All Sustainability articles – Page 200
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Food waste energy gets "vital boost"
Energy tariffs for biomethane generated at anaerobic digestion plants will rise to 5.6p per kWh, meaning more infrastructure in the future
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APL cuts fleet emissions
Global shipping giant APL has more than halved its carbon dioxide emissions per container per kilometre in 2017
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Côte d’Ivoire takes over
Importers in Europe welcomed last month’s arrival of mangoes from West Africa, beginning with Côte d’Ivoire, to alleviate price pressures
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Farmers 'should work closer with retailers'
New report from Scotland highlights supply chain flaws that lead to waste, suggesting new policy to save more food
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Infia converts to fully recycled plastics
Packaging firm will no longer produce PET from virgin raw materials at its manufacturing sites in Italy and Spain
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Outdoor strawberry season kicks off in Germany
Growers’ co-op Landgard harvested first tunnel-grown strawberries in late April thanks to high temperatures earlier in the month
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M&S looking at zero-emission cold transport
The retailer has partnered tech firm Dearman to phase out diesel refrigeration units and cut CO2 emissions by 95 per cent
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Wonky juices hit shelves at Tesco
Waste Not range will make use of out-of-spec produce from G’s and AMC with 3.5 tonnes set to be rescued in first 12 weeks
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Greece joins food waste fight
Central Market of Thessaloniki begins project to redistribute surplus produce in bid to tackle hunger and protect the environment
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Growcom slams Australian state government
The Queensland government have recommended the passing of unchanged vegetation management laws
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Petition demands zero VAT on organic
Eosta chief executive Volkert Engelsmann presents Dutch government with petition calling for removal of sales tax
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French organics boom faces upscale challenges
Shoppers in France remain hungry for organic produce, but gaining market share against larger suppliers remains difficult
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Sun World goes solar
California-based table-grape grower Sun World International plans to install solar panels at four new ranches
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Report calls for £10m a year to protect England’s soils
New farming rules and enforcement needed urgently to halt soil erosion and water pollution and ensure soils stay productive
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Mexico and EU revamp trade deal
Mexican fruits and vegetables among the big winners under new agreement
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Sainsbury’s trials electric bike deliveries
Retailer tests grocery delivery by 'electric cargo bike' in effort to make deliveries faster, more efficient and more environmentally friendly
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Taiwanese firm to build £18m vertical farm in York
Investment part of efforts to strengthen tech collaboration with Asian country
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Young Chinese farmers visit EU
As part of a project to allow EU and Chinese producers to share best practices for sustainable agriculture, a delegation of young farmers from China is visiting Belgium, the UK and Estonia
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Irish students target single-use plastic
Plastic packaging on fruit and veg at SuperValu, Aldi and Tesco should be removed or made recyclable, petition states
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Supermarkets 'failing to tackle food waste'
Food retailers in the US are generally not matching the efforts of supermarket chains in Europe, new report finds