All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 6
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NewsWaitrose trialling wine cork recycling in stores
The supermarket has partnered with cork processor Amorim for the six-month scheme
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KVI TrackerWet September leaves farms unable to plant key crops
Heavy rain last month has left a number of farms under water, particularly in the home counties, warned British Growers Association CEO Jack Ward
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NewsFood companies urged not to dump recycling labels after mandatory plans shelved
At a meeting this week Defra bosses urged brands to continue using or to start using recycling labels on their products on a voluntary basis
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Category ReportPeriod care’s cool challengers: personal care category report 2024
Squeamishness about periods is going out of fashion – and brands that take a more frank approach are winning share
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NewsWho Gives a Crap adds bin bags and dog poo bags ‘made from waste’
All bags are leak and tear ‘resistant’ with easy tie handles
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NewsKellanova moves UK cereal production to Wrexham, investing £75m
At least 130 jobs will be created at the site
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NewsJJ Foodservice launches campaign to raise awareness about MSC seafood
The campaign will focus on educating customers about seafood products that meet the certification standards
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NewsHenderson cuts energy use by 13% at HQ thanks to solar panel rollout
The Northern Irish Spar wholesaler switched on another 2,450 solar panels at its HQ over the past year, which includes offices and warehouse
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NewsEU announces delay to anti-deforestation law
The European Commission has proposed an extra 12 months to allow businesses to prepare for EUDR
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NewsCo-op property director Heather Thomas takes on additional sustainability role
Heather Thomas has become group property and sustainability director, having been tasked with overseeing the goal to achieve net zero from its own operations by 2035
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NewsLidl’s shipping line forces change to emission target
The discounter has pointed to its founding of a shipping line in 2022 as explanation
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NewsCleanCo reduces bottle weight in rebrand that sees abv drop to 0.0%
Previously CleanCo’s drinks had an abv of 0.4%
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NewsCo-op ramps up solar drive with plans to install panels on 700 sites
In a move that could see 76,000 solar panels rolled out, the convenience retailer said it aimed to deliver 30,000 MWh of solar energy – enough to power the equivalent of around 12,500 homes for a year
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NewsIceland to extend ‘mystery bags’ food surplus trial with Olio
The £2 ‘lucky dip’ mystery bags contain a selection of close to sell-by date Iceland groceries, equivalent to £10
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NewsCentral Co-op renews tie-up with Retail Insight to tackle food waste
The society will work with the software provider for a further three years, having first adopted Retail Insight’s WasteInsight platform in 2021
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NewsAppleby Westward trials Too Good To Go’s AI-powered platform to optimise markdowns
The AI-powered software allows stores to streamline food waste management processes and optimise markdown decisions
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NewsTesco slashes road miles with launch of tenth rail service
Tesco said its latest train route – from Daventry in the Midlands to Widnes in the north west – will see the retailer move 600k cases a week
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NewsFilco scraps refill stations after finding them ‘waste of time and money’
Director Matthew Hunt told The Grocer he had dedicated six metres of room to position the stations in each store, with installation costing around £10,000
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NewsAccolade Wines overhauls bag in box packaging to shift format ‘out of the naughty corner’
The packaging is more compact and lighter than previous bag in box wines from Accolade
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NewsSainsbury’s and Tesco accused of 'misleading shoppers' after trackers left in soft plastic recycling
Of the tracked plastic which was collected from the supermarkets and reached a known destination, 70% was burnt, not recycled, according to the campaigners