food

In her latest column on the environmental impact of our food, Louise Gray digs up the dirt on Britain's favourite vegetable, the potato.

Burger King and Canadian burger outfit A&W Canada both announce straw ban to mark World Oceans Day

Biggest analysis to date reveals huge footprint of livestock - it provides just 18 per cent of calories but takes up 83 per cent of farmland

Louise Gray introduces a new column on the environmental impact of food with a hard look at your breakfast

Enthusiasm for vegetarian and vegan food is fuelling business confidence at Alpro, the firm's sustainability manager Greet Vanderheyden tells BusinessGreen

New rankings reveal carbon impact of diets around the world, as beef consumption pushes Argentina to worldwide top spot for most polluting plates

Nestle, Danone, Mars, and Unilever issue joint statement urging Trump administration to retain Clean Power Plan or come up with alternative decarbonisation strategy

Airponix technology uses a nutrient-rich 'fog' instead of soil to grow vegetables, promising yields up to 50 times higher than commercial growers

In its first sustainability report the world's largest sugar producer promises all its plastic packaging will be reusable, recyclable, bio-degradable or compostable by 2030

Online takeaway specialist to offer 'significant discounts' on electric scooters and green energy to 28,500 independent restaurants