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155 Business Leaders Push Governments for Net-Zero COVID-Recovery Plan
In the largest-ever, UN-backed, CEO-led climate advocacy effort, major multinationals — all part of the Science Based Targets initiative — reaffirm their own commitments to achieving zero-carbon economy and call on governments to match their ambi... View More
Food Was Missing Ingredient at UN Climate Action Summit
Talk of energy, transport and construction filled the UN’s chamber, but animal agriculture avoided the limelight. The need for action by the sector came through clearly in a biodiversity roundtable attended by FAIRR. ... View More
Living Incomes for Farmers Key to Ensuring Sustainability of Cocoa
New Fairtrade Foundation campaign calls on the UK government and companies to end ‘shameful’ exploitation of cocoa farmers by 2030, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. ... View More
Trending: The North Face, Tetra Pak, Seventh Gen Continue Chipping Away at Plastic Waste
Awareness of our plastic waste problem continues to grow, prompting campaigns and corporate action around the world. ... View More
Trending: Unilever, Co-Op, Waitrose Unveil ‘Clear’ Plastic Alternatives
Amidst a wave of negative public opinion on plastics and the waste associated with it, several companies have responded with commitments to reduce single-use plastics, combat marine plastic pollution, and support startups with ... View More
2025 Ambition, UN Report Look to UK Brands, Nature-Based Solutions to Tackle Water Issues
Amidst a flurry of corporate activity around World Water Day (March 22), the growing issues of demand, availability and quality of water have been front-and-center this week. According to UN projections, global demand for fresh water will exceed supp... View More
UK Retail Giants Team Up to Deliver on SDGs
Over 25 major UK retailers — including Asda, The Co-operative, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s — have signed up to a series of commitments to tackle some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges ... View More
Trending: Food Industry Says Sayonara to Single-Use Plastics
The war against single-use plastics rages on as even more brands rise to the challenge of creating a plastic-free future. Online food delivery companies Just Eat and Deliveroo are the latest businesses to hop aboard the sustainable packaging bandwago... View More
Trending: Brewing Up Sustainable Solutions for Plastic Tea Bags, Six-Pack Rings
2018 is gearing up to be a big year for packaging innovation. ... View More
Trending: Fast Food, Supermarket Giants Commit to Slashing Single-Use Plastics
With an estimated 12 million tons of plastic waste entering the world’s oceans each year, consumers and governments are increasingly looking to businesses to eliminate plastic packaging. Fast food giant McDonald’s and major supermarkets in the UK... View More
Provenance Partners with Unilever, Sainsbury’s, Banks, to Aid Smallholder Farmers
Provenance is leading a new collaboration of fintech startups to test whether blockchain technology can help unlock financial incentives that improve transparency and sustainability in agricultural supply chains. ... View More
WRAP Reports Food Waste Progress Under Courtauld Commitment 2025
One year after the launch of the Courtauld Commitment 2025, WRAP has published its first Review of work underway in the food and beverage sector as a result of the voluntary agreement. ... View More
23 Companies Sign Manifesto to Halt Destruction of Brazilian Cerrado
Soy and beef production have played significant roles in the exploitation of the Amazonian rainforest, but the rollout of regulations to protect these precious natural resources have had unexpected consequences, driving these activities into regions ... View More
TSC, Cool Farm Alliance Helping Food Companies Better Manage Farm-Level Sustainability Data
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) and the Cool Farm Alliance (CFA) — a nonprofit industry platform and creator of the Cool Farm Tool sustainable agriculture calculator — have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve alignment and reporti... View More
Asda, Co-op Collaborate to Streamline Supply Chain Sustainability Data
British supermarket giants Asda and The Co-operative, together with leading sustainable business and supply chain platform 2degrees, are paving the way for the future of supply chain collaboration by enabling mutual suppliers to submit aggregated dat... View More
Courtauld Commitment 2025 Will Transform UK Food and Beverage Industry, Save £20B
The UK’s resource efficiency charity WRAP, on behalf of the UK Government and Devolved Administrations, today unveils a pioneering commitment that brings together organizations from across the food system for the first time to make food and drink p... View More
UK Brands Turning to Co-Creation to Help Unlock Packaging Innovations
Flicking through various CSR reports, it’s interesting to note how often packaging is highlighted as an area in need of more attention. It’s hardly surprising given the complexity of applying lifecycle thinking to a material that needs to protect... View More
Social Auditing: A New Tool for Sustainable Development?
Can social auditing be repurposed for greater good? That was the question posed during a breakout session of the Sedex Global Responsible Sourcing Conference in London last week. Muriel Johnson, AAG Project Manager at Sedex, asked a panel of leading ... View More
Are We Seeing the Emergence of the Enlightened CEO?
Society. It’s one of the three pillars of sustainability, but the least defined and the least understood. Corporations have traditionally struggled to blend social purpose with hard-nosed business acumen, but as consumers increasingly look to brand... View More
