All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 241
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Sainsbury's forced into fresh mackerel retreat
The mackerel spat between Iceland, the Faroes and the EU is taking its toll in the mults, forcing Sainsbury’s to backtrack…
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Amie's ethical moisturiser and facewash
Amie is extending its ethical skincare portfolio for teenagers with two new products.
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Analysis and Features
The human face of Peru's coffee crisis
Climate change is not just threatening the Peruvian coffee industry, it’s jeopardising global supplies. That’s why Cafédirect is acting now to combat it.
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Tesco cleans up with Replenish refill lines
Tesco has launched an exclusive range of refillable multi-surface cleaners to help shoppers cut their carbon footprint…
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Meat giant threatens Greenpeace with court over deforestation claims
Brazilian meat giant JBS is to take legal action against Greenpeace for a report in which the NGO accused the company of failing to ensure cattle from deforested areas did not enter its supply chain.
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M&S is now carbon neutral
Marks & Spencer has declared that it is the first major retailer in the world to become carbon neutral.
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Greenpeace has beef with Tesco over deforestation claim
Tesco has reaffirmed its commitment to ethical sourcing after being accused by Greenpeace of selling beef from illegally deforested land in Brazil.
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Comment and Opinion
Anerobic solution to fertiliser problem
Customers will increasingly be asking of their grocery shops, ‘has this been grown with environmentally friendly fertiliser?’
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Comment and Opinion
We must engage consumers to cut waste
As we enter a double-dip recession and shopping budgets shrink, you’d expect families to be increasingly frugal.
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Growers look to Brits to help with harvests
Growers are looking to recruit more British workers to help with the harvest - and plug a shortfall in seasonal labour…
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Analysis and Features
Oil set to stay pricey
Look at Britain’s fields and you’ll see our green and pleasant land is turning a cheerful shade of yellow.
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'No need to panic' over Italian cheese damage
Italian cheese suppliers are urging retailers and consumers not to panic about rising prices on Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano…
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Comment and Opinion
We must boost battery recycling efforts
Over the last three years, a major collaboration between consumers, retailers and recycling companies has increased battery recycling levels by almost 15%.
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Comment and Opinion
Accounting for our natural resources
hen heads of state, world leaders, academics, NGOs and indigenous groups gather at the Rio+20 summit next month, the concept of natural capital accounting is likely to be high on the agenda.
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Eco-friendly cups for green Queen toast
Brits celebrating the Jubilee this summer can ensure street parties are eco-friendly - by toasting the Queen using compostable cups…
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Comment and Opinion
Spelman: Rio+20 summit will be vital
Food security, natural resource scarcity and climate change are among the most pressing issues of our time…
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MPs demand new strategy for ‘damaging’ food system
The government urgently needs to come up with a joined-up food strategy across health, environment and education…
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Defra ponders ways to boost food charities
Defra is pondering ways to encourage food businesses to donate more surplus food to charities.
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EU targets Iceland and Faroes
The EU’s mackerel war with Iceland and the Faroes is set to escalate next year with the introduction of a trade ban on Icelandic and Faroese fish imports…
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'Pavement food' at Budgens store
Pupils from two local primary schools have started growing ‘Food from the Pavement’…