All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 68
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NewsNurture Brands buys seaweed crisp maker Abakus Foods
Plant-based group Nurture Brands has continued to build its portfolio of brands with the acquisition of seaweed crisps producer Abakus Foods.
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Comment & OpinionWhy Heineken is putting its dough into Toast Ale
The alcohol giant has contributed to a £2m funding round to help the craft brand pursue its sustainable mission
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NewsBumboo smashes £400k crowd target to grow bamboo toilet paper brand
Eco toilet paper challenger Bumboo has cleaned up a £400k crowdfunding round, valuing the startup at £5m
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NewsProducer fees slashed by 40% for UK’s first deposit return scheme
Circularity Scotland (CSL) revealed today the costs to some producers would be cut by as much as 40%
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NewsDiageo teams up with Encirc to produce net zero glass bottles by 2030
Encirc plans to build a furnace powered by electricity and low carbon hydrogen at its Elton plant in Cheshire
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NewsOlive Dining partners with Olio to share surplus meals with local communities
The partnership will see leftovers from schools in south east London distributed to communities via the Olio app
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NewsToast Ale secures £2m to continue food waste fight in beer category
Social enterprise brewery Toast Ale has raised more than £2m to grow the positive impact of its business, with investors including Heineken and former Unilever boss Paul Polman.
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NewsSainsbury’s extends removal of single-use plastic lids to dips range
From March 2023, dips including guacamole, tzatziki and sour cream & chive will no longer be sold with single-use plastic lids
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NewsCentral Co-op kicks off solar panel rollout programme with Sol PV Group
The society said the move reinforced its long-term vision to be self-sufficient by investing in greener forms of energy
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NewsFresh Del Monte Produce announces launch of carbon neutral pineapples
It is a new product line extension from the Del Monte Gold, HoneyGlow and Del Monte ‘The Original’ pineapple varieties, grown in Costa Rica
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NewsMorrisons to scrap date labels on 200 fruit and veg lines
The changes will start to come in before Christmas and include popular festive veg items, with further changes to be brought in over the course of next year
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NewsWales to enact single-use plastics ban from autumn 2023
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed the new law as a measure to reduce plastic waste, but said it was concerned over the short timescale
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NewsNew EU packaging laws set to ‘add tension’ to UK trade
The recycled content targets will incrementally rise throughout the years in a bid to make all packaging fully recyclable at scale
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NewsCrumbs Brewing brings in crowd cash to fight food waste
Sustainable beer maker Crumbs Brewing has hit a £150k crowdfunding target to back its growth plans and fight food waste with new product launches.
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NewsDawn Meats to invest £90m in net zero climate commitment
The plan will cover the entire supply chain across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and align with the UN Sustainable Development goals
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Comment & OpinionCould Asda’s ‘refill price promise’ finally make reusable packaging mainstream?
In a relaunch of its eco proposition, Asda is guaranteeing refill products will be cheaper than packaged alternatives
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Comment & OpinionWhy Co-op is pushing for renewable energy investment
Investing in wind and solar power can create jobs, keep our energy supply secure and lower bills, says Co-op CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq
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NewsUK retailers claim COP27 soy deforestation roadmap is ‘inadequate’
The industry roadmap, launched during COP27 in Egypt last month, set out milestones to stop deforestation in soy supply chains by 2025
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Holly Brown, sous chef, Dovebrook Kitchen
Sous chef Holly swapped making sandwiches for high-end frozen plant-based meals
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Comment & OpinionWhy inspiration is vital to curbing household food waste
Consumers want to be more resourceful with their food, but many don’t know where to start, says Andre Burger, general manager foods at Unilever UK&I