All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 27
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Promotional FeaturesWhy UK consumers are seeking quality chicken
With British shoppers seeking reassurance on the production transparency and provenance of their food, poultry suppliers are having to satisfy these high expectations. And Poland’s poultry industry believes it has a strong card to play.
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NewsSupermarkets urged to ‘embrace’ new sustainable town model
The Food Foundation is partnering with radical developer Human Nature Places to build nearly 700 homes on a brownfield site in Lewes, East Sussex
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NewsSunak confirms £15m food waste fund, after years of industry campaigning
The move was made as part of a series of announcements by Sunak to try to improve food security in the UK
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NewsEnvironmental campaigners to take government to court over Australia trade deal
Campaigners will argue in the High Court that the Australia trade deal could jeopardise the UK’s own net zero commitments
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Category ReportBottled water trends 2024: Liquid Death and the rockin’ revamp
Rock-inspired Liquid Death is leading a wave of upstarts that sell water without the plastic. Could they shake up lacklustre sales?
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NewsJones Food Company opens ‘most advanced’ vertical farm
The company has claimed that it is the most advanced vertical farm in the world
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NewsRed Tractor scheme ‘sound’ but requires comms improvement
The governance review, undertaken by consultancy Campbell Tickell, was launched in the wake of a fierce backlash by farmers in October
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NewsBoots launches blister pack recycling scheme
The health & beauty retailer has put dedicated blister pack collection bins in over 100 stores
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NewsGolden Acre Foods to complete £1m donation to environmental charity by 2024
Golden Acre started supporting the ocean preservation charity in 2021, with “a view to making a real difference” in its sustainability plans
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NewsSandford Orchards enlists University of Bristol for cider apple preservation project
The research will help to locate unique and threatened cider apple trees
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NewsAldi doubles the paper on loo rolls to reduce packaging
The trial, in the West Midlands, East Midlands and Yorkshire, will also reduce the number of lorries needed to deliver toilet roll to stores, according to Aldi
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NewsCompostable packaging labelling experiment sees proper disposal boom
The experiment – led by Ocado, Recoup and Compostable Coalition UK – saw 120 households receive goods in both compostable and plastic packaging
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Promotional FeaturesHow solar can make supermarkets more sustainable
With the rising impact of environmental and economic issues for supermarkets, find out how rooftop solar panels can enhance their sustainable footprint and win kudos with consumers.
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Comment & OpinionNature should be a stakeholder in all businesses
Our economy is dependent on a thriving natural world yet nature does not have a real role in boardroom decisions, says Paolo Quattrone, professor of accounting, governance & society at Alliance Manchester Business School
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Comment & OpinionLet’s be balanced: AHDB campaign promotes a healthy diet
Let’s Eat Balanced is designed to highlight the nutritional, health, and sustainability benefits of British red meat and dairy as part of a balanced diet, says Phil Maiden, head of media relations and external affairs, AHDB
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Comment & OpinionOutdated carbon accounting tools hold back environmental progress
It is time we demand standard compliance and rigour in our environmental accounting tools, says Dr Emily Pope, managing director - knowledge and collaboration at Trinity Global Farm Pioneers
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Comment & OpinionDRS delays drag on, but what’s stopping progress?
Two weeks ago the Republic of Ireland launched Europe’s 15th DRS system. But that already seems like a distant dream back on this side of the Irish Sea
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NewsSysco GB to launch Foodprint carbon labelling to boost menu sustainability
Carbon footprint labelling will be introduced on Brakes’ products to help chefs create more sustainable menus
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NewsAldi to expand Refill Coalition trial to more stores
The trial launched in a single Aldi store in Solihull in October and will be expanded to a “small number” of Aldi stores within the next “six months”
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NewsDeposit return scheme rollout facing delay until 2028
The Grocer understands the UK and devolved governments are due to issue a declaration of support for the scheme by the end of this month