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Food waste: Companies increasingly targeting waste reduction, report finds
Champions 12.3 coalition assesses progress towards meeting UN SDG to halve global food waste by 2030
From the Peasgood's Nonsuch to the Arlingham Schoolboy: Why rare apples matter
October is peak apple season in the UK but you'll be lucky to find more than four varieties in the supermarket - Louise Gray asks what happened to diversity in our shopping baskets?
OGCI: Oil and gas coalition sets first collective methane reduction goal
Oil and Gas Climate Initiative targets cut in average methane intensity of aggregated upstream operations by one fifth by 2025
Key Tesco suppliers to publish food waste data
Mars, Nestlé, and Unilever among those set to publish food waste date within 12 months as part of Champions 12.3 coalition
'Game-changer': Industry groups unveil green mortgage standards
Alliance of Green Building Councils launch new report detailing how mortgage providers can help accelerate low carbon transition
Co-op unveils 'compostable' bags as it plots single-use plastics ban
Supermarket plans to phase out own brand, single-use plastic packaging within five years, as rival Lidl announces ban on black plastic across fruit and veg range
110 primary schools in England to serve children meat-free meals
Programme to encourage pupils to choose healthier and more sustainable options
Active Building: Government announces £36m of R&D funding to support power-generating construction materials
Consortium led by Swansea University secures government funding to support next phase of 'active building' clean energy R&D project
Government to fund ammonia emissions-busting farming taskforce
New £3m support scheme to help farmers tackle harmful emissions
Businesses, cities, and regions pledge to deliver net zero building sector by 2050
Signatories make combined pledge to eliminate 192 million tonnes of carbon emissions from buildings by 2050
Scotland launches Just Transition Commission to 'pave way to low carbon future'
Scottish Government announces taskforce to advise on achieving a fair transition away from fossil fuels that maximises opportunities arising from decarbonisation
Hellmann's launches vegan mayo in the UK
New sauce aims to tap into growing market for plant-based products
Clean Van Commitment: UK fleets join forces to kick-start electric van switch
Tesco, Network Rail, and Anglian Water join new coalition that will today set out plans to replace 18,000 diesel vans with electric models by 2028
New soy financing initiative aims to beef up protection for Cerrado forests
Bunge, Banco Santander Brasil, and The Nature Conservancy join forces to launch new programme designed to help curb Brazilian deforestation
Ukip MEP sparks outrage with report denying human role in climate change
Report blames climate change on cosmic ray fluctuations and sunspot activity, drawing derision from climate scientists
'World's most advanced' vertical farm opens in Scotland
Scottish agritech company Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) claims its first vertical farming facility has patented technologies to cut production costs
From London to San Jose, global cities unite to make new buildings 'Net-Zero Carbon' by 2030
19 Mayors from around the world sign up to Net Zero Carbon Declaration
Bananas are no joke
In her latest Table Talk column Louise Gray warns that choosing fairtrade, organic or Rainforest Alliance is no longer enough to save the humble banana
Hackney eyes underground park heat pumps
Council teams up with 10:10 and Scene to look at whether installing underground heat pumps in green spaces could generate revenue for services
Solar savings: White Rose Shopping Centre cuts grid power demand by more than a fifth
Landsec confirms that a year on from completing the installation of the UK retail sector's largest solar project it has cut electricity demand from the grid by 22 per cent
C&A launches 'world's most sustainable jeans'
'Cradle to cradle' jeans are made with sustainable materials and will retail for just €29
Greenpeace welcomes sustainable seafood progress from US food retailers
But campaign group urges rapid action to curb the growing impact of single-use plastics on oceans and marine life
Food waste start-up Karma partners with Electrolux after £12m boost
Partnership will help Karma scale its digital marketplace to help restaurants and retailers cut food waste
On glyphosate, bad science, and precautionary principles
Tom Chivers reckons the case for a crackdown on glyphosates is remarkably weak, but it is still a good thing that it is being presented
