All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 69
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NewsAsda revamps refill proposition, with new promise on price
It said clear pricing was by far the top priority, with the cost-of-living crisis making customers ever more careful on spending
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NewsHere We Flo secures almost £2m funding to expand eco female personal care brand
Founded in 2017 by friends Tara Chandra and Susan Allen, the brand sells period care and bladder care products made from bamboo and organic cotton, as well as condoms using natural rubber latex.
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NewsSupermarkets call on government to ramp up renewable energy investment
The leaders of Tesco, Morrisons, M&S and Co-op, among others, have asked PM Rishi Sunak to prioritise incentives to encourage greater investment in renewables
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NewsPepsiCo opens oat testing lab in Cambridge
The lab, which has opened at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in Cambridge, contains ’state-of-the-art’ facilities
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NewsFrozen ‘wild meat’ ready meal brand Girl Gone Wild makes debut
Girl Gone Wild founder Mel Phipps said it was her mission to ‘redress some widely held misconceptions’ about venison and pheasant
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NewsMarks & Spencer trials paper carrier bags in bid to tackle plastic usage
Each paper carrier bag, which is able to hold 15kg, has been independently developed and tested to ensure strength and durability
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NewsJames Hall launches its first electric HGV
The investment marks the company’s commitment to running a greener fleet, the wholesaler said
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NewsNespresso launches paper-based home compostable coffee pod with Huhtamaki
The pod, which was the result of three years of development, was created using ‘unique high precision technology’ that enabled the conversion of wood fibres ‘into very complex shapes’
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NewsWar on plastic at risk of failure as recycling levels slump
A Wrap report revealing progress on the industry’s Plastics Pact shows it is on course to fall well short of some of its 2025 targets
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NewsBrexit and Covid spark 100,000-tonne increase in food waste
The UK’s exit from the EU is cited, along with disruption to the supply chain caused by the impact of the pandemic, as key factors in a spike in waste in 2021
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NewsFrieslandCampina replaces plastic with cardboard packaging on Yazoo Kids range
The move is part of the supplier’s bid to to transition to 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025
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NewsFWD calls UK planning system unfit for purpose as wholesalers face delays to renewable energy applications
It comes amid growing frustration from Northern Ireland based wholesaler Lynas Foodservice at the slow progress of its renewables project
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NewsCompostable plastics have public support, finds survey
A YouGov survey of 1,734 UK adults found widespread support for compostable packaging, with 85% backing a ban on any conventional plastic it could replace
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NewsMüller to entirely phase out coloured milk bottle caps by next summer
Following succesful trials, the supplier said the move would increase the rHDPE’s availability on the market by 1,560 tonnes a year
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Comment & OpinionWhy supermarkets must help fix the plastic recycling process
The solution must be simplified and demystified, says professor Edward Kosior of Nextek and Nextloopp
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Comment & OpinionWhy we must send a message to maverick nations fishing mackerel unsustainably
The situation for north Atlantic mackerel fishing is bad for sustainable management of the stock, says Ian Gatt, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group
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Promotional FeaturesHow sustainable actions in Wales are helping drive businesses towards awards success
Despite the current cost-of-living crisis, UK consumers and retailers are still focused on sustainability. In Wales, businesses are reaping the rewards of government support on the issue with an increasing number of award-winning brands.
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NewsWestern Central Pacific tuna stocks in need of urgent safeguarding, warn groups
The harvest strategies the organisations are calling for are designed to safeguard the long-term sustainability of the world’s most significant tuna stocks
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Comment & OpinionWhy Unilever is treading carefully with ‘cow-free dairy’ products
Precision fermentation could replicate dairy without the environmental downsides. But there is a PR risk
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NewsNo turning back on deposit return scheme, says Scotland’s Green minister
Scotland’s Green minister Lorna Slater said the DRS start date of 16 August was set in stone