'The clock is ticking': Are the wheels coming off UK supermarkets' climate and nature drive?

Stuart Stone
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WWF warns that climate impacts and nature loss are threatening food security, as retailers drive towards environmental goals stalls

Escalating climate impacts and a broken food system are heaping pressure on global supply chains and driving up consumer prices. That is according to WWF's fourth What's in Store for the Planet report,...

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