Retail

Sales of Fairtrade goods soar 12 per cent, providing a major boost to environmental standards

Retailer estimates UK could save two million tonnes of greenhouse emissions if all supermarkets switched to CO2

Company aims to push past target of lending £1bn by 2013, as sustainability boss reveals plans to ramp up green projects

Telling customers that food can be frozen any time up to the 'use by' date could save 800,000 tonnes of food waste

Tesco follows M&S with trial of hormone-absorbing strip that promises to prolong the life of produce

British Retail Consortium report finds brands such as Debenhams and Asda are on track to meeting environmental targets

Tesco's move to phase out carbon labelling might be understandable, but it is also disappointingly short-sighted

Supermarket admits to "reviewing options" after disappointing take-up of carbon labelling by other retailers

Hosted in association with Accor, this on-demand webinar provides an insight into how leading green firms are encouraging consumers to embrace sustainability

Supermarket claims new packaging keeps fruit fresh two days longer, potentially keeping 800,000 strawberries a week out of the bin