its total emissions footprint.
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Analysis & FeaturesGuide for SMEs: How to establish a workable net zero strategy
The FDF has set an industry-wide target to achieve net zero by 2040, but more than a third of food and drink companies have not yet set their own targets for tackling climate change. So what are the main issues faced by food and drink SMEs firms? And how they can be overcome?
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Analysis & FeaturesConsumer research: What are shoppers thinking about dairy and the environment?
Consumers are more concerned about sustainability than ever. How do they feel about dairy’s impact on the world?
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NewsBritvic to move all on-the-go drinks bottles to 100% recycled plastic
It kick-started the transition with Lipton, moving its 500ml format to 100% rPET this summer
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NewsFul brings ‘climate active’ blue spirulina soft drinks to the UK
The microalgae Ful uses to make its drinks absorb up to two times their weight in carbon
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NewsNomad Foods sets ‘ambitious’ new emissions reduction targets
The owner of frozen brands including Birds Eye and Aunt Bessie’s has had its targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative
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Analysis & FeaturesFive ways the dairy industry is boosting its sustainability credentials
How is the dairy sector working to improve its impact on the environment?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow is the dairy industry addressing climate change?
Sustainability initiatives are popping up all over the dairy industry – but the path to net zero is fraught with obstacles, and time is running out
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NewsRed Tractor Enhanced Welfare approves ‘high welfare & economically viable’ chicken breed
The assurance scheme suggested the Hubbard Redbro could make high-welfare chicken more affordable for consumers
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NewsTesco, Morrisons, PepsiCo and Danone join Foundation Earth labelling pilot
The non-profit organisation has also appointed Cliona Howie as its executive director
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NewsGreenypeeps claims first with carbon negative tea range
The ethical tea brand said it had removed over twice the carbon that each of its products generated
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NewsNorthern Ireland net zero by 2045 bill would 'devastate agri-food sector’
According to KPMG’s analysis, the proposed 2045 target would lead to vast job losses, a major economic hit and drastic herd reductions