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Global Briefing: Saudi Arabia plots car-free city stretching 100 miles
Global Briefing: Saudi Arabia plots car-free city stretching 100 miles

Plus Danish diets, China climate policy signals, and all the top green business news from around the world this week

  • Management
  • 15 January 2021
Government urged to step up promotion of climate-friendly diets
Government urged to step up promotion of climate-friendly diets

UK Health Alliance on Climate Change sets out sweeping proposals to boost demand for low emission foods, including plans for a new food carbon tax

  • Policy
  • 05 November 2020
Net Zero Festival: Changing diets for a changing climate
Net Zero Festival: Changing diets for a changing climate

VIDEO: Mike Barry hosts a discussion with a host of experts on delivering a more sustainable food system including Nomad Foods' Annelie Selander; PepsiCo's Chris Daly, Nando's Henry Unwin, University of Oxford's Michael Clark, and the Food Foundation's...

  • Supply chain
  • 28 October 2020
UK's first vegan 'butcher' to open in London
UK's first vegan 'butcher' to open in London

Rudy's Vegan Butcher promises to sell wide range of plant-based cuts of fake meat both in person and online as sustainable diet trend grows, but will its European counterparts be able to offer their own veggie 'burgers'?

  • Supply chain
  • 21 October 2020
Net Zero Festival: Provide tax breaks for climate-friendly dishes, Treasury urged
Net Zero Festival: Provide tax breaks for climate-friendly dishes, Treasury urged

Sustainable Restaurant Association argues diners should pay less for climate-friendly dishes, arguing tax breaks could support the hospitality sector post-Covid-19 and help drive more sustainable diets

  • Net Zero Now
  • 06 October 2020
An apple a day keeps the carbon away: Analysis of UK diet advice reveals emissions-saving potential
An apple a day keeps the carbon away: Analysis of UK diet advice reveals emissions-saving potential

Following government healthy eating guidelines could cut an individual's carbon emissions by almost a third, a new study has found

  • Science
  • 28 August 2020
'Historical underestimation': Nitrogen fertiliser 'overlooked' driver of climate change, Soil Association warns
'Historical underestimation': Nitrogen fertiliser 'overlooked' driver of climate change, Soil Association warns

Phase out of synthetic fertilisers and wider dietary shift away from intensively farmed meat urgently required to curb climate damaging gas, the Soil Association warns

  • Climate change
  • 21 August 2020
Research: Many Britons in the dark over CO2 impact of heating and eating
Research: Many Britons in the dark over CO2 impact of heating and eating

Energy Systems Catapult survey reveals high concern over climate change among the public, but less understanding of CO2 sources

  • Policy
  • 20 April 2020
Investing beyond meat
Investing beyond meat

Clean energy tends to dominate the climate conversation, but the shift toward more sustainable diets is also gathering pace, argues Martyn Jones of Liontrust's Sustainable Future UK Growth Fund

  • Investment
  • 25 March 2020
Study: Climate impact of butter 3.5 times greater than plant-based spreads
Study: Climate impact of butter 3.5 times greater than plant-based spreads

Cow's methane-heavy burps and farts blamed for CO2 associated with butter in study commissioned by margarine maker Upfield

  • Supply chain
  • 13 March 2020
'Astounding': 400,000 take part in Veganuary as plant-based food sales surge
'Astounding': 400,000 take part in Veganuary as plant-based food sales surge

Retailers and food outlets including Tesco, M&S, Burger King and Greggs report huge sales surge for new vegan food products

  • Supply chain
  • 03 February 2020
Here's how to get everyone to adopt a sustainable diet
Here's how to get everyone to adopt a sustainable diet

The Behavioural Insight Team has some crucial advice for government, businesses and civil society

  • Incentives
  • 30 January 2020
Vegan clean sweep of Hollywood award season as Academy plumps for plant-based menu
Vegan clean sweep of Hollywood award season as Academy plumps for plant-based menu

Joker star Joaquin Phoenix had advocated for a vegan menu at the Golden Globes ceremony held earlier this month

  • Supply chain
  • 29 January 2020
Going green: Just Eat delivers massive spike in vegan orders
Going green: Just Eat delivers massive spike in vegan orders

Just Eat data shows a 50 per cent year-on-year increase in orders of vegan dishes through January to March

  • Marketing
  • 17 January 2020
Burger King launches new plant-based Whopper…but it's not for vegans
Burger King launches new plant-based Whopper…but it's not for vegans

Soy patty will be cooked on the same grill as beef burgers, ruling it out for many vegetarians and vegans

  • Marketing
  • 07 January 2020
Have a butchers at this: Suffolk butchers to sell vegan meat alternatives
Have a butchers at this: Suffolk butchers to sell vegan meat alternatives

Thurston Butchers in Bury St Edmonds believes it will be first in the UK to stock plant-based chicken and bacon alternatives from vegan supplier THIS

  • Policy
  • 12 August 2019
Ready, steady, sustainable cook: Free green cookery classes launch across London
Ready, steady, sustainable cook: Free green cookery classes launch across London

30 free classes and workshops are aiming to cut down on food waste and inspire greener meals in the home

  • Supply chain
  • 02 July 2019
Plastics, palm oil, and veganism: How prepared are consumer goods firms for climate risk?
Plastics, palm oil, and veganism: How prepared are consumer goods firms for climate risk?

CDP report shows that actions to capitalise on greener consumer trends can boost revenues while also tackling physical climate risks

  • Policy
  • 25 February 2019
Save our fruit and veg: Study warns of major climate threat to UK crops
Save our fruit and veg: Study warns of major climate threat to UK crops

Report recommends consumers and food sector shift towards more local and seasonal produce in order to help secure supplies of potatoes, wine, carrots and fruit

  • Supply chain
  • 05 February 2019
Is 2019 the year of the climate conscious diet?
Is 2019 the year of the climate conscious diet?

Hubbub's Trewin Restorick argues if growing interest in planet friendly diets can be harnessed to drive real change in consumption patterns

  • Climate change
  • 25 January 2019
 New plant-focused diet would 'transform' planet's future, say scientists
New plant-focused diet would 'transform' planet's future, say scientists

'Planetary health diet' would prevent millions of deaths a year and avoid climate change

  • Supply chain
  • 17 January 2019
Retailers ready for 'Veganuary' with new plant-based products
Retailers ready for 'Veganuary' with new plant-based products

With record numbers signing up to go vegan this month Marks & Spencer, Greggs, and Waitrose have unveiled new plant-based ranges

  • Supply chain
  • 03 January 2019
'There is loads of opportunity': Inside Tesco and WWF's quest for a sustainable shopping basket
'There is loads of opportunity': Inside Tesco and WWF's quest for a sustainable shopping basket

In our latest SDG case study, BusinessGreen talks to Tesco about a four-year partnership the aims to halve environmental impact of a weekly shop - but 'without telling people what to eat'

  • Supply chain
  • 18 December 2018
Study: Quarter of Brits identify as 'meat-reducers' in their diets
Study: Quarter of Brits identify as 'meat-reducers' in their diets

Censuswide poll finds 28 per cent of people say they are actively attempting to reduce meat in their diet

  • Management
  • 31 July 2018
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