All Sustainability and environment articles
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Analysis & Features2024 in grocery: this year’s biggest sustainability stories
Climate change is wreaking havoc and companies are slacking off in their environmental efforts – but it wasn’t all bad news in the fmcg sustainability space this year
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NewsGail’s to open first ‘sustainably built’ bakery using upcycled materials
All materials in the store have been designed to be recycled
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NewsGovernment outlines plan for outright ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
Labour is planning on closing a loophole that allows the continued use of the pesticide via emergency authorisations
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NewsEnvironment groups call for 10% organic farmland target for England
Greenpeace, RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts, National Trust, River Action, Wildlife & Countryside Link and others have signed an open letter to Daniel Zeichner
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Comment & OpinionNational Food Strategy requires systemic change
Success depends on how effectively we empower changemakers, align cultural values and nurture collaboration, says Kate Cawley, founder of Veris Strategies and Future Food Movement
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the food industry get behind Labour’s new National Food Strategy?
Can the new strategy achieve the great shift Reed has called for, or is the process doomed to failure from the start?
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Comment & OpinionHow many more controversies can the salmon sector survive?
Yesterday’s revelations over organic fish farms in Scotland should set further alarm bells ringing
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NewsFood waste app Olio announces Network Rail partnership
A trial at London Waterloo station saw contributions from retailers provide 3,112 meals from 4,300 items that benefited 127 households
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Comment & OpinionKellogg’s TV ad starring Cornelius the giant green cockerel is no joke
Cereal giant Kellogg’s has splashed £12m on a bold marketing campaign, featuring a modern reinvention of its 66-year-old mascot
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NewsM&S renews partnership with Retail Insight for three more years to fight food waste
The 1,000 store-retailer initially partnered with Retail Insight, which uses AI-powered technology to deliver dynamic markdown strategies, in 2021
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NewsMajor new environmental baselining project gets underway
The project, run by AHDB with QMS, aims to measure the environmental impact of farms across Great Britain
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WhitepapersHow to achieve sustainable and profitable e-commerce growth in 2025
The e-commerce landscape is constantly evolving. In this whitepaper, find out how the strategic repurposing of existing store infrastructure and the adoption of advanced technological solutions can support sustainable and profitable e-commerce growth.
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NewsSainsbury’s extends Nectar partnership with Woodland Trust
Sainsbury’s shoppers will now be able to contribute their Nectar loyalty points towards woodland conservation work until 2027
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Promotional FeaturesHow benchmarked sustainability schemes can elevate supply chain performance
As sustainability pressures mount, we explore how benchmarked sustainable sourcing programs are helping food ingredients companies boost supply chain performance
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NewsNew Zealand methane emissions reporting is ‘greenwashing’, campaigners warn
An increasingly popular approach to measuring the livestock industry’s methane emissions could hinder global efforts to tackle climate change, civil groups claim
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Comment & OpinionWhy the government must prioritise tax relief for retailers’ charitable donations
VAT on charity donations means it can cost more for retailers to donate their unsold goods than to throw them away. Zoë Colosimo, Neighbourly COO, calls on retailers to be part of the change
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NewsArla boss: ‘dairy must unite to fight misinformation’
Arla’s UK MD Bas Padberg stressed dairy needed solutions such as the methane-suppressing Bovaer to meet government sustainability targets
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NewsField Doctor says reusable packaging ‘big part of future’ after trial
A pilot proved hugely popular with customers, it said
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NewsConsumer trust in food system collapses, new research finds
The research, commissioned by Reverberate PR, has found that 39% of British adults do not trust major food brands and supermarkets to tell the truth
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WhitepapersThe lessons learned from grocery’s solution for frozen inventory
The world’s first AutoStore Multi-Temperature Solution with a frozen zone was introduced this year, offering a new approach to handling ambient, chilled and frozen goods in a single automated system.