All Sustainability articles – Page 268

  • drought
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    Australian drought policy to be reviewed

    2008-06-19T12:39:29Z

    The government has revealed the process of review that will be undertaken to better protect the agricultural industry during time of drought

  • Floods
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    China floods take toll on production

    2008-06-19T11:02:26Z

    "Worst floods in decades" hit fruit and vegetable production hard in parts of southern China, according to industry sources

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    Pesticide plans could hit EU crops

    2008-06-17T16:28:04Z

    Proposed changes to the availability of certain commonly-used pesticides could expose large portions of EU-grown crops

  • Article

    New sustainability standard for US

    2008-06-16T23:41:19Z

    The effects of sustainable practices on US agriculture will come under the microscope with the development of a new standard

  • Greenpeace Dirty Portfolios campaign
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    ECPA blasts pesticides report

    2008-06-16T23:17:05Z

    Greenpeace’s report into the world's five leading pesticide producers is no more than "populist action", says ECPA director general

  • storm
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    Belize citrus suffers damage worth €3m

    2008-06-11T17:03:44Z

    A tropical storm has devastated the country's agricultural industry and caused significant losses to its fruit output

  • Tesco
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    Tesco trials carbon labelling

    2008-06-10T16:59:00Z

    Soil Association hits out at retailer's new environmental initiative, which will be applied initially to organic tomatoes and potatoes

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    CHEP goes green

    2008-06-09T17:01:01Z

    CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling services, has made a second significant donation to the International Tree Foundation (ITF), as a result of many of its customers switching to receive electronic, rather than paper invoices.

  • drought
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    Drought takes toll on Australian navels

    2008-06-04T10:38:43Z

    Production is expected to fall this season

  • Article

    Climate change report released

    2008-06-03T12:01:01Z

    Research and Markets has released a report entitled Climate Change & the Food Industry.

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    Morrisons saves millions by reducing carbon footprint

    2008-05-20T10:01:02Z

    Morrisons has trained more than 110,000 staff in energy awareness as part of drive to reduce its carbon footprint, it has been revealed.

  • Article

    Funding boost for carbon reduction

    2008-05-13T16:01:01Z

    Rural land-based businesses in the West Midlands can now access a new £53 million funding scheme to help them address low carbon business opportunities.

  • Article

    Food mile and footprint standards call

    2008-04-10T15:01:01Z

    Research carried out by Grant Thornton’s agribusiness group has showed that the trade wants clear standards set for the measurement of food miles and carbon-dioxide emissions.

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    Adas in GHG research

    2008-03-07T13:01:01Z

    Environmental consultancy Adas is conducting research for Defra into the calculation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the food supply chain.

  • Article

    African firm reaches offsetting goal

    2008-03-03T11:01:01Z

    South African exporter Fruits Unlimited has planted 204 indigenous trees in the Paarl area of the Western Cape, as part of a carbon-offsetting initiative.

  • Stuart Rose aims to make M&S greener
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    M&S to introduce 5p plastic bag charge

    2008-02-28T09:37:27Z

    Marks & Spencer is to start charging for plastic carrier bags in its food stores.

  • Kendall hits out at biofuel criticism
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    Kendall hits out at biofuel criticism

    2008-02-07T15:01:01Z

    The biofuel debate would benefit from more balance and less bias, NFU president Peter Kendall told the Sentry Farming Conference this week.

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    International conference discusses biofuel

    2008-01-29T15:01:01Z

    More than 1,500 agricultural experts met at the first International Conference of Ministers of Agriculture in Germany this month to discuss the subject of global competition for agricultural raw materials.

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    Funding available for recycling projects

    2007-11-05T16:01:01Z

    Recycling service providers servicing the hospitality and catering sector, including local authorities, are being invited to apply for funding of up to £67,000 to develop and expand their service to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for projects of between three and 12 months, as part of a new funding support scheme launched by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme).

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    Tesco unveils new green brand

    2007-10-19T09:32:40Z

    UK number-one retailer Tesco has upped its green credentials with the launch a new environment-friendly brand named Greener Living.