Sustainability news – Page 11
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NewsSainsbury’s to donate ‘every penny’ of own-label pasta sales to fight school holiday hunger
Sainsbury’s donations would focus on helping the estimated 900,000 UK children who live in food poverty yet remain ineligible for government food clubs
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NewsDozens of farmers secure access to water following EA case
Current restrictions will be lifted for approximately 150 of the 240 farmers impacted by a cessation order announced last week
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NewsHenry Dimbleby warns government’s Food Strategy is ‘worthless’ without backing from PM
‘To guarantee success, the prime minister needs to step in,’ said Dimbleby
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NewsEV charge point policy a big opportunity for retailers, government says
‘Immediate changes’ will allow larger EV charging hubs to be signposted from major A-roads for the first time
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NewsWelsh government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme still concerning farmers
Earlier proposals for the subsidy scheme had led to a series of farmer protests across Wales
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NewsHot weather drives earlier harvest and raises wildfire risk
The first report of the 2025/26 season showed multiple reports of winter barley being cut in June
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NewsFood white paper ‘erased’ from Food Strategy after claims of No 10 intervention
It is understood proposals to set out plans for future policies and possibly legislation, which were included in an original draft of the proposals, were ditched after intervention from No 10
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NewsDefra sets out 10-point Food Strategy plan for healthier food and greener supply chain
The outcomes framework includes demands of the industry to make healthy food more affordable and to step up action to tackle the obesity crisis
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NewsCritical deforested soy moratorium under threat, food businesses warn
The voluntary moratorium aimed to eliminate deforestation from Amazon soybean supply chains after 2008
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NewsBidfood launches recipe book and tech innovations to boost foodservice
The changes come as Bidfood urges greater collaboration across the supply chain to improve foodservice
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NewsM&S backing projects to cut emissions in strawberry and chicken farming, with £1m funding
Both projects are receiving some of M&S’s £1m in annual funding for emission-reducing innovations
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NewsLavazza warns EDR will be ‘very tough’ for coffee producers
The Italian coffee giant’s chairman Guiseppe Lavazza said the European Deforestation Regulation would lead to tight supply and price hikes
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NewsTesco accused of ducking climate whistleblower claims
At its AGM last month the supermarket was questioned by campaign group ShareAction on its plans to publish its response to the bombshell memo to shareholders
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NewsPlastic-free oral care brand Pärla adds its first toothpaste tubes
Enamel Protect, Bio Balance and Pro Whitening are available now from the Pärla website
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NewsDairy Roadmap expands to include supermarkets in bid to slash emissions
The scheme, launched in 2008 in a bid to improve sustainability within the dairy sector, has created a new governance structure
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NewsWho Gives a Crap wins first Tesco listings for paper products
To support the launch into Tesco, Who Gives A crap has added a ‘mega-length’ toilet roll
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NewsFarmers offered £150m Capital Grants to help boost profits
It funds a wide-range of on-farm projects – from tree planting and flood prevention to improved slurry storage and water filtration
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NewsScampi fishery hits milestone in improvement plan
The UK Nephrops Fishery Improvement Project aims to improve fishing practices and management across fisheries
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NewsRefrigeration accounts up to 70% of supermarket carbon emissions
Up to 70% of the global supermarket sector’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions currently stem from cooling systems, either within stores or across the supply chain, a new ‘first of its kind’ report from the Environmental Investigation Agency has revealed
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NewsCompany Shop rolls out robots and AI in Barnsley warehouse
Company Shop Group has partnered with real-time warehouse visibility and automation provider Dexory on the work