Sustainability news – Page 78
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NewsOcado switches to digital receipts in move to save paper
From this week, deliveries no longer include paper receipts but they can still be viewed in Ocado’s app
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NewsFood waste: government commits £15m to subsidise redistribution
Gove to announce food waste redistribution subsidy plan today at Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham
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NewsRetailers importing potatoes in short supply after heatwave
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda have all been stocking produce from as far afield as Israel
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NewsPepsiCo stops sourcing palm oil from Indofood
PepsiCo has now suspended direct and indirect purchasing of palm oil from IndoAgri, a subsidiary of its joint venture partner
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NewsWaitrose to stock eco-friendly sandwich wraps and bags
The Bee’s Wrap products will be in stores from this week
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NewsScottish DRS could undermine minimum unit pricing, warns Scottish Beer & Pub Association
The Scottish government’s consultation on its DRS plans closed yesterday.
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NewsScottish retail leaders warn of isolated DRS chaos
The Scottish government’s consultation on its DRS plans closed today
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NewsTesco suppliers reveal food waste figures of 700,000 tonnes
Figures are from 27 suppliers who agreed to share their waste data last year
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NewsWrap and IGD 'Roadmap' signatories pledge to halve food waste by 2030
So far 89 companies have signed up to the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
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NewsBritish Coffee Association outlines sustainability plan
It comes as the latest statistics from the BCA show Brits drink 95 million cups of coffee every day.
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NewsCo-op introduces first compostable 5p bags
The bags are part of a major new ethical strategy for the retailer launching next week
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NewsGail's Bakery unveils loaf made from surplus bread
Waste Bread is made by turning leftover bread into a porridge, before adding it into dough…
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NewsLittle Freddie to launch sustainability campaign
The campaign will include making its packaging fully recyclable or reusable and reducing food waste.
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NewsJJ Food Service slashes CO2 emissions with telematics
JJ has reduced the time its lorries spend idling by 70%
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NewsAB InBev to open new 23 million pint automated warehouse
Automation in the warehouse will save some 605 tonnes of CO2 per year
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NewsAsda to cut fridge energy use with Formula 1-inspired tech
New technology is being rolled out to nearly 200 Asda supermarkets
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NewsNo-deal Brexit disastrous for developing world farmers
Farmers were at risk of companies switching sourcing arrangements while preferential tariffs offered by the EU could come to an end, according to Fairtrade report
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News'Zero-waste' grocery store BYO opens in Tooting, London
BYO only stocks vegan and plant-based items, in line with its environmentally friendly mission
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NewsAgriculture bill given cautious welcome
The bill would deliver a ‘green Brexit’, said Michael Gove and ‘take back control for farmers’
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NewsAgriculture Bill to 'liberate' UK food sector, claims Gove
The new Bill will be published later today and would allow the UK to ‘take back control for farmers after almost 50 years