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On-pack footprints ‘would be damaging’
Carbon labels and traffic lights are a “meaningless” and even damaging way of communicating carbon footprinting information to consumers, the lead researcher of a major new carbon project has astonishingly claimed. “If you start putting individual...
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High oil costs fuel new collaboration scheme
With soaring fuel prices, the need to cut costs as well as carbon emissions has never been greater. Last week, The Grocer revealed details of a groundbreaking collaborative distribution scheme involving 37 retailers and suppliers,...
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Macca champions Meatfree Monday
Sir Paul McCartney has called on Britons to embrace 'Meat-Free Monday' to cut carbon emissions. The concept of cutting out meat one day a week has taken off in Australia as shoppers have become conscious of the environmental impact of...
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Fiji Water hits back at eco-policy critics
Fiji Water has hit back at critics of its eco claims by becoming the first water brand to publish its carbon footprint. It hopes that by joining the Carbon Disclosure Project - a scheme that measures emissions for the entire supply chain - it...
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Icelandic gets slot in movies
Carbon-neutral water brand Icelandic Glacial has secured product placement in 10 Hollywood films this year as it sets out to become a top-five player in the UK market.The movies What Happens in Vegas starring Cameron Diaz, Righteous Kill...
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Innocent cuts emissions with greener bottles
Smoothie maker Innocent Drinks says it has cut its carbon footprint by 15% just six months after joining the Carbon Trust's eco-labelling scheme.The company said it had cut emissions by switching to 100%-recycled plastic bottles...
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Asda farm scheme to cut emissions by 10%
Asda is asking its dairy farmers to sign up to a major carbon reduction programme in an effort to make its milk more environmentally friendly. In what is thought to be the first such scheme for farmers, the multiple has drawn up targets...
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Longer Lasting roll reduces footprint
Andrex is the first toilet paper brand to claim a reduced carbon footprint with Andrex Longer Lasting, launched this month.The white roll has 50% more tissue than regular Andrex and uses less pulp and fibre. The new packaging...
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Low-carb labels try to earn a little respect...
Last week, the Carbon Trust, Defra and BSI British Standards joined forces to develop a standard method for measuring greenhouse gas emissions generated by food and drink production with a view to launching a standardised low-carbon...
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Why Tangerine won't support Fairtrade
Sir; I was interested to read that the Soil Association is looking into food miles ('This week's hot topic,' The Grocer, 2 June, p3) and that the Carbon Trust is closer to agreeing a common carbon footprint labelling standard ('Trust's plan eases...
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Eco-friendly egg is rolled out by Asda
Asda is to roll out the country's first ecological egg to all its English and Welsh stores.From Monday (11 June), branded Respectful Eggs from a handful of low-carbon farms in Lincolnshire will go on sale in 280 Asda stores. It follows a...
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counting the cost
While the industry has broadly welcomed the Defra announcement, concerns have been expressed about how cost prohibitive a carbon labelling scheme would be. Speaking at the Climate Change and the Food Industry conference in London...
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How green are the big brands?
High-profile green initiatives from the retailers have dominated recent headlines. Take Marks & Spencer's pledge to be carbon- neutral within five years, Tesco's 10-point community plan and the Anya Hindmarch reusable shopping bag being sold by...
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Buyer Survey
Much has been written about the food and drink industry's attempts to reduce its carbon footprint but labels on food that encourage shoppers to save the planet will take time to catch on, according to buyers in our survey.While they all...
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Environmental
Carbon is not just an issue for carbonated drinks. Across the range of beverages, consumers now care about the carbon footprint of what they are buying, both in terms of food miles and the environmental soundness of the packaging. They are also...
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British tomatoes cut CO2 emissions
A 14-acre tomato growing operation at Wissington in Norfolk has given a new meaning to the term 'greenhouse gas'.The new £6m tomato farm is reusing waste carbon dioxide and heat from British Sugar's neighbouring sugar beet processing...
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Green label warerupts
Another labelling war looks a step closer after Tesco signalled it would not be adopting the Carbon Trust's new carbon footprint labelling scheme as it stands.As the Trust's label appeared on Walkers cheese and onion crisps for the first...
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Small label - big difference?
It's not often Tesco is beaten at its own game, but its plan to launch a carbon footprint label was trumped last month by a packet of cheese and onion crisps. Walkers crisps will become the first product to carry the new Carbon Trust label,...
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Talking shop
?The ongoing food miles debate has moved on to carbon footprints, but that could boost UK-grown produce and improve supply chains, says William Burgess, CEO of Produce World.The debate about food miles is always an interesting one....
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Talking shop
?The ongoing food miles debate has moved on to carbon footprints, but that could boost UK-grown produce and improve supply chains, says William Burgess, CEO of Produce World.The debate about food miles is always an interesting one....