All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 252
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NewsDairy industry experts warn of milk supply 'catastrophe'
After one of the wettest summers in 100 years, the UK is facing dramatically tighter milk supplies and higher…
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NewsBirds Eye trials weather-proof crops in Devon
As veg growers in many areas of the UK struggle with torrential rains and flooding this week…
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Analysis & FeaturesPalm oil: the burning question
Still the fires burn. In Sumatra slash and burn forest clearance is at a six-year high…
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Analysis & FeaturesSoaring wheat price headache set to continue
Soaring wheat prices have caused food manufacturers, farmers and consumers plenty of headaches this year already…
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Comment & Opinion
We must sell new behaviour to fight water scarcity
Sir: Hamish Renton makes interesting points about ethics in the bottled water industry….
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NewsSainsbury's opens energy-efficient supermarket in King's Lynn
Sainsbury’s has opened one of the most energy efficient supermarkets in the country.
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Comment & Opinion
The climate for coffee
Sir: A recent study found that climate change will have drastic consequences for wild Arabica coffee….
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Comment & Opinion
A balanced portrayal of fishing is needed says Seafish chief
Stark headlines in the media over the past year have presented us with a bleak outlook on the future of fish stocks….
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NewsDanone keeps half a million yoghurt bottles from landfill
A recycling scheme set up by Danone has resulted in 500,000 yoghurt bottles being prevented from going to landfill.
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NewsCo-op Group unveils £22m Avonmouth distribution centre
The Co-operative Group has officially opened its £22m new distribution centre in Avonmouth.
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NewsDairy exports to China will be key to growth, says government
Dairy companies have a key part to play in plugging a £1bn hole in the UK economy by ramping up exports to China, the government has said.
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NewsBiodiesel industry on the brink as waste oil use plummets
The amount of used cooking oil being re-purposed as fuel has plummeted since a tax incentive was axed.
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Comment & Opinion
Bottled water brands: the only way is ethics... but whose?
My father used to say that if something looks too good to be true, it usually is….
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Comment & Opinion
Bovine TB: grocery must back government over badger cull
The recent decision to postpone plans for a pilot cull of badgers was very difficult but also pragmatic and responsible….
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NewsArabica coffee 'could be extinct by 2080', report scientists
Clouds could be gathering over global coffee supplies, with scientists warning that one of the world’s key coffee varieties could become extinct before the end of this century.
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NewsNew double decker trailers boost Gist's chilled fleet
Logistics operator Gist has added 20 extra-capacity double-decker trailers to its temperature-controlled fleet….
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NewsPastoral logo launches to push grass-fed beef and lamb
It’s taken off in the US. Now a group of UK farmers are hoping grass-fed meat will be the next big thing here….
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Analysis & FeaturesFood price inflation set to hit 4% by end of 2013
Food price inflation will be firmly back on the agenda in the UK in 2013…
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NewsGovernment makes sustainable palm oil pledge
The UK government has published a national statement on palm oil and announced it is to move to 100% sustainable palm oil in the food it buys by the end of 2015.