All Sustainability articles – Page 263
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Sustain launches local food network
Local food campaigners at Sustain, the food and farming lobby group, have launched a new network and magazine as they challenge community groups and policy-makers to “seize the opportunity to create fairer, healthier and more environment-friendly ways of feeding themselves to help them through the recession”.
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ArticleFPC launches carbon footprint calculator
A new tool to aid the fresh produce industry has been revealed by the Fresh Produce Consortium
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ArticleTesco trials packaging reduction scheme
The UK retailer today begins a trial to help gauge what types of packaging consumers are sick of the sight of
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Landfill prices soar at recycling's expense
Amid reports that thousands of tonnes of recyclable rubbish is being stock-piled in warehouses around the country, food producers are being urged to maintain their 'green agendas'.
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ArticleWeek Without Pesticides underway
Activities are taking place across France, and elsewhere in Europe, to educate the public about the dangers of pesticides
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National Trust against food 'anonymity'
The groundswell of interest in renewing the country’s food culture is central to the recovery of our environment and our communities, according to the National Trust in a new report.
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ArticleSafmarine christens the Benguela
The second of two new container ships to be delivered to Safmarine in 2009 was named today
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ArticleLate freeze damages California fruit
A surprise frost is suspected to have caused damage to Californian stonefruit, cherries and blueberries
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ArticleCustomers retain environmental focus
Environmental concerns remain firmly on consumers’ agendas, despite fears that some may abandon their ethics in the recession, according to new research.
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Funding appeal as food waste mounts
Food redistribution charity FareShare is looking to secure funding to open a second London depot, as the capital tries to deal with its continuing food waste problem.
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BBSRC tackles food security head-on
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is funding research into food security, with rapid global population growth, a changing climate and disruption to global trading patterns causing widespread concern.
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ArticleGrower group vouches for spraying safety
The PBGEA has backed banana growers in Mindanao, the Philippines over the safety of aerial fungicide spraying
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ArticleEU food trade in new sustainability drive
Sector launches major round-table initiative for whole food sector with backing of key UN and EU environmental bodies
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ArticleInterfel stresses food safety
Following the publication of a highly critical article, Interfel has fought back to convince consumers of the safety of fruit and vegetables
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ArticleMaersk Line hits eco-initiative landmark
The shipping group has made the 1000th vessel call since the move to switch to cleaner fuel at North American west coast ports
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ArticleFrance launches Objectif Terres 2020
The French minister of agriculture and fisheries, Michel Barnier, has unveiled a new dynamic model for French farming
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ArticleUK energy target in agriculture's hands
Millions of tonnes of agricultural residues and silage could be used to power the national grid after the establishment of a biogas task group was announced by DEFRA minister Jane Kennedy during the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) annual conference in Birmingham.
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French firm launches new cauliflower
Prince de Bretagne claims its new brassica product will be more environmentally friendly and easier for consumers
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Freight best practice highlights Tesco
Department of Transport programme Freight Best Practice has published a new free case study focusing on the UK’s number one retailer.
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Banana prices jump amid flooding
Western Australian banana prices have soared by up to A$3 per kg on January prices as suppliers struggle to move fruit