food

How does sustainable agriculture measure up in the EU and US?

Policy

How does sustainable agriculture measure up in the EU and US?

Here are three key differences and three similarities between the sustainable food pushes in the USA and Europe

clock 14 April 2023 • 5 min read
'Outsize opportunity': How investors could help slash global food sector emissions and unlock a $1.5tr economic boost

Investment

'Outsize opportunity': How investors could help slash global food sector emissions and unlock a $1.5tr economic boost

Planet Tracker argues financial sector holds huge potential to help build more sustainable food and farming system worldwide

clock 27 March 2023 • 5 min read
Producing more food won't solve food security

Policy

Producing more food won't solve food security

Our food system isn't working for people, planet or the economy, writes WWF's Joanna Trewern

clock 27 March 2023 • 5 min read
Why carbon accounting for food products needs an overhaul

Carbon Accounting

Why carbon accounting for food products needs an overhaul

The World Wildlife Fund asserts that product-level emissions data for food products is meaningless without stronger standards and more detailed input factors

clock 10 March 2023 • 4 min read
How General Mills is advancing nature and climate goals hand-in-hand

Supply chain

How General Mills is advancing nature and climate goals hand-in-hand

The consumer packaged goods company is figuring out how to meet all its sustainability goals, even if they contradict each other

clock 03 March 2023 • 4 min read
'UK-first': Sainsbury's vacuum-packed mince to save 450 tonnes of plastic per year

Waste

'UK-first': Sainsbury's vacuum-packed mince to save 450 tonnes of plastic per year

Retailer shelves mince tray packaging in favour of vacuum-packed alternative using less than half the plastic

clock 22 February 2023 • 2 min read
'Taste Me, Don't Waste Me': Sainsbury's rolls out food waste-busting fruit and veg boxes

Waste

'Taste Me, Don't Waste Me': Sainsbury's rolls out food waste-busting fruit and veg boxes

New £2 fruit and vegetable boxes launching in over 200 stores in a bid to encourage customers to purchase surplus products

clock 20 February 2023 • 2 min read
'Where solar panels were in the 1990s': Investment in UK cultivated meat sector increases five-fold

R&D

'Where solar panels were in the 1990s': Investment in UK cultivated meat sector increases five-fold

New report reveals UK leading market in Europe for cultivated meat investment, prompting calls for government to deliver promised backing

clock 15 February 2023 • 3 min read
How Stanford is raising the next generation of sustainable eaters

Supply chain

How Stanford is raising the next generation of sustainable eaters

The Stanford dining team is using creatively named dishes to encourage students towards more climate-friendly choices

clock 03 February 2023 • 5 min read
Sky to serve up carbon labels on staff café and restaurant menus

Carbon Accounting

Sky to serve up carbon labels on staff café and restaurant menus

Media giant becomes latest firm to embrace carbon labelling as a means of nudging its staff to make greener everyday choices

clock 25 January 2023 • 4 min read