Supply chain

Yum Bug confirms first permanent edible insect restaurant

Marketing

Yum Bug confirms first permanent edible insect restaurant

James Watt and Holly Branson-backed cricket-meat company announces flagship Finsbury Park restaurant following success of pop-up venture

clock 06 February 2024 • 3 min read
PwC: Four-in-five UK firms expect to raise prices in next two years due to high energy costs

Energy

PwC: Four-in-five UK firms expect to raise prices in next two years due to high energy costs

High energy costs have left more than 70 per cent of companies expecting to be less competitive over the next two years, new survey reveals

clock 05 February 2024 • 5 min read
Carbon Trust: Almost one-in-three large firms in 'state of paralysis' over net zero business case

Risk

Carbon Trust: Almost one-in-three large firms in 'state of paralysis' over net zero business case

Carbon Trust sets out 'five-step vision' to overcome barriers to corporate net zero strategies

clock 05 February 2024 • 3 min read
How the Red Sea Crisis could scupper shipping industry climate targets

Supplier

How the Red Sea Crisis could scupper shipping industry climate targets

Recent analysis finds more than 4,000-mile detour to avoid Red Sea attacks could dramatically increase global shipping industry's carbon emissions

clock 05 February 2024 • 5 min read
Asda to save over 60 tonnes of plastic a year with new beef packaging

Marketing

Asda to save over 60 tonnes of plastic a year with new beef packaging

Supermarket swaps Just Essentials beef mince plastic trays for vacuum-packed recyclable film

clock 02 February 2024 • 2 min read
'In bogs, not bags': Wildlife Trusts urges consumers to root out 'hidden peat'

Marketing

'In bogs, not bags': Wildlife Trusts urges consumers to root out 'hidden peat'

New campaign calls for 'hidden peat' labels on mushrooms, leafy salads, and houseplants grown using peat-based products

clock 02 February 2024 • 3 min read
Message in a bottle: Lessons from the launch of Ireland's deposit return recycling scheme

Recycling

Message in a bottle: Lessons from the launch of Ireland's deposit return recycling scheme

Irish consumers can now return empty drinks bottles and cans in exchange for money off their supermarket shop - yet plans for such a system in the UK have been dogged by dither, delay, and disruption

clock 01 February 2024 • 20 min read
M&S unveils greener sandwich packaging for in-store cafes

Supply chain

M&S unveils greener sandwich packaging for in-store cafes

Retailer says changes to sandwich and toastie packaging will remove 4.5 million units of plastic from its supply chain

clock 01 February 2024 • 1 min read
'The global food system holds the future of humanity in its hand': How to fix broken food system economics

Policy

'The global food system holds the future of humanity in its hand': How to fix broken food system economics

A major new report sets out the economic rationale for delivering a sustainable food system that can tackle climate change

clock 29 January 2024 • 6 min read
IKEA cuts carbon emissions 12.7 per cent while increasing revenue by almost a third

Supply chain

IKEA cuts carbon emissions 12.7 per cent while increasing revenue by almost a third

Ingka Group reveals total climate footprint has shrunk by almost 25 per cent since 2016

clock 26 January 2024 • 4 min read