All Sustainability articles – Page 220
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ArticleUncharted waters
What does the Premier League, orange oil and climate change have in common? All have played their part in making agriculture become more efficient with their water
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ArticleFrom the field, for the planet
David Green, director of the US Sustainability Alliance, discusses the role technology can play in sustainable farming
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ArticleBudgens flies plastic-free flag
Thornton’s Budgens has become the first UK retailer to introduce Plastic Free Zones and urges others to follow its lead
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ArticleMadagascar shows off Horeb system
Madagascan lychee exporters were in France and Belgium last month to present their sustainable growing practices to prospective European buyers
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ArticleA third of Brits now flexitarian or veggie
Waitrose survey reveals big rise in low-meat diets across the country as customers become increasingly mindful of provenance
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ArticleFirst global soil-to-shelf agtech company launched
Blooom harnesses the power of technology to lift smallholder farmers out of poverty
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ArticleVitalis shines spotlight on food trends
The organics seed specialist hosts stimulating evening of discussion at one of Madrid’s premier organic food markets
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ArticleRiverford hosts first-ever plastic debate
Founder Guy Singh-Watson was joined by plastic campaign groups and packaging experts to discuss long-term impact of plastic revolution
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ArticleClipper using tea bags made from bananas
The Dorset-based tea brand's new bags are plastic-free utilising a new manufacturing technique
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ArticleEfforts multiply to address water woes
The effects of climate change are already apparent to farmers worldwide, whose efforts to overcome water scarcity to feed a growing population are a defining struggle of our time
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ArticleEgypt acts to avert water shortages
The country is constructing the world’s largest sewage water treatment plant as it seeks to avoid future water shortages
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ArticleLatAm producers rally against banana price cuts
Industry adopts unified stance and says action will be taken if Aldi presses ahead with latest proposed cut
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ArticleHydroponics startup gets funding boost
Aberystwyth-based Phytoponics scales up and eyes retail contracts after patented technology receives $650,000 in funding
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ArticleOrganics shown to lower cancer risk
Cancer diagnosis is 25 per cent lower among organic consumers, according to research led by the Sorbonne University in Paris
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ArticleFareShare ‘saves UK economy £51m’
Charity already delivers huge savings to charities and state, and ‘up to £500m’ could be saved if half of UK’s surpluses were redistributed
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ArticleCMA CGM and Panalpina partner to cut emissions
Shipping and forwarding titans sign agreement to slash CO2 emissions by introducing new LNG-powered ‘mega-vessels’
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ArticleChiquita container fleet upgrade slashes emissions
Global banana supplier says comprehensive upgrade of refrigerated containers has led to a 17,000t decline in CO2 emissions
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ArticleSodexo tackles on-farm waste with food rescue scheme
Multinational caterer joins forces with Midlands fresh produce supplier and food waste firm to supply schools and businesses with wonky veg
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ArticleEcuador calls time on banana price cuts
Banana producers oppose German retailer Aldi’s “attempt against sustainability”
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ArticleAD chief calls for universal food waste collections
Industry body touts environmental, economic and employment opportunities offered by AD in letter to the Treasury