All Sustainability articles – Page 235
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ArticleDrought forcing growers to fallow land
As California’s drought enters its fourth year, consumers in the US have yet to feel the pinch on their groceries.
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ArticleBakkavor wins M&S Plan A award
Prepared produce supplier scoops retailer prize for sustainability in recognition of its ‘leadership and inspiration’
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ArticleMaersk cuts emissions with new reefer units
Maersk Line is steaming ahead to cut its carbon dioxide emissions by investing in new energy-efficient refrigeration units
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ArticleEcuador braced for El Niño losses
The weather phenomenon could affect almost a third of Ecuadorean banana farms, conference told
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ArticleYuanda invests US$180m in agri-tech
Israeli agricultural technology firm AutoAgronom has planned to set up a factory in China following an investment from Yuanda
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ArticlePetition calls for neonics ban enforcement
A petition aiming for 100,000 signatures is calling for a greater blanket ban of neonics, while a bee species returns to Lincolnshire
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ArticleWales joins growing list of countries to ban GM
There are now 17 EU nation states and countries that have opted out of growing GM crops under new European laws
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ArticleRetailers partner up to help dementia research
Asda, Iceland, Morrisons and Waitrose will donate money from new plastic bag levy to help fund new dementia research centre
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ArticleNew Tesco and Fyffes reps for GlobalGAP
The retailer and importer have filled two key governance and corporate positions at the international certification provider
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ArticleShadow Defra secretary: 'veganism won't affect my role'
Labour's Kerry McCarthy said she wants British farming to be ‘economically viable’ despite her personal diet choice
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ArticleCarrier bag charge in England on the horizon
Based on statistics from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, where a bag charge already exists, usage is expected to fall by nearly 70 per cent
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ArticleMashed potato to power new factory
Food processing giant 2 Sisters will use potato waste from mashed potato and pie manufacturing to power new bio-refinery
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AnalysisOpinion: Consumers need to accept GM
Compagnie Fruitiere's technical director, Mike Corbett, discusses what needs to happen to move the GM debate forward
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ArticleNorthern Ireland bans growing of GM crops
Decision follows Scotland’s move to prohibit GM crop cultivation, despite lobbying from farming unions
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ArticleCamposol makes water treatment greener
New system improves water quality allowing aquatic plants and algae-eating wildlife to flourish
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ArticleKerry McCarthy named as shadow Defra secretary
MP who backs new bill to force supermarkets to donate food waste is shadow Defra minister in Jeremy Corbyn’s new cabinet
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ArticleMercabarna takes on food waste
Market commissions study to analyse the main causes of waste and improve food management
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ArticleMonsanto scraps its offer for Syngenta
The US pesticide giant had been seeking to draw its Swiss competitor to the negotiating table after its earlier approach was rejected
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ArticleExtinct bumblebee spotted in Kent
Consistent sightings of short-haired bumblebees in Kent 'show reintroduction scheme has been successful'
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ArticleCritics question U-turn on ban
The UK government’s decision to introduce a partial lifting of the ban on neonicotinoids has come under renewed criticism