All Sustainability articles – Page 259
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ArticleAntwerp offers environmental incentives
'Clean' ships will be rewarded with a tonnage due discount of 10 per cent at the Belgian port
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ArticleSoil Association welcomes red tape advice
Soil Association joins UK government in welcoming new report recommending ways to ease regulatory burdens on farmers
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ArticlePurfresh honours its customers
Three California-based fresh produce companies awarded 'Quality by Purfresh' seal
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ArticleClosures threatened for Filipino banana plantations
The fates of four Filipino banana plantations, charged with failing to comply with environmental regulations, are under review
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ArticleSainsbury's reveals carbon reduction plan
Sainsbury's has launched its Carbon Academy to provide environmental training to 20,000 people by 2020.
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ArticleUSDA to release pesticide data
US department of agriculture to release latest report on Pesticide Data Program by 19 May
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ArticleExploding watermelons hit China
Watermelons in eastern China are exploding due to chemical overuse, reports the Associated Press
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New Zealand $10bn target boosted
The New Zealand horticulture industry has said new government funding for fresh water projects is a critical building block to help the sector reach its goal of becoming a $10 billion industry by 2020.
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ArticleIndia temporarily bans endosulfan
India has imposed a temporary national ban on the production and sale of pesticide endosulfan while its effects are studied
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ArticleDurable! creates new alternative
New brand Durable! aims to form new market segment in France between organic and conventional
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ArticleSoil Association launches new project
The Soil Association has introduced the Low Carbon Farming Project in the UK to help farmers lower their emissions
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ArticleAuchan store holds Green Day
To demonstrate its commitment to sustainability, Auchan's Perpignan store has launched a new green initiative with a local school
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ArticleCampaigns against waste strengthen
In France, efforts to make the public aware of the scale of food waste in the country are on the rise
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ArticleJapanese farmers demand compensation
Japanese farmers have protested outside the offices of Fukushima reactor owner TEPCO, demanding compensation
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Sustain Lincs offers 10 top tips
The Sustain Lincolnshire environmental project has developed Ten Quick Wins - a checklist of energy-saving, streamlining ideas for food business in Lincolnshire to save money.
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ArticleLe Maire backs local approach
French minister of agriculture Bruno Le Maire has continued his support for Le Petit Producteur's local initiative
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ArticleVessel comes out clean after screening
Measurements taken in Belgium on a vessel arriving from Japan showed no signs of radioactivity
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Sodexo becomes LEAF corporate member
Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) has announced that service provider Sodexo has joined as a corporate member, the first of its kind from the food and facilities management sector.
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ArticleAPL cuts emissions in Singapore
Container shipping line APL is switching to cleaner fuel in all its vessels calling at Singapore in a bid to cut sulphur emissions
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ArticleExcessive nitrogen use harmful
The Soil Association says that a new study revealing the cost of excessive nitrogen use shows the need for organic agriculture