Supermarkets

'Responsible commodities': British supermarkets team up for sustainable soy financing push

Supply chain

'Responsible commodities': British supermarkets team up for sustainable soy financing push

Waitrose, Sainsbury's, and Tesco urge wider sector to sign up to scheme that provides low-interest loans to Brazilian soy farmers that commit to being deforestation-free

clock 03 August 2022 • 4 min read
Official: Distribution of supermarket single-use plastic bags down 97 per cent

Policy

Official: Distribution of supermarket single-use plastic bags down 97 per cent

Number of single-use plastic bags supplied by supermarkets has fallen 97 per cent since the 2015 introduction of the plastic bag charge tax

clock 01 August 2022 • 3 min read
Waitrose to ditch 'best before' labels on food, veg, and plants

Waste

Waitrose to ditch 'best before' labels on food, veg, and plants

Move designed to help households shrink their climate impact, as well as their shopping bill

clock 31 July 2022 • 2 min read
Lidl and Waitrose crowned the UK's 'greenest supermarkets'

Work

Lidl and Waitrose crowned the UK's 'greenest supermarkets'

Eco-ranking of UK's largest supermarkets underscores significant discrepancies between chains' performance on waste, emissions, and plastic

clock 04 February 2022 • 2 min read
'Commitment for Nature': WWF and top supermarkets team up in pledge to halt biodiversity loss

Management

'Commitment for Nature': WWF and top supermarkets team up in pledge to halt biodiversity loss

CEOs of leading food retailers commit to halving the impact of UK shopping baskets by 2030, in line with WWF goals

clock 06 November 2021 • 3 min read
Supermarkets warned to ready themselves for plastic-related lawsuits

Risk

Supermarkets warned to ready themselves for plastic-related lawsuits

Food manufacturers and retailers could face legal action if they fail to tackle their reliance on plastic, according to ClientEarth

clock 09 September 2021 • 2 min read

Automotive

Asda to switch entire fleet of 600 company cars to electric

Following feedback from staff on its company car offering, the supermarket said it would ensure only electric vehicles are leased to employees by 2025

clock 23 July 2021 • 2 min read

Waste

Morrisons revives glass milk bottles, as Aldi cracks down on plastic in its tea range

Traditional pint-sized glass milk bottles set to be sold for 90p at 11 trial stores in bid to curb plastic waste, Morrisons confirms

clock 21 June 2021 • 2 min read

BusinessGreen

M&S and Waitrose expand packaging-free grocery lines amid surging sales

Supermarkets both announce plans to extend their plastic-free refillable grocery services in response to growing demand

clock 04 June 2021 • 3 min read

Recycling

'Upholding structural inequality': Government slammed after British plastic found strewn across Turkey

Major investigation from green group highlights how plastic produced by major UK retailers is being illegaly dumped and burned across Turkey

clock 16 May 2021 • 4 min read