Sustainability news – Page 120
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Arla trialling power from waste system
Arla Foods is testing new technology that will allow it to power its plants by converting waste into energy.
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Lambing season under threat from new virus
British sheep farmers are bracing themselves for a nail-biting lambing season this spring
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New eco label mooted for sustainable EU fish
The EC should introduce a new ‘eco label’ for EU-caught fish, a senior EU fisheries politician has proposed in a key report on the Common Fisheries Policy reform.
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Sainsbury’s to sponsor tree planting project
Sainsbury’s is backing the Woodland Trust’s Jubilee Woods project, which is aiming to plant six million native British trees to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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Asda launches green push with suppliers
Asda has launched a major environmental drive involving more than 70 of its leading suppliers.
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Revamped Coke app urges people to trace CO2 footprints
A new version of the Trace Your Coke web app lets consumers work out how their own actions affect the carbon footprint of their drink.
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Dual-fuel lorries give Nisa greener delivery
Nisa’s lorries are about to get greener thanks to new dual-fuel technology.
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Philip Dennis spends big on wind turbine
Devon foodservice wholesaler Philip Dennis has invested £1.2m in a wind turbine that will produce enough electricity to power its Ilfracombe depot.
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Asda banana trays to slash use of cardboard by 15 million kgs
Asda is set to reduce its cardboard usage by15 million kgs a year following a move to shelf-ready plastic trays for its bananas.
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'Frustrated' Tesco ditches eco-labels
Tesco will no longer feature the Carbon Trust’s carbon reduction label on its products, claiming it is too time-consuming and expensive to justify.
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Alaska salmon fishery exits MSC scheme
Fish buyers are set to lose a major source of MSC-accredited fish after the shock departure of the Alaska salmon fishery from the scheme.
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Climate change could be boon for UK fruit trade
Peaches and apricots grown in the UK, along with grapes, soya and sunflowers – that is the prospect for the century ahead as climate change sends temperatures rising, Defra has said.
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MP to sell food too ‘ugly’ for supermarkets
A Tory MP has announced plans to launch an initiative to buy up food deemed too unattractive by supermarkets and sell it on to consumers.
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Waitrose ahead of the game on environmental health
Waitrose has become the first retailer to achieve corporate membership of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
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M&S steps up Groundwork partnership to clear up parks
Marks & Spencer has launched a campaign in association with environmental charity Groundwork to make better use of parks, gardens and other green spaces.
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Waitrose rolls out hybrid delivery truck
Waitrose is rolling out its most eco-friendly delivery vehicle yet.
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Wrap: promotions do not add to waste pile
Though widely condemned as a major factor in the nation’s £17bn food waste mountain, a new report shows bogofs have been given a raw deal.
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Tesco cuts weight of Champagne bottles
Tesco has rolled out its first lighter-weight Champagne bottles and announced plans to reduce the weight of all of its bottles of fizz.
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Slow start to winter leaves the mince pies stuck in Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s shoppers have shunned mince pies because of the unseasonal warm weather.
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Ecolabel could roll out to cheese and yoghurt
Yoghurts, cheese and processed fish could soon carry a new environmental logo if plans to extend the EU’s Ecolabel to food come to fruition.