All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 258
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco initiatives having a 'transformative effect'
It may have been a year of missed financial targets for Tesco, but it’s had no such problems on the environmental front.
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Analysis & FeaturesCoca-Cola delivers and inspires on the sustainability front
Coca-Cola Enterprises impressed judges with the “very strong consumer engagement” at the heart of its new sustainability plan: Deliver for Today Inspire for Tomorrow.
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NewsCarbon cost of fish industry under review
The British Standards Institute has launched a consultation on a new method of assessing the carbon footprint of fish and seafood products.
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News10 years left for cod and chips? What a load of codswallop
Rumours about the UK running out of cod are unfounded, according to the seafood industry, which has insisted cod stocks are in good health.
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NewsWrap hails use of smaller packs to cut waste
Supermarkets have made “great progress” encouraging consumers to waste less food by increasing availability of smaller pack sizes and improving labelling, according to a Wrap study.
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NewsIsn’t butter made from wheat? Youngsters stumped by food basics
Urgent action is needed to educate young people about food and farming, if a new study is to be believed.
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Comment & Opinion
Is the economy shaky or flaky?
In two weeks, world governments will meet in Rio de Janeiro to discuss sustainable development…
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NewsSainsbury'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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NewsAmie's ethical moisturiser and facewash
Amie is extending its ethical skincare portfolio for teenagers with two new products.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe 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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NewsTesco 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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NewsMeat 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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NewsM&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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NewsGreenpeace 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 & 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 & 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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NewsGrowers 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 & FeaturesOil 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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News'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 & 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%.