All Sustainability articles – Page 223
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ArticleCo-op becomes LEAF corporate member
Retailer, which already sponsors Open Farm Sunday, says the move will help it deliver its sustainable food and farming goals
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ArticleCounting the cost of food production
The effort to calculate the true costs of food production, including the less evident impact on the climate, soil, water and health, is gaining support
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Article'Poor application limiting biopesticide success’
Growers lack understanding of which biopesticides to use and how they should be applied, AHDB trials reveal
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ArticleThe sustainability agenda
How can producers respond sustainably to food crazes and what is the consumer appetite for ethical produce? President of organic watchdog Ecovia Intelligence, Amarjit Sahota, chats to Nina Pullman
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ArticleNFU ‘wary’ of tightening soil protection rules
Guy Smith warns that stringent regulations on soil protection would only encourage imports from countries with low standards
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ArticleUnion slams WWF for biodiversity criticism
Environmental NGO unfairly critical of British farmers for harming biodiversity, says NFU, but WWF highlights cost of intensive farming
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ArticleRainforest Alliance and UTZ to merge
New organisation will retain Rainforest Alliance name and aims to simplify the certification process
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Article‘Count on us, not our president’ – US organic sector
The US organic industry has said it will compensate for Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris climate agreement
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ArticleDutch supplier pioneers climate neutral products
Retail supplier Superunie has become climate neutral on some lines by reducing and offsetting carbon emissions in supply chain
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ArticleSustainable food systems are ‘within our control’
Former IFAD president says separating climate change from food systems is 'wrong' as Trump pulls out of Paris climate agreement
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ArticlePhoto: All about the wildlife
The RSPB is running an initiative to help raise awareness of wildlife-sensitive farming
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ArticleDesperate times as Cape rain stays away
Growers in the Western Cape are coming to terms with the prospect of further water shortages causing lasting damage
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ArticleEU study 'plays down glyphosate cancer risk'
Cancer expert accuses EU agencies of ignoring increases in tumour incidence in assessments for renewal of chemical’s licence
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ArticleKenyan avo grower certified by Rainforest Alliance
Kakuzi Limited has become the 11th global avocado grower to be accredited by the environmental certification mark
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ArticleAsda to help suppliers make savings
Retailer said its Sustain & Save Exchange programme will help save £2.5 million through carbon and food waste reduction
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ArticleBayWa enters space race to boost yields
German conglomerate partners with European Space Agency to advance satellite monitoring of its production
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ArticleClimate change 'to slash value of European farmland'
EU-funded study on how climate change affects farm productivity predicts huge economic losses by 2100, with southern Europe hardest hit
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ArticleNew research programme to help tackle SWD
A new research programme funded by the AHDB will help design a year-round control strategy for SWD fruit fly
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ArticleNew sourcing strategy at Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s suppliers will be audited against new sustainability standards linked to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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ArticleAPS toms produce enough power for a Sandwich
APS Salads supplies national grid with enough electricity through sustainable growing techniques to power Kent town