Sustainability news – Page 107
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NewsFederation of Small Businesses shifts position on bag charges
The Federation of Small Businesses made a u-turn this week on its call for small businesses to be excluded from carrier ba…
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NewsSeafish plans to audit ethical labour on boats
Seafish is working on giving suppliers a new tool to reassure retailers about ethical working conditions at sea…
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NewsChingford Fruit eliminates waste and saves £220k a year
Chingford Fruit has concluded a four-year project to become more environment friendly – and save up to £220,000 a year…
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NewsGreenpeace to also scrutinise Aldi and Lidl in canned tuna survey
Discounters are set to face greater scrutiny over how they source tinned tuna as Greenpeace expands its tuna survey…
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NewsAldi embraces sustainable design for Goldthorpe DC
Aldi has embraced a sustainable build for its new distribution centre in Goldthorpe.
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NewsSainsbury’s teams up with Google on food waste website
Sainsbury’s is bidding to help families cut down their food waste with a new online tool called Sainsbury’s Food Rescue.
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NewsCoca-Cola's lighter 500ml bottle slashes CO2
Coca-Cola Enterprises has developed a lighter 500ml bottle that it says will save an estimated 550 tonnes of CO2 a year…
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NewsCompany Shop joins elite LSE scheme for small businesses
Company Shop, one of the UK’s largest redistributors of surplus food, has won a place on a London Stock Exchange scheme to help small businesses.
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NewsCCE seeks to increase domestic recycling with new bin designs
Coca-Cola Enterprises is harnessing the power of social media to find new prototype designs for domestic recycling bins…
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NewsSolar energy saves Oakland International £30k a year
Oakland International is set to cash in on annual savings of £30,000 after switching to solar energy…
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NewsWalmart claims 40% energy savings thanks to LED lighting
Walmart has claimed that a rollout of new ceiling lighting fixtures will reduce energy consumption by up to 40% per store…
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NewsAsda aims to slash emissions with greener trucks
Asda has claimed it is on target to reduce emissions from transport operations by 60% over the next 12 months after upgrading its fleet with new eco-friendly refrigeration units.
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NewsSupermarkets should ditch bogofs in war on food waste, Lords say
Supermarkets must take far greater responsibility for the battle against food waste and move away from wasteful bogof offers, a House of Lords committee has urged.
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NewsBadger cull rollout paused as Defra launches bovine TB strategy
The government will not roll out badger culling across the country until changes have been made in the existing cull areas of Gloucestershire and Somerset, Owen Paterson has said.
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NewsDHL to cut road miles with Lidl delivery contract extension
DHL has won a contract extension to deliver to Lidl stores until 2017…
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NewsFareShare hails 30% jump in surplus food donations
FareShare, which redistributes surplus food to charities in the UK, says it has seen a 30% increase in donations over the past 12 months but is calling on industry to do more.
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NewsFirst Milk boosts production of high-value whey concentrate
First Milk has installed whey processing equipment at its Campbeltown cheese factory…
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NewsWaitrose gets six new eco-friendly lorries on the road
Six eco-friendly Waitrose lorries designed with the help of Cambridge University professors have hit the roads…
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NewsCo-op stripped of chicken welfare award
The Co-operative Food’s ethical credentials have been dealt a blow after the retailer was stripped of a major chicken welfare award.
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NewsTesco defends position in Greenpeace tuna league
Tecso has defended criticism from Greenpeace of its tuna sourcing record.