All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 268
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More food suppliers sign up to carbon footprint label trial
Food giants British Sugar, Coors Brewers and Danone Waters are among the latest companies to agree to test the standard underpinning the Carbon Trust's carbon footprint label.They are among seven new partners who have agreed to trial the...
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Innocent cuts emissions with greener bottles
Smoothie maker Innocent Drinks says it has cut its carbon footprint by 15% just six months after joining the Carbon Trust's eco-labelling scheme.The company said it had cut emissions by switching to 100%-recycled plastic bottles...
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Innocent reduces carbon footprint by 15%
Smoothie maker Innocent Drinks says it has cut its carbon footprint by 15% in just six months after joining the Carbon Trust's eco-labelling scheme.The company has been working on a number of initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, including...
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Asda farm scheme to cut emissions by 10%
Asda is asking its dairy farmers to sign up to a major carbon reduction programme in an effort to make its milk more environmentally friendly. In what is thought to be the first such scheme for farmers, the multiple has drawn up targets...
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Fruit & veg imports to take Tesco carbon test
Shoppers will be able to compare the environmental impact of imported fruit and veg with that of homegrown ones after Tesco said it was to trial the Carbon Trust's carbon footprint label on 30 own-label lines.The products in the pilot...
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Carbon emissions: suppliers come under pressure
When Christian Aid took a pop at Tesco earlier this month for failing to take into account carbon emissions incurred by its suppliers, it highlighted a very real dilemma for retailers.
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Companies to test carbon footprint standard
Six food and drink companies have agreed to test a draft product carbon footprinting standard currently being developed by the Carbon Trust, Defra and BSI British Standards. Cadbury Schweppes, Coca-Cola, The Co-op Group, Kimberly-Clark,...
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Carbon-neutral water makes entrance in UK
The first bottled water with carbon-neutral status is set for launch in the UK. Icelandic Glacial is sourced and bottled at Ölfus Spring in Iceland and has received certification from the CarbonNeutral Company for its production techniques and...
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Cono Sur is first to go carbon neutral
A Chilean winery has become the first in the world to achieve global carbon neutral delivery status. The Cono Sur Winery, which produces the Cono Sur and Isla Negra ranges, is now permitted to use the CarbonNeutral mark on its exports, after...
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Longer Lasting roll reduces footprint
Andrex is the first toilet paper brand to claim a reduced carbon footprint with Andrex Longer Lasting, launched this month.The white roll has 50% more tissue than regular Andrex and uses less pulp and fibre. The new packaging...
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Low-carb labels try to earn a little respect...
Last week, the Carbon Trust, Defra and BSI British Standards joined forces to develop a standard method for measuring greenhouse gas emissions generated by food and drink production with a view to launching a standardised low-carbon...
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In Brief: Fags are cheesy; Carbon roadmap; Morrisons milk
Fags are cheesy Eating dairy products can help people stop smoking, according to research published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Scientists found foods such as cheese or yoghurt made cigarette smoke taste much worse. Carbon roadmap
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Why Tangerine won't support Fairtrade
Sir; I was interested to read that the Soil Association is looking into food miles ('This week's hot topic,' The Grocer, 2 June, p3) and that the Carbon Trust is closer to agreeing a common carbon footprint labelling standard ('Trust's plan eases...
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Eco-friendly egg is rolled out by Asda
Asda is to roll out the country's first ecological egg to all its English and Welsh stores.From Monday (11 June), branded Respectful Eggs from a handful of low-carbon farms in Lincolnshire will go on sale in 280 Asda stores. It follows a...
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Sainsbury's shoppers worry most about carbon footprint
Sainsbury's shoppers are more concerned about the carbon footprint of the products they buy than other supermarket customers, according to research.A survey of 966 people by Ipsos Mori found that when asked which they considered more...
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counting the cost
While the industry has broadly welcomed the Defra announcement, concerns have been expressed about how cost prohibitive a carbon labelling scheme would be. Speaking at the Climate Change and the Food Industry conference in London...
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Trust's plan eases carbon label fears
Fears that suppliers would have to come up with specific carbon labels for different customers receded this week after the Carbon Trust joined forces with BSI British Standards andDefra to come up with a...
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Defra to work on carbon labelling
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has joined forces with the Carbon Trust to measure the carbon footprint of products.Defra and the Carbon Trust will work with BSI British Standards to develop an agreed method for...
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How green are the big brands?
High-profile green initiatives from the retailers have dominated recent headlines. Take Marks & Spencer's pledge to be carbon- neutral within five years, Tesco's 10-point community plan and the Anya Hindmarch reusable shopping bag being sold by...
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Buyer survey - Carbon labels
Much has been written about the food and drink industry’s attempts to reduce its carbon footprint but labels on food that encourage shoppers to save the planet will take time to catch on, according to buyers in our survey.While they all...