Sustainability news – Page 91
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NewsScots indies back deposit refund scheme for bottles and cans
Customers could receive a small reward for returning used bottles and cans to retailers
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NewsTwelve cocoa companies commit to end rainforest destruction
Nestlé, Mondelez, Mars and palm oil producer Olam came together with the Prince of Wales to pledge plan of action
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NewsTesco launches 'food waste hotline' to aid suppliers
Tesco said hotline would serve as a new link between suppliers and its product teams
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NewsFDF launches new sustainability packaging checklist
The new document produced with Incpen urges companies to slash the environmental impact of their products’ packaging
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NewsSainsbury's continues to back food waste programme
Retailer could miss 50% food waste reduction target in year-long Swadlincote trial
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NewsThe Co-op and Mars back Manufacture 2030 sustainability plan
The platform includes online hubs allowing shared access to information about energy, waste and water usage
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NewsFood waste investment generates 14-fold return, finds study
A report on the business case for curbing food waste is presented by Champions 12.3, a group of 41 leaders across public and private sectors chaired by Tesco CEO Dave Lewis
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NewsDanone and Nestlé Waters team up for bio-based PET bottle
The two suppliers have formed the NaturALL Bottle Alliance with startup Origin Materials
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NewsIrresponsible redistribution could wreck food waste efforts
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis has urged the industry to redistribute surplus food “responsibly”
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NewsSainsbury's takes top spot for MSC seafood
Retailer is now best in world for suatainable seafood, but Morrisons is worst-ranked
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NewsStartup coffee brand Halo adds fully biodegradeable pods
The lineup is made from a “100% natural” mix of fibres, including bamboo and paper
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NewsScrapping of use-by-dates on milk urged in bid to cut waste
Wrap report urges more packaging changes to cut food waste
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NewsBibby changes tanker units to slash juice transport CO2
Bibby Distribution has slashed the carbon emissions involved in transporting fruit juice by using lighter tanker units
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NewsShell opens first zero-emissions refuelling station in UK
ITM Power created the site for hydrogen-powered cars at the oil company’s Cobham service station on the M2
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NewsSainsbury's to remove all plastic from its cotton buds
Supermarket will use a biodegradable glue having already pledged to replace the plastic stick with paper by the end of 2017
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NewsWaitrose adds 10 biomethane-fuelled trucks to fleet
Each new truck cost Waitrose 50% more than the diesel equivalent, but offers fuel savings of up to £20,000 annually
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NewsCoca-Cola in shock move to back bottle DRS schemes
Coca-Cola is to swing its weight behind controversial plans for a bottle deposit return scheme (DRS) in the UK having been the focus of attacks by campaign groups and the media for spearheading opposition to the idea
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NewsFood waste webinar: meet the panellists
The broadcast will feature experts from Tesco, Unilever, FareShare and Company Shop
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NewsQuiz industry leaders on food waste in The Grocer's webinar
“A unique opportunity to grill some of the biggest names in food and drink on the industry’s biggest challenge”
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NewsNew Co-op ad champions Fairtrade and British sourcing
The society is targeting a million new members by the end of 2017 - a year ahead of its original plans