Supply chain
Cargill beefs up pledge to end cocoa deforestation
New Protect Our Planet strategy sets out plan for eliminating deforestation from agri-business giant's cocoa supply chain
Landsec teams up with coffee retailers on industry cup recycling drive
Property giant partners with consortium led by Costa Coffee in bid to establish effective industry chain for coffee cup recycling across its retail estate
For miners and heavy industry carbon pricing can help cut climate emissions faster
Tom Butler CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals explains why the sector is keen to see carbon pricing schemes expanded - and fast
'Potential breakthrough': Palm oil giant Wilmar steps up 'no deforestation' efforts
World's largest palm oil trader, which had come under fire from Greenpeace, unveils palm oil supplier monitoring programme
SDG2: Can businesses help the world win the war on hunger?
The world is on the cusp of an agricultural revolution, and businesses can help lead the way
3M orders up greener Post-its, and a lot more besides
Global giant announces new sustainable product development strategy
Diageo serves up fresh African supply chain sustainability efforts
Drinks giant unveils plans to increase spending on local raw materials in updated sustainable agriculture strategy
'Mother of all sustainability challenges': Report urges global diet and farming overhaul
Scale of challenge to feed growing population while cutting emissions is greater than previously thought, finds WRI report
Wearable waste 'breakthrough': Company creates 'tree-free' jumper from coconuts
Fashion garment is the world's first made from liquid waste, claims Australian biomaterial tech firm Nanollose
Survey: A third of firms worldwide targeting more sustainable supply chains
New HSBC study suggests growing trend as firms step up efforts to overhaul supply chains to boost ethical and environmental performance
Stella McCartney announces UN sustainable fashion charter
Luxury designer reveals new UN charter at fashion conference in UK, ahead of official launch at COP24 next week
Waste not, want not
If we really want to solve the problem of food waste it is going to take more than eating wonky veg, argues Louise Gray, it is going to mean looking in your own fridge
Global food system is broken, say world's science academies
Radical overhaul in farming and consumption, with less meat eating, needed to avoid hunger and climate catastrophe
Fleet operators signal EV excitement
Poll of major fleet operators found vast majority expect to increase their reliance on electric vehicles in the coming years
Palm oil bar codes launched to help consumers spot unsustainable supply chain
Social enterprise Giki has created a 'palm oil detector' to help shoppers identify products made with sustainable palm oil
Plastic straws to disappear from Legoland, Madame Tussauds, and Sea Life attractions
Operator Merlin Entertainments to phase out plastic straws at all its owned attractions worldwide by the end of 2018
MPs raise alarm over nitrate pollution 'time bomb'
Environmental Audit Committee calls for robust new regulatory and enforcement regime to tackle soil and water pollution
UK farmers keen to boost their green credentials, McDonald's survey claims
Poll of 500 farmers commissioned by fast food giant finds overwhelming majority have measures in place to drive environmental improvements
Could this be the world's first ultra-low emission quarry?
Volvo and Skanska have been testing a range of prototype equipment, in a bid to create the world's first emissions free quarry in Sweden
AMT Coffee brews up fully compostable plant-based cups and lids
UK coffee retailer rolls out bio-compostable cups and lids, which it claims naturally decompose within a year
Rio Tinto to brew up greener aluminium for Nespresso coffee pods
New memorandum of understanding will see mining giant work with coffee brand to fulfil its pledge to source 100 per cent 'sustainable aluminium' by 2020
SDG1 Case Study: How Burberry is helping Afghan goat farmers cash in on cashmere
Despite its luxury cachet, many of Afghanistan's cashmere farmers still live in extreme poverty - Fashion giant Burberry has teamed up Oxfam and PUR Projet to try and change things for the better
Is palm oil the new plastic? Big brands and suppliers under fire over deforestation
Palm oil controversy continues as new report accuses firms of failing to adequately enforce zero deforestation pledges
France aims to ban deforestation imports by 2030
New French strategy puts pressure on Brussels to set an EU-wide action plan to stop agricultural trade destroying forests
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