All Sustainability articles – Page 232
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ArticleAldi UK reviewing pesticide policy for suppliers
Discounter said its approach will go “beyond the current status quo” for pesticides including neonicotinoids
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ArticlePesticide 'not seen in 13 years' found in Jersey water
Oxadixyl, which was used to control potato blight between 1991 and 2003, was found in a stream that feeds drinking water reservoirs
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ArticleLØS follows zero-packaging path
Scandinavia will get its first zero-packaging supermarket this summer, with LØS Market preparing to inspire positive change in Denmark
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ArticlePriva making berries more profitable
Technology company says it can help growers perfect their production process and remove unecessary cost
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ArticlePretty good news for ugly campaign
A founder of the US 'ugly' produce movement reflects on Whole Foods and Giant Eagle's decision to sell imperfect produce
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ArticleAuchan behind salad producers
The French retailer has strengthened its commitment to its salad suppliers, including economic, environmental and social assurances
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ArticleHealth concerns lead Brits to cut meat intake
Vegetarian options are enjoyed by increasing numbers as a third of Brits cut meat intake during the last year
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ArticleSpecial report: The Waste Land
Momentum is gathering fast as the world wakes up to the need to reduce food waste. Michael Barker rounds up the latest developments
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ArticleWeFood tackles waste in Denmark
Set up by a Danish charity, WeFood has secured agreements with a retailer and importers to sell produce at discounted prices
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ArticleGreen Party appoints first-ever agri spokesperson
Organic farmer Oliver Dowding has said farmers need better stability from market prices and would not benefit from leaving EU
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ArticleAsda starts selling wonky veg boxes
The retailer claims that the box contains enough wonky produce to feed a family of four for an entire week for just £3.50
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ArticleNatures Way in major LED installation
The new lighting system at Runcton saves the equivalent electricity usage of 160 homes annually
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ArticleAldi Süd bans bee-harming pesticides from its products
The ban came into effect at the start of 2016 after lobbying from environmental organisation Greenpeace
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ArticleSpecial report: GM trials power on
Two GM trials in the UK are looking at disease resistance in potatoes and the health benefits of purple tomatoes
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ArticlePast 30 years in Europe 'warmest in last 2,100 years'
The study used tree ring records and historical documents to reconstruct yearly temperatures going back more than two millennia
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ArticleDave Lewis to chair new global food waste campaign
Leading CEOs and ministers from around the world have become ‘champions’ of new partnership on food waste
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ArticleBerry grower faces £20k of crop losses after flooding
Northern Irish strawberry grower Foxberry Fruit Farm cannot get near plants due to three feet of floodwater
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ArticlePaying the True Cost of Food
At this week’s Green Week in Berlin, Nature & More launched its True Cost of Food initiative, a campaign to include all the external costs of food production in the price
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ArticleRenewable energy could free-up water supply
Australian growers could benefit from a move towards sustainable energy, according to UN-backed organisation
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ArticleCarrot growers face 'material losses' from flooding
Growers hit by heavy flooding in Yorkshire on top of poor yields, although waterlogging means it's too early to quantify losses