food

Marketing

Sustainable Restaurant Association preps 'good restaurant' campaign

New campaign aims to extend reach of membership group and promote sustainable-food best practices

clock 02 September 2016 • 2 min read

Carbon Accounting

World's largest canmaker to set science-based emissions target

Ball Corporation outlines plans to set science-based target for carbon reduction by 2018

clock 31 August 2016 • 2 min read

Marketing

Can we ever convince people to eat less meat?

BusinessGreen explores some of the best strategies for persuading people to switch to less carbon intensive diets

clock 31 August 2016 • 6 min read

Supply chain

Restaurant chain LEON dishes up 100 per cent renewable energy

LEON opts for 100 per cent renewable electricity tariff with Opus Energy

clock 25 August 2016 • 2 min read

Waste

Edible packaging made from milk aims to take bite out of plastic waste mountain

Scientists have used a milk-based protein to create an edible plastic film that could replace plastic wrap for food packaging

clock 25 August 2016 • 1 min read

Supply chain

Water scarcity: Could market mechanisms provide the answer?

Report by environmental charity the Nature Conservancy sets out case for establishing water markets that can encourage more efficient resource use

clock 24 August 2016 • 8 min read

Management

LEED for vertical farms? Defining high-tech sustainable food

The Association for Vertical Farming aims to create the first sustainability standard for towering indoor food systems

clock 19 August 2016 • 13 min read

Marketing

We need to talk about meat

Trewin Restorick wonders if it is possible to make the case for less meat-intensive diets without sparking howls of outrage from meat-lovers?

clock 17 August 2016 • 3 min read

Supply chain

Too Good To Go - How a phone app is helping restaurants sell their leftover food

Launched in London this month, phone app Too Good To Go enables users to buy discounted leftover food from restaurants in order to help reduce food waste

clock 09 August 2016 • 6 min read

Supply chain

Palm oil giant IOI Group regains RSPO sustainability certification

Palm oil producer was stripped of its certification in March 2016 after failing to meet environmental standards

clock 08 August 2016 • 2 min read