All Sustainability articles – Page 68
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NewsInterko advances flagship Ultimo ripening rooms
Ripening specialist says its Ultimo rooms are now even more energy efficient and can be built to pre-cool fruit
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NewsInnoterra says new banana resists TR4
Company identifies potential solution to one of banana industry’s biggest challenges, along with new natural method of crop protection
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CommentComment: Top three sustainability trends in 2024
Richard Bonn of Aethr Associates lays out the three major sustainability trends that fresh produce companies must respond to during the next 12 months
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PodcastsFruitbox 100 · Franka Rodriguez and Michael Fellner, Aldi South Group
In the 100th episode of Fruitbox, Chris speaks with one of the world’s biggest food retailers on the hot topic of responsible procurement
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NewsDutch cucumber sales stable but energy costs hit home
Nick Rietveld, senior sales for cucumbers at The Greenery, says the company is focusing on natural cultivation
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NewsEcuadorean bananas at a crossroads
Ecuador’s banana industry faces serious challenges around security and climate change, but hopes are high in the sector following the election of President Daniel Noboa, heir to one of the country’s largest exporters of the fruit. Fred Searle reports from Ecuador
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CommentComment: Now is the time to unite for impact
With the EU’s Corporate Social Responsibility Directive, considering your business’s environmental and social impact is becoming legislation, and it will be in companies’ financial and strategic interest to come together and embrace the change
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NewsUNCTAD expresses concerns over escalating global trade disruption
Geopolitical tensions and climate change are raising alarms, according to the UN’s trade and development body
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FeaturesUncertain future for UK cucumber sector
Energy prices have come down and fewer growers are now exiting the industry, but insufficient returns from retailers, delays to plantings, labour issues and weak government support continue to harm growers
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CommentComment: Brand activism – just for show, or real substance?
To what extent have the banana multinationals been able to leverage ethical and environmental certification into their bottom lines?
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NewsBlue Whale presents (Re)Generation project
Fruit Logistica will be the backdrop for the international launch of the five-year sustainability initiative
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NewsNew Planasa blueberry varieties do well in Peru in face of climate challenges
Breeder says blueberry varieties with zero cold requirements are the key to maintaining production levels as temperatures rise
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CommentDoes your business have a Quality Culture or a Tick-Box Culture?
Compliance consultant Jim Jefcoate sets out the tangible differences between the two approaches with a view to helping fresh produce companies improve their auditing operations
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NewsBonnysa targets Europe’s growing papaya market
The company is positioning itself as a supplier of sustainable, high-quality and competitively priced papayas for the European market
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CommentIlip director questions EU packaging policy
Roberto Zanichelli, business development and marketing director at Ilip, offers his insights into the changing dynamics of the fresh produce packaging business
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NewsMcCain Foods pushes regenerative farming practices
The global potato grower and frozen chip manufacturer highlights latest strides in fulfilling sustainable farming commitments
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NewsCapital Agro sees growing sustainability trend
Mohamed Wafaey, managing director and deputy chairman of Capital Agro, a leading Egyptian exporter of citrus and other fruits, talks about the growing importance of sustainability for the company
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NewsStePacPPC upgrades packaging to improve mushroom shelf-life
Breakthrough in packaging addresses shelf-life challenges for whole and sliced mushrooms
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NewsOrganics Europe reminds MEPs of “unsuitability” of PEF tool for agri-food
The Green Claims Directive is seen as an important step in the EU food system’s green transition, but the organic movement warns the use of the Product Environmental Footprint will ”open the door to greenwashing”
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CommentIs the UK eco-conscious grocery market really growing?
Richard Clark of market analyst MrQual Research delves into data it has gathered on the factors that are important to UK shoppers when buying fruit and vegetables