All Sustainability articles – Page 234
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ArticleConventional yields higher than organic
Research suggests that organic agriculture might not be the answer to the world's food supply problem
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ArticleChiquita bananas celebrate Earth Day
Special stickers will adorn the multinational's organic bananas throughout April in recognition of Earth Day, which took place on 22 April
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ArticleScots scientists in Varroa breakthrough
New money for research to halt honey-bee killer Varroa mites has led to a breakthrough for scientists in Scotland.
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ArticlecarboNZero gets official approval
The firm’s emissions measurement and reduction scheme has been recognised as a suitable standard for the verification of carbon emissions and footprint
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ArticleGloucester Marine Terminal completes solar project
The pioneering project on Gloucester Marine Terminal’s rooftop is already supplying up to 80 per cent of the firm’s power demand
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ArticleAPL on course to cut carbon emissions
Container shipping line APL says it is on course to reduce a key carbon exhaust measure from its global shipping operations by 30 per cent
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ArticleWaitrose launches woodchip-powered eco store
Isle of Wight MP Andrew Turner has opened a Waitrose energy centre that almost entirely powers, heats and cools the retailer’s store on the island.
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ArticleDrought hits French southwest
Recent dry weather has caused major concern among fruit and vegetable producers in departments like Lot-et-Garonne
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ArticleOscar highlights sustainable side
Actions are planned for sustainable development week to promote French kiwifruit's environmental credentials
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ArticleLandgard monitors water usage in Spain
German importer publishes results of study into water used by its strawberry suppliers in Spanish region of Huelva
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ArticleSwiss group attacks imports
A group in Switzerland has railed against counterseasonal imports and their effect on the environment and small producers
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ArticleRetailers ‘lack financial incentive’ to cut waste
Food waste campaigner and author Tristram Stuart has told MPs and Lords at a meeting in Westminster that supermarkets lack the financial incentive to reduce waste because they can pass on the costs to suppliers.
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ArticleStrawberry pesticide pulled
Sudden withdrawal of methyl iodide fumigant at the centre of a legal battle limits pesticide options for US strawberry growers
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Wales gets hort waste recycling plant
The UK horticultural industry stands to get greener yet thanks a new agricultural-waste wash plant in Wales.
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ArticleProgress for Corpus Christi wind farm
The Texas-based port is well on its way to providing renewable energy after starting to transmit some power to the grid last month
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ArticleAlgeria turns to hydroponics
With water scarce, the North African country is stepping up its efforts to ensure food security with hydroponic greenhouse technology
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ArticleFlorette to display LEAF logo
Salad specialist will demonstrate its environmental consciousness by placing the LEAF Marque logo on its packs
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ArticleAustralian flooding misses fruit
Fruit production in south east Australia appears to have dodged the worst of the flooding across the region this week
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ArticleSymbioCity promotes urban agriculture
Swedish group adds vertical farms to its portfolio of sustainable projects
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ArticleUK retailers to unveil green store plans
M&S, John Lewis and Coop will reveal the latest plans for environmentally friendly stores at the upcoming ACR Show