food

Waste

Scottish households are tackling food waste mountain, but businesses are lagging behind, new figures show

Zero Waste Scotland research shows over half of food waste in 2013 came from businesses

clock 24 November 2016 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Investors worth $1tn urge US meat firms to beef up water risk management

45 leading institutional investors send letters to four of USA's largest meat producers ahead of Thanksgiving

clock 21 November 2016 • 2 min read

Waste

Kelloggs and General Mills commit to halving food loss and waste by 2030

Fifteen major firms join US government initiative to cut food waste by 50 per cent

clock 18 November 2016 • 2 min read

Waste

Sainsbury's beefs up food waste campaign with £1m communities fund

Supermarket launches fund to roll out food waste reduction initiatives trialed in food waste pioneer town of Swadlincote

clock 08 November 2016 • 2 min read

Taxation

Tax meat and dairy to cut emissions and save lives, study urges

Surcharges of 40 per cent on beef and 20 per cent on milk would compensate for climate damage and deter people from consuming as much unhealthy food

clock 08 November 2016 • 5 min read

Supply chain

Arsenal scores sustainability goal for matchside dining

Diamond Club restaurant at team's Emirates Stadium is awarded two-star rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association

clock 03 November 2016 • 2 min read

Waste

Could recipe boxes offer a helping hand to food waste efforts?

Increasingly popular meal-in-a-kit boxes could offer big food waste savings, but are these benefits negated by the huge quantities of packaging required?

clock 26 October 2016 • 8 min read

Waste

Turn 'frightful' horror story of pumpkin food waste into cooking opportunity, urge campaigners

Pumpkin food waste from last Halloween could have made enough soup for everyone in the country

clock 26 October 2016 • 3 min read

Carbon Accounting

Monsanto: 'The only way to sequester carbon is through plants'

Monsanto's Mark Edge tells BusinessGreen how the controversial seed giant is working to curb the environmental impact of agricultural practices

clock 21 October 2016 • 10 min read

Management

PepsiCo vows to slash supply chain greenhouse gas emissions

Food and drinks giant unveils ambitious new sustainability strategy, promising action on water, waste, and emissions

clock 18 October 2016 • 3 min read