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DRS: Is the UK rollout back on track?

2026-08-25T15:00:00+01:00By

With a huge amount to do if DRS is to hit its October 2027 deadline, there is surely a far greater chance of success with industry calling the shots rather than being pulled in different directions by Westminster, Holyrood or the Senedd

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Are we doing enough to protect the people producing our food?

2026-08-25T10:34:00+01:00

If agriculture’s safety record is to improve, the conversation needs to go beyond what individual farmers should do differently and consider the wider pressures shaping decisions on farms, says Anna Wylie, chair of the UK Youth Food and Farming Forum

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Why climate risk is a foreign policy problem

2026-08-14T07:44:00+01:00By

As drought grips England and low water levels disrupt the Rhine, trade policy needs to treat climate risk as a standing economic threat, not a one-off shock, says Marco Forgione, DG of The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

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Winners of new EU anti-greenwashing legislation will have proof behind their claims

2026-08-13T12:24:00+01:00By

As the ECGT Directive comes into effect in September, brands that can prove their environmental claims will pull ahead, says Jaclyn McCarthy, director of brand strategy at 1% for the Planet

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Detox denied: Why the UK is still hooked on plastic packaging

2026-08-13T07:42:00+01:00By

Defra’s packaging reforms are driving producers towards plastic and away from infinitely recyclable glass, says Jenni Richards, environment and circularity director, British Glass Manufacturers’ Confederation

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