Supply chain

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
Study: Circular business investment spikes as nine-in-10 industrial firms hit by resource scarcity

Investment

Study: Circular business investment spikes as nine-in-10 industrial firms hit by resource scarcity

ABB report finds 91 per cent of industrial firms affected by resource scarcity, prompting two-thirds to increase investment in circular solutions

clock 25 January 2024 • 4 min read
'Beef Sustainability Pilot': Co-op to reward farmers that slash emissions

Supply chain

'Beef Sustainability Pilot': Co-op to reward farmers that slash emissions

Two-year pilot scheme will see beef farmers rewarded for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions

clock 25 January 2024 • 1 min read
Five years in, how does General Mills' regenerative agriculture commitment measure up?

Supply chain

Five years in, how does General Mills' regenerative agriculture commitment measure up?

General Mills aims to spur 'systems change' and advance regenerative agriculture on one million acres of land by 2030

clock 19 January 2024 • 6 min read
Microsoft to buy enough US-made solar panels to power 1.8 million homes

Solar

Microsoft to buy enough US-made solar panels to power 1.8 million homes

New deal to fund 12GW of solar capacity from Qcells over the next eight years

clock 19 January 2024 • 3 min read