All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 119
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Comment and Opinion
You can see why Sainsbury’s changed its slogan but it could have done better
Helping Everyone Eat Better is a bit of a mouthful
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News
Tetra Pak hails sustainability breakthrough with recycled polymers
Tetra Pak has become the first food and beverage packaging company to be awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Advanced Products certification
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The Big Interview
Sebastian Munden interview: the Unilever ‘mini CEO’
Sebastian Munden talks vegan Baconnaise, smelly teens and green ads – and how all this work is connected by purpose
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News
Ribena ditches plastic for recyclable paper straws
The paper straws were first trialled in Tesco stores in spring 2020, and have now rolled out fully across Ribena’s range
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Analysis and Features
How and why fmcg brands got political
With social media affording more space than ever before for food and drink brands to have a ‘voice’, an increasing number are speaking out on political issues. So what are the benefits – and how can it backfire?
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News
Pieminister outlines plan to win B Corp certification
The plans come after a slew of sustainability moves from the brand
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News
Sainsbury’s to drop 'Live Well for Less' slogan
The supermarket will swap out its decade-old ‘Live Well for Less’ strapline in the coming months
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News
Giles Brook backs eco cleaning challenger Neat with six-figure investment
Neat has eliminated single-use plastics by producing plant-based cleaning concentrates in small glass containers and refillable aluminium spray bottles
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News
Biffa buys Company Shop in £82.5m food waste deal
The Grocer understands Biffa beat off rival bids from private equity investors to secure the deal
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News
BrewDog becomes ‘biggest beer business’ to be awarded B Corp status
BrewDog achieved a B Impact Score of 81.8 out of 200
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News
Asda urges suppliers to publish emissions targets by end of next year
Asda also announced new targets for its own Scope 3 emissions, covering inherent CO2 emmisions
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News
Waitrose to extend beef production at its Leckford Estate farm
The move means the retailer will be able to source some of its beef directly from its own farm
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News
Infarm launches larger-scale vertical farm offering for retailers
The Berlin-based firm has launched a line of ‘modular farming units’ it calls Growing Centres, which stand up to 18 metres high
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News
Iceland MD admits to ‘big mistake’ over palm oil deadline
The acknowledgement comes in Walker’s forthcoming book The Green Grocer
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News
Blakemore Retail extends Too Good To Go partnership to 275 stores
The convenience retailer has so far saved 17,400 bags of surplus stock from going to waste
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News
Food and drink companies set new target on carbon emissions
The FDF said the new ambition “better reflected” current UK and international goals
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News
How to Build a Sustainable Brand is theme of The Grocer’s broadcast conference
The Grocer’s Broadcast Conference will air on 24 March and features ‘virtual’ networking and Q&A functionality
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News
Greencore commits to fully recyclable packaging by 2025
Sandwich giant Greencore will commit to producing only recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025 as part of a wider sustainability drive presented to investors and analysts later today.
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarkets must rethink their approach to food waste in the face of Covid-19
Reducing waste is not only environmentally and ethically right - it cuts costs, says Kris Hamer, VP research at Retail Insight
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News
Scottish Wholesale Association launches project to make supply chain carbon-free
The project aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2045 through a series of schemes and initiatives