All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 143
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s attains B Corp status
The upmarket ready meals supplier delivered more than 3,000 hours of team training in its push to win the accreditation
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NewsAbel & Cole debuts home compostable bags for herbs
The zipper bags are designed to protect the shelf-life of the herbs while decomposing like organic waste under optimal compost conditions
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NewsGreenpeace calls on mults to drop JBS-owned suppliers over bribery scandal
JBS’ parent company was fined by the US government last week
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NewsVeg Power campaign appeals for more support from suppliers
Veg Power has set out an ambition for every child aged two to 19 to eat one more portion of vegetables every day
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NewsKP revamps Popchips and slashes packaging
Production is being moved to KP’s Leicestershire facility
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Comment & OpinionBrexit will make determining pesticide levels in foods even more important
It is critical to monitor the levels present in the whole system and their environmental fate, says Andrew Swift, CEO of Fera Science
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Comment & OpinionHow the Covid crisis illustrates the importance of organic food
Organic farming is less vulnerable to drought, flood, pests, disease and other potential impacts, says Clare McDermott, business development director at Soil Association Certification
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NewsBacardi plans ‘world’s most eco-friendly spirits bottle’ for 2023
It has created a bottle made from a plant-based biopolymer called Nodax PHA, which biodegrades in just 18 months
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NewsBooths lists ‘UK first’ plastic-free smoked salmon product
The NPD’s packaging is said to be fully recyclable, home compostable and biodegradable
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NewsUKRI and Wrap to take Plastics Pact to India
The venture will seek to increase supply of plastic packaging that is reusable, recyclable or compostable
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NewsTesco and Kellogg’s launch carton recycling trial
The five-month trial will see recycling points set up in stores
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NewsIceland launches seven new lines with ‘plastic-free or heavily reduced’ packaging
The new lines include a standard loaf and potatoes, each of which has gained new paper packaging
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NewsInside Asda ‘sustainability store’ trial in Middleton
Asda has also launched ‘Greener at Asda Price’, a national price promise that loose and unwrapped products will not cost more than wrapped equivalents
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NewsNestlé plans to build UK-first high-tech plastics recycling facility
It would be the first commercial large-scale facility of its type in the UK
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NewsSainsbury’s switches to energy-efficient pallet trucks
In store staff will now use pro-lifters and kinetic-powered versions
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does JLP’s five-year plan mean for Waitrose?
Chairman Sharon White announced a host of new services and corporate changes to move the group “beyond retail” and make it more efficient. But what does this all mean for its grocery arm?
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NewsOcado Islington depot plan suffers setback as council revokes development certificate
An Ocado spokeswoman said the company was disappointed by the decision
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NewsConsumers warming up to water in cans, survey shows
Fifty-five per cent of adults would be more likely to buy water in a can “if they knew that the can is infinitely recyclable”, according to the survey
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NewsWrap to become ‘harder hitting’ with food waste campaigning
Wrap said unlike the war on plastic, the campaign against consumer food waste had failed to properly connect with younger people
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NewsMorrisons and John Lewis Partnership ditch glitter
JLP and Morrisons said they have made the commitment due to glitter taking hundreds of years to degrade