All Sustainability articles – Page 149
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Consumers ‘will stop insisting on transparent packs’
Shoppers will soon be prepared to buy blind, a development that could help make packaging more sustainable, manufacturer predicts
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Thornton's Budgens unwraps more produce
Groundbreaking store introduces more plastic-free produce after pioneering plastic-free zones
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OTC launches new grape packaging
Carton table grape packaging meets increasing demand from customers to cut plastic use
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Chiquita's female empowerment efforts
Banana giant highlights tools it has in place to safeguard women’s rights and promote opportunities
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UGPBAN stresses commitment to agroecology
Bananas from Guadeloupe and Martinique will highlight their environmental focus at this week’s Fruit Attraction show in the Spanish capital
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UK ‘failing to protect us from pesticide cocktails’
Report warns mixtures of chemicals pose risk to human health and wildlife, with ‘cocktail effect’ potentially making them more dangerous
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Australia’s attempt to grow the ‘King of Fruit’
Successful growth and storage trials of highly sought after muskmelon encourages growers and exporters to expand in North Queensland
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Fyffes prepares to launch exotics range
New branded offer will include avocados, red bananas, baby bananas, cassava and plantains
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San Miguel switches to renewables
40 per cent of the energy at its main Tucumán facility to be supplied by renewable energy sources
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TR4 in Colombia: tests offer final proof
Any remaining doubts regarding the cause of Panama disease in two banana plantations have now been ruled out
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Fyffes honoured for supply chain transparency
Dutch retailer Plus rewards Irish banana giant for CSR project to provide climate-neutral and Fairtrade bananas
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Veggie food names ‘already clear’, says Defra minister
Zac Goldsmith agrees using words like ‘sausage’ and ‘burger’ for veggie substitutes is not misleading and could create barriers for new foods
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SanLucar scoops sustainability award
Company honoured for its commitment to social and economic development in Tunisia
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Guadeloupe bananas near organic status
Producers on the French West Indian island of Guadeloupe expect to commercialise organically certified bananas in 2020
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Environment Bill promises binding targets
New office will be created to hold government to account over environmental targets
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FareShare ties the Waste Knot with Ferryfast
The UK’s biggest food waste redistributor has begun taking surplus produce from Midlands-based supplier Ferryfast thanks to Defra funding to help make food rescue commercially viable
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HaciendasBio builds up premium organic offering
Arra grapes and flat white nectarines are among the newest additions to the company’s growing portfolio
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UN paints food waste picture
A new report has provided an updated understanding of the world’s food waste problem allowing for more effective action
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Soil Association launches Brexit hotline
New service dedicated to keeping organic producers up to speed on Brexit developments
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When a banana is not just a banana
Banana supplier Daabon is taking its social responsibilities to the next level with an innovative project to empower Colombian women. Tommy Leighton reports