Sustainability news – Page 5
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NewsWorld leaders urged to put food waste at centre of COP30
A raft of leading climate and food waste organisations held a webinar yesterday ahead of the event, which starts on 10 November in Belém
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NewsEnvironment Agency: Drought to run into 2026 without more rain
Despite recent rainfall, the National Drought Group warned England must ‘prepare for ongoing drought’ unless there was significant rainfall at the end of this this year and heading into the next
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NewsPremier Foods slashes Mr Kipling emissions with £2.1m solar mega-farm
The £2.1m solar array will provide up to 70% of the 1,000-person Mr Kipling factory’s peak electricity demand, slashing both emissions and electricity costs for the site
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NewsRed Tractor appoints new poultry and fresh produce sector chairs
Both will also join the Red Tractor board of directors and help to shape the strategic direction of the organisation
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NewsHalf of households sold out-of-date food by supermarkets, finds survey
The average adult in the UK bins groceries worth £17.90 a month – the equivalent of £214.27 every year, the poll found
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NewsBeyond Meat reveals new ‘premium packaging design’ for UK and Europe
Beyond Meat has revealed a bold new packaging design, which it says underscores its ‘commitment to continuous innovation and to the planet’
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NewsFDF launches nature guide to help suppliers tackle biodiversity loss
The handbook outlines how food and drink manufacturers can drive investment in nature restoration and regenerative farming
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NewsMondra closes £10m Series A for European expansion of supply chain resilience platform
The tech firm, which was developed in coalition with the British Retail Consortium, works will the likes of Lidl, Aldi, Tesco and Co-op
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NewsEC u-turns on controversial EUDR delay with ‘simplified’ regulation set to roll out
The delay had provoked outcry from climate campaign groups, plus brands such as Nestlé, Mars Wrigley and Ferrero
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NewsCampaigners call on RSPCA Assured to end Cranswick endorsement
Animal protection campaigners have said Cherry Tree Farm in Norfolk is the subject of environmental breaches and unlawful development but continues to be part of the scheme
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NewsDeposit return scheme: Wales to stand firm on glass inclusion
Welsh deputy first minister Huw Irranca-Davies told The Grocer the Welsh government was working with drinks companies ‘large and small’ on a new reuse model for glass
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NewsKey fish stocks continuing to decline, Good Fish Guide warns
North Sea herring has been downgraded due to an increased fishing pressure
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NewsWaitrose lists ‘world’s first’ instant coffee in 100% cardboard recyclable packaging
Presto has spent two years developing its new instant range of coffee
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NewsUK unprepared for climate challenges now and for the future, Climate Change Committee warns
The CCC said the UK had not yet adapted to ’the changes in weather and climate that we are living with today, let alone those that are expected over coming decades’
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NewsCountryside Stewardship funds extended for next year
Defra secretary Emma Reynolds and NFU president Tom Bradshaw had a meeting and confirmed the extension of the scheme, which was due to expire at the end of the year
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NewsCentral Co-op cuts 8,800 tonnes of food waste thanks to markdown tech
Central Co-op has stopped 8,800 tonnes of food waste from reaching landfill over three years thanks to its partnership with markdown technology provider Retail Insight
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NewsNew Zealand under fire from campaigners over watered-down methane emission targets
New Zealand has cut its methane reduction target, based on the principle of ‘no additional warming’
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NewsUK food needs radical and urgent transformation, new study finds
The report, The Roadmap for Resilience: A UK Food Plan for 2050, has said that if there is no action the UK will lurch from crisis to crisis, including from food price shocks, climate disasters and weakening economic productivity
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NewsRed Tractor slams ASA after advert banned for ‘misleading’ consumers
The farm assurance scheme’s advert, last aired in 2023, was found by the ASA to have misled consumers over its environmental standards
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NewsDeforestation lining UK financiers’ pockets, report warns
Analysis of hundreds of thousands of deals with major deforestation-linked companies netted lenders, investors and insurers $26bn from financing deforestation-related activity