All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 169
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Analysis & Features
Is the food industry doing enough to help save the bees?
Bees and other pollinators are vital for UK food production, but they’re under threat
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Analysis & Features
Can the meat industry fight back against latest attacks?
Some in the sector believe the time has come to mount a more robust defence
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Comment & Opinion
Reusable bags: a gay way to save the world?
Bleak news for anyone who doesn’t want the world to burn
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets must offer more than bags for life to cut single-use plastic
Bags for life actually use considerably more plastic in their manufacture than single-use bags
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News
Bibby reports 10% fleet emissions cut as part of Road to Zero plan
Bibby has invested in “enhanced” driver training, new and more economical vehicles
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News
Molson Coors to ditch plastic from Carling and Coors Light packaging
The brewing giant said it planned to plough £7.5m into making the changes over the next two years
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Iceland ranked bottom in sustainable meat scorecard by Feedback
The charity Feedback ranked supermarkets on their actions to help shoppers eat ‘less and better’ meat
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Comment & Opinion
IPCC report: how UK meat producers can cut their carbon footprint
Offshoring the carbon problem of meat production is a bad idea, says Professor Chris Elliott
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News
Nespresso unveils Re:Cycle bike made from used coffee capsules
The coffee giant has worked with Swedish bicycle brand Vélosophy on the limited edition vehicle
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IPCC climate change report ‘overly simplistic’, say farming groups
They say it is not right that the UK has been conflated with less sustainable production systems abroad
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Category Report
The cost of convenience: rice & noodles category report 2019
Rice and noodles appeal to shoppers seeking speed and ease, but this desire for convenience is coming at an environmental cost
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News
Aldi to swap plastic for cardboard trays on steaks
The new trays are to replace plastic ones for Aldi’s Specially Selected steaks in more than 380 stores…
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News
Thai Union & Princes launch project to improve Senegal fishery
The scheme aims to prepare the fishery for Marine Stewardship Council certification
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News
Lidl claims UK first with reusable bags for loose fruit & veg
The new bags are on sale in Lidl stores nationwide from today, as an alternative option to single-use plastic fruit & veg bags
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News
Thornton’s Budgens adds raft of vegan products in sustainability push
The store now sells around 800 lines which are clearly signposted as vegan
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Comment & Opinion
CSR isn’t just the preserve of huge enterprises like Unilever
Unilever is now threatening to discard a number of brands that are adjudged to negatively impact on society
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News
Villiers claims plastic bag reduction shows end of ‘throwaway society’
The sale of single-use bags fell 37% to 1.1bn in the 2018/2019 financial year
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Comment & Opinion
Fmcg should stop using vague environmental terms like ‘biodegradable’
Retailers, suppliers and manufacturers need to get on board with responsible environmental language, says Karen Bird of Catering24
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News
Marks & Spencer claims plastic reduction first with reusable container discounts
The Market Place format offers a variety of lunch-to-go options, including rotisserie chicken, fish and freshly prepared salads
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News
A simple way to combat the food waste crisis: share food
A third of all food produced goes to waste, says Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of Olio