LIDL gives green light to leaf marque on UK fresh produce
Lidl GB has announced that it will see its entire British fresh produce supplier base achieving ‘LEAF Marque’ certification by the end of 2023. LEAF Marque is a leading global environmental assurance system, run by global farming organisation LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), recognising more sustainably-farmed products.
M&S helps customers to enjoy lower carbon diets
M&S is launching its Sparking Change National Challenge, inviting its customers to try a lower carbon diet. Available through its ‘Sparks’ loyalty reward scheme, participants will be supported with a range of resources designed to help them make delicious, and more sustainable meals from scratch. M&S will be providing ideas around incorporating more plant-based protein […]
WRAP and Behaviour Change unite to fight the climate emergency
With concern over the climate emergency intensifying but with little focus on the impact of individual consumption, ‘WRAP’ has joined forces with ‘ehaviour Change’ to fill this void.
Veganuary hits two million participants since launching in 2014
Veganuary, the global pledge to try vegan for 31 days, has celebrated a huge milestone – a total of two million people have officially signed up since the pledge began in 2014.
Plans unveiled to ban single-use plastics
Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, expanded and extruded polystyrene cups and food and beverage containers could all be phased out, in the latest Government bid to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste. According to estimates, England uses 1.1 billion single-use plates and 4.25 billion items of single-use cutlery — most of which are plastic — per year, but only 10% are recycled upon disposal.
New ‘Water Roadmap’ targets water security for the food and drink sector
WRAP, in partnership with WWF, The Rivers Trust and many other supporting organisations, has launched the ‘Roadmap towards Water Security for the Food & Drink Supply’ (the ‘Water Roadmap’) to protect vital water resources for the benefit of nature, local communities and the food and drink sector.
Morrisons to co-own world leading soft plastic recycling site in UK
Morrisons will become the first supermarket to own its own recycling operations through the acquisition of a significant stake in a new recycling site in Fife. The site will reprocess ‘hard-to-recycle’ soft plastics. Uniquely within the industry, Morrisons already owns 18 of its own food making sites.
Morrisons Commits to Net Zero Carbon Emissions from its Own Operations by 2035
Morrisons has brought forward its commitment to be net zero carbon emissions from its own operations by 2035, five years earlier than initially pledged and 15 years ahead of the UK government target. Morrisons is also committing to reducing its wider ‘Scope 3’ emissions across its entire own brand supply chain – by 30 per […]
UK households unaware of the impact their food waste has on the planet
UK adults estimate that almost a third of what they buy ends up in the bin despite three in four making attempts to get more use out of the products that end up in their fridges and cupboards.
Six in Ten Consumers Think UK Businesses Need to Act Now on Climate Change
More than 60 per cent of the UK want business to take immediate action to tackle climate change – and do more to help their customers ‘go green’. A new national survey commissioned by sustainability charity WRAP shows that a majority of consumers believe companies across industry need to do more when it comes to tackling emissions to help the UK meet tough, binding environmental targets for 2050.
