Supply chain

Sidelines of Summit deliver wave of pledges to boost the sustainability of food systems, but green groups voice frustration that action to tackle agrigultural emissions remain off the menu in the formal negotiations

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay defends UK's record on nature protection at COP28, as Defra confirms list of commodities targeted by proposed rules to combat deforestation in supply chains

Governments, funders and businesses are rolling up their sleeves at the climate summit to transform food systems

Sustainable Markets Initiative's Agribusiness Task Force launches blended finance framework designed to make regenerative farming financially viable for farmers worldwide

European Commission offers to delay imposition of 'Rules of Origin' on electric vehicles and batteries made outside the EU for three years, as UK touts £70m motorway chargepoint trial

UK Infrastructure Bank pledges £60m to move towards improved semiconductor supply chains and a reindustrialised north east

Financing climate adaptation and resilience provides opportunity for businesses and private investors, BCG, GRP and USAID study claims

Bananas, rice, tea, coffee and sugar among £8bn of UK food imports from countries struggling to cope with increasingly extreme weather, ECIU analysis finds

The UN negotiations are over halfway done and big questions linger - how can nations create a treaty that makes a difference?

Food giant says 'reuse' of popular adverts for M&Ms, Twix, and Bounty will save emissions and promote wider efforts to cut emissions across its value chain