All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 210
-
News
Network Rail extends coffee biofuel plan to more stations
Bristol and Reading will begin converting used coffee grounds following success in six London stations
-
News
Tesco joins Innovation Gateway environmental exchange
Supermarket will share its experience on how to make buildings more environmentally friendly
-
Analysis & Features
'Bee populations hit' by neonicotinoid use
A major new study has provided the most compelling evidence yet that neonicotinoids pose a serious threat
-
News
Aldi to install 96,000 solar panels at UK stores and depots
The discounter says the £17m investment will save more than 8,100 tonnes of carbon dioxide
-
News
Arla Foods repositions flagship Organic Farm Milk as Free Range
Organic milk line has been renamed to capitalise on the growing popularity of free-range milk
-
News
Sainsbury's looks to cut waste with 'smart' labels for ham
New time- and temperature-sensitive labels form part of its £10m Waste Less, Save More initiative…
-
News
Scottish government moves step closer to deposit return scheme
Government-funded body will conduct detailed study into a return scheme for bottles and cans, despite strong opposition
-
News
Waitrose redesigns sandwich wrappers to be more easily recyclable
From August, Waitrose sandwich packaging will feature a peelable tab that can easily remove the plastic film
-
News
Sainsbury's petitioned to backtrack on dropping Fairtrade tea
Nearly 10,000 people have called on CEO Mike Coupe to abandon pilot of its in-house ‘Fairly Traded’ label
-
Interviews
The Big Interview: CIWF's Philip Lymbery on playing the long game
It’s a long game, but CIWF CEO Philip Lymbery says progress is being made…
-
Analysis & Features
As supermarkets turn away, what's Fairtrade's future?
Cadbury, Sainsbury’s, Tesco have sought alternative accreditation after concerns regarding the effectiveness of the scheme
-
News
Johnson & Johnson joins Mars and Co-op on sustainability platform
The Manufacture 2030 platform, launched by 2degrees, will try to find ways to slash costs in company supply chains
-
News
Sainsbury's reveals plan to switch all sites to LED lighting
Under the supermarket’s Sustainability Plan, greenhouse gas emissions will be cut by more than 3.4% annually
-
News
Tesco to axe Fairtrade for own label coffee
Move is yet another blow to the Fairtrade Foundation following a similar decision by Sainsbury’s earlier this month
-
News
Bidfood launches bee-friendly campaign across all sites
The wholesaler’s pollination campaign will create bee-friendly gardens, donate sugar and sponsor hives
-
News
Sainsbury's faces public backlash over fox killing
More than 46,000 people signed a petition to boycott Sainsbury’s after a customer witnessed the shooting of a fox
-
News
Tesco fined £8m after petrol leaked out of filling station
The incident resulted from Tesco’s failure to address a known issue with part of the fuel delivery system
-
News
Prawn trawling ‘killing thousands of marine turtles’
Report estimates as many as 29,000 turtles are killed every year by tropical prawn trawls
-
News
Palm oil producers team up to support wildlife in Borneo
Project hopes to save 10,000 orangutans in Borneo by committing to ‘sustainable landscape management’ across the island
-
News
Defra defends new environment minister Gove's climate stance
Gove returned to the Cabinet after last week’s election…