Spar brand unveils Scottish-sourced fish range
Spar band is launching a range of eight fish products, sourced in Scotland.
Articles in category: Sustainability Time
Sustainability time, read about the who and how: what are retailers doing to address environmental and social challenges they face, what help are they getting to implement good practice initiatives?
Winnow raises a combined $20m to lead the global fight against food waste
Winnow, the technology company behind Winnow Vision, the artificial intelligence tool helping chefs cut food waste in half, is announcing the completion of its series B round of funding at a total of $12m. This follows a recent $8m loan
Wine merchant, Laithwaites, puts packaging through its paces to ensure product protection
Online wine retailer Laithwaites wanted to improve the protection performance of its packaging while also eradicating plastic from its portfolio. The company turned to packaging experts DS Smith to ensure these ambitious targets were realised.
Fairtrade welcomes launch of first coffee from Java, exclusively in Waitrose & Partners
For the first time UK coffee drinkers will be able to enjoy Fairtrade coffee from the Indonesian island of Java, an origin that is ubiquitous with quality, as it launches exclusively in Waitrose & Partners from today, 10 October 2019.
Smurfit Kappa works with specialty brewer Vanhonsebrouck to replace single-use plastic packaging
Smurfit Kappa has worked with a well-known Belgian specialty brewer to produce a sustainable packaging concept that eliminated the need for shrink film.
Ethical and tasty partnership for Chocolate Week
As Chocolate Week fast approaches, two brands committed to the Fairtrade mission have joined forces to offer a mouth-wateringly tasty treat. FAIR. Drinks and Divine Chocolate have partnered up to create unique cocktails with a chocolate twist which combine FAIR’s
PATCH honoured as top 10% of all B Corps in world for environmental responsibility
Nutricare, a Certified B Corp, has been recognised as Best For The World honouree in recognition of its sustainability movement and environmental achievements in business.
Asda puts Extra Special Aberdeen Angus Steaks in recyclable cardboard trays
In-line with its ongoing commitment to ‘use less and recycle more’, and ahead of National Recycle Week (September 23 – 29), Asda is announcing the move of its range of Extra Special Aberdeen Angus Steaks into recyclable cardboard trays.
Scottish Wholesale Association expresses concern over draft DRS regulations
THE Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has expressed concern over the Scottish Government’s draft Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020’s lack of recognition of the “substantial additional costs” that its members’ businesses will incur.
SWA shares concerns around inclusion of glass in Scotland’s deposit return scheme
The Scottish Wholesale Association shares the concerns raised by British Glass in its open letter to Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham, around the inclusion of glass within the Scottish deposit return scheme (DRS).
Macfarlane launches 100% plastic-free, biodegradable packaging protection for wine bottles
Retailers who need to send wine bottles through the post can now do this both safely and in an environmentally friendly way thanks to Flexi-Hex®, an innovative 100% plastic free packaging system being launched today by Macfarlane Packaging, the UK’s
Smurfit Kappa sees surge of interest in sustainable packaging solutions for fresh produce
Smurfit Kappa has seen a marked increase in the number of companies seeking sustainable packaging alternatives for fresh fruit and vegetables.
Percol’s plastic free coffee packs land in Tesco
Tesco has listed Percol’s sustainably packed, plastic free ground coffee in an effort to combat the 100 million non-recyclable plastic packs used within the coffee industry each year.
Expedition to world’s most polluted beach battles adverse conditions to bag six tonnes of waste
James Beard of Valpak, which sponsored an Explorers Club Flag Expedition that bagged six tonnes of waste from the most densely-polluted beach in the world, has concluded that prevention is the only viable option to halt the tide of marine
WRAP: food surplus & waste in primary production costs UK more than £1 billion
New insights into the scale of surplus and food waste on UK farms will help drive forward work on their root causes at a key stage in the supply chain, and help more food reach its intended market. Research by
Tesco and Aerofoil Energy aim to revolutionise supermarket refrigeration
Tesco is joining forces with UK technology company Aerofoil Energy to transform the performance of refrigeration cabinets in its stores via the application of Formula One-derived aerodynamics. As well as installing the award-winning Aerofoils in their supermarkets throughout the
Co-op curbs Green House Gas emissions in face of climate emergency
ccelerating steps to curb its Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and backs global goals to limit warming to the most stringent of targets.
Blakemore Logistics invests in hybrid refrigeration
Blakemore Logistics has introduced hybrid refrigeration units to 13 of its trailers to significantly reduce its vehicle emissions.
Unilever’s Sustainable Living Brands grew 69% faster than rest of business in 2018
Unilever today announced that its purpose-led, Sustainable Living Brands are growing 69% faster than the rest of the business and delivering 75% of the company’s growth.
Consumers see Fairtrade as reflection of personal values, survey finds
A multi-country survey released today shows that nine in 10 (91%) British shoppers are familiar with the FAIRTRADE Mark and believe it reflects their personal values.
The Body Shop partners with TerraCycle to promote plastic packaging recycling
To help lessen the impact of beauty packaging waste The Body Shop has partnered with TerraCycle to make recycling boxes available in 230 UK stores (and 672 stores worldwide across five countries) to help encourage the recycling of plastic packaging.
Waitrose & Partners reveals winners of £1million fund to fight plastic pollution
Waitrose & Partners has revealed the projects it will be supporting with its unique £1 million grant fund designed to tackle plastic pollution. Plan Plastic - The Million Pound Challenge will award money, over one year, to projects that can
Holland & Barrett becomes first retailer to ban wet-wipes from all stores
Holland & Barrett has today announced a complete ban on the sale of all wet wipe products from its 800 UK and Ireland stores, with all wet wipe products and variants replaced by environmentally friendly and sustainable alternatives by end of September 201å9.
Valpak launches PackFlow 2025 – an alternative approach to EPR reform
Packaging compliance scheme Valpak has published a report on a collaborative alternative to the government’s current options for extended producer responsibility (EPR) reform.
Expedition to clean up uninhabited island littered with plastic waste
Packaging compliance scheme Valpak, which was recently acquired by outsourced recycling services company Reconomy, is to join world-renowned scientists in a unique expedition to clean up 10 tonnes of plastic and assess the impact of litter on a Pacific island
