Sustainability news – Page 84
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NewsSupermarkets write to MSC over tuna certification concerns
Waitrose, Tesco, M&S and Sainsbury’s have all written to the MSC over compartmentalisation of fisheries issue
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NewsFDF members already close to 2025 target of 55% cut in CO2
The trade group said the 51% reduction in CO2 achieved could be attributed to energy efficiency and decarbonisation
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NewsBritvic launches A Healthier Everyday sustainability drive
The initiative aims to help consumers make healthier choices, support the wellbeing of communities, and minimise Britvic’s environmental impact.
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News'US trade deal risks not limited to chlorinated chicken'
The NGO has listed ten key food safety ‘risks’ from a potential trade deal with the US in a report published this week
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NewsPlastic-free aisles urged as PM guns for avoidable plastic waste
Environmental plan proposes aisles without any plastic packaging, where all food is sold loose
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NewsCo-op's Steve Murrells urges post-Brexit EU partnership
Murrells welcomed Michael Gove’s pledge that payments to farmers would be extended post-Brexit
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NewsMPs call for 25p 'latte levy' on disposable coffee cups
The Environmental Audit Committee said the tax is needed to halt the ‘avoidable waste problem’ of 2.5bn coffee cups
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NewsOcean fears prompt MPs to push for UK-wide deposit return scheme
The Environmental Audit Committee heard that plastic pollution in the sea would outweigh fish by 2050 without action
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NewsMRH links with car makers for Ionity charging station drive
Partnership will see 400 ‘fast charging stations’ built across the continent by 2020
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NewsNestlé plans to make food redistribution economically viable
Nestlé and Company Shop are creating a site assessment system they plan to share with all suppliers
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NewsStarbucks and Costa sign up to Refill free tap water campaign
The Refill initiative includes a free app that maps out refill stations
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NewsExperts warn meat tax would gamble with consumer health
Mick Sloyan of AHDB warned a meat tax was an “incredibly blunt tool for a complex problem”
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NewsFyffes' Ethical Trading Initiative suspension upheld
Suspension from NGO will continue into the new year due to ongoing labour dispute, ETI says
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NewsPret a Manger to double reusable cup discount to 50p
The coffee chain will also explore adding china cups to more of its shops with seats
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NewsCommunity Fridge secures funding to roll out project across UK
Food waste charity Hubbub will provide 50 community fridges after receiving £160,000 of lottery funding…
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NewsPret a Manger to double reusable cup discount to 50p
The coffee chain will also explore adding china cups to more of its shops with seats
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NewsUK performing "badly" on sustainable agriculture
It ranked 10th out of 34 countries in the 2017 Food Sustainability Index (FSI)
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NewsIceland and the Co-op back UK deposit return scheme plan
The retailers also called for rivals to join in their support for DRS
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NewsJJ Food Service shows off potato sustainability in new push
JJ Food Service has sold one million cases of the chips this year
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NewsFareShare seeks volunteers for 10th Food Collection with Tesco
The charity requires hundreds of volunteers willing to commit to a three-hour shift at Tesco