All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 201
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NewsHammond calls for evidence in review on plastic waste
The government is also going to look at the possibility of using fiscal measures to target chewing gum litter…
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NewsRetailers sign up to UN sustainable development initiative
The launch of Better Retail Better World follows the announcement of the first industry-led Retail Sector Council last week
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NewsCoffee cup debate: government shies away from 'latte levy'
Coffee cup debate: government shies away from ‘latte levy’
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Analysis & FeaturesSustainability: the world's ticking time bomb
The UK might see itself as a world leader in driving environmental goals but its performance in the 2017 Sustainability Index shows it is lagging behind as catastrophe looms on global scale. What needs to be done, and when, to stop the bomb going off?
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NewsAldi to switch to fully sustainable cocoa by end of 2018
The discounter said own-brand cocoa would be sourced only from Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance or UTZ-certified farms
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NewsLidl to scrap 5p bags as part of move to reduce plastic
Lidl to scrap 5p bags as part of move to reduce plastic
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NewsAldi makes 2022 plastics pledge for own-label products
Discounter also pledged its ‘support in principle’ of a national deposit return scheme for plastic bottles
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NewsSeafood companies urged to improve approach to 'ghost gear'
Report by World Animal Protection says ghost gear is a ‘catastrophe for marine life as we know it’
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NewsMSC welcomes Pacific PNA tuna fishery recertification
However, the recertification, approved by an independent adjudicator last week, was described as ‘shocking’ by campaign group On The Hook
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NewsYealands winery launches ‘sustainability in action’ promotion
Four winners will be flown to New Zealand to “witness up close the variety of ways in which Yealands is at the cutting edge of sustainable wine production”
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NewsCardboard cost hikes push beer brands towards plastic
Surging costs are putting small beer brands’ ability to sustainably package their products at risk say craft brewers
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Comment & OpinionPull together to rethink plastic
Plastic has a purpose. It is not the enemy. But the way we spec it, use it and dispose of it often is
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NewsWm Jackson launches Boxed ready meals in paper packs
William Jackson Food Group has unveiled a range of frozen ready meals in environmentally friendly cardboard packaging
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NewsPret a Manger to trial Brighton bottle deposit return scheme
Trial could be rolled out to stores across the country by the autumn
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NewsGovernment accused of dragging its feet on deposit return scheme
Whitehall said it would need to consider how DRS would fit in alongside the government’s wider plans for a war on plastic
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NewsDefra outlines post-Brexit farming direct payments overhaul
It wants to phase out payments to the biggest landowners first to free up £150m for the environment…
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NewsPlanet Organic rolls out Unpackaged to two more stores
The London organic chain has now rolled out Unpackaged dispensers to Torrington Place, Bloomsbury and to Westbourne Grove
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NewsStarbucks launches 5p charge on paper cups across 35 stores
Baristas will also offer to serve drinks in ceramic cups to all customers drinking in-store
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NewsMichael Gove hints at post-Brexit plastic straw ban plan
A number of food-to-go establishments including Costa, Pret a Manger, Crussh and Leon have already pledged to remove plastic straws
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Analysis & FeaturesHow many fmcg giants will join the B Corp bandwagon?
New research shows companies receive multiple benefits from signing up to B Corp. So why aren’t more businesses doing so?