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Fairtrade product sales hit record €8.5bn worldwide
Global sales of Fairtrade products rose eight per cent in 2017, generating premiums of €178m for farmer and worker organisations, annual report reveals
How microplastics salted the Earth: Over 90 per cent of salt brands studied found to contain microplastics
Study sampled a range of salt brands globally and found over 90 per cent contained microplastics
Future Jobs: How green farmers are enjoying organic growth
Scottish farmer Pete Ritchie has embraced growing demand for organic produce and is reaping the rewards
The BusinessGreen Guide to the SDGs: SDG12 - Responsible consumption and production
How will be businesses be impacted by the pledge to 'ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns'
Future Jobs: Meet the e-bike cargonauts
VIDEO: London-based e-cargobikes.com's riders deliver goods in busy urban areas on electric-assisted bicycles, saving time, money and pollution
Walmart sets blockchain mandate for salad suppliers
Lettuce growers and producers have less than a year to comply with the retail giant's new traceability mandate
The BusinessGreen Guide to the SDGs: SDG6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
How will can business contribute to the drive to 'ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all'?
The BusinessGreen Guide to the SDGs: SDG2 - Zero Hunger
Our at a glance guide to the SDGs continues with SDG2 and the pledge to 'end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture'
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
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
Government to fund ammonia emissions-busting farming taskforce
New £3m support scheme to help farmers tackle harmful emissions
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
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
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
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
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