food

Management

Report: Sustainable agriculture could unlock $2.3tr in added value from 2030

Introducing sustainable business models across food and agriculture sectors in line with the Sustainable Development Goals could generate 80 million jobs and deliver a sevenfold return on investment, new research shows

clock 14 October 2016 • 3 min read

Policy

FDF: Food and drink manufacturers are committed to decarbonising, but Brexit could throw us off course

Food and Drink Federation warns ambitious new environmental targets depend on economic circumstances - including the outcome of the Brexit negotiations

clock 14 October 2016 • 5 min read

Carbon Accounting

Food and Drink Federation unwraps bold new green targets

Membership body promises manufacturers will collectively slash emissions by 55 per cent and cut per capita food and drink waste by 20 per cent by 2025

clock 13 October 2016 • 2 min read

Venture Capital

US meat giant Tyson Foods acquires slice of vegan start-up Beyond Meat

America's largest meat processor acquires five per cent stake in food firm that makes meat substitutes from plant protein

clock 12 October 2016 • 2 min read

Recycling

Giant coffee cup bins campaign to descend on Manchester

Campaign from environmental charity Hubbub will see coffee cup-shaped bins collect cups for recycling

clock 12 October 2016 • 3 min read

Waste

Are our crumbling cooking skills fuelling the food waste mountain?

What can be done to help families cut food waste which would save the average UK family £60 a month and have a positive environmental impact?

clock 07 October 2016 • 2 min read

Investment

Bridges Ventures fires up Vegetarian Express with £5.6m investment

Sustainable investor cites increasing popularity of plant-based diets and environmental challenges posed by meat as rationale for latest green investment

clock 05 October 2016 • 1 min read

Technology

Five of the coolest innovations found at VERGE 16

From virtual reality tours of the ocean to multifaceted microgrids, sustainable technologies took Silicon Valley by storm last week

clock 30 September 2016 • 4 min read

Risk

It's not just the carbon bubble you need to worry about, are investors headed for a meat bubble?

New investor coalition warns of financial risk of over reliance on unsustainable animal production

clock 28 September 2016 • 6 min read

Policy

Ecosystem services market proposed to help farmers and the environment

Proposals from Green Alliance and the National Trust set out how a market-based mechanism for agricultural subsidies could deliver a host of environmental benefits

clock 28 September 2016 • 3 min read