All Sustainability articles – Page 225
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ArticleGroup calls for Del Monte boycott
An environmental body has called for the boycott of Del Monte products in the Philippines after the chemical endosulfin, bound for the company, was found loaded onto a capsized passenger ship
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ArticleTyphoon rattles Philippine trade
Industry sources claim that fresh produce supply and demand will be hit for the short-term, pushing up prices
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EU ministers approve pesticide rules
The number of available crop protection products in the EU could be set to fall following an agreement regarding proposed changes to existing directives
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ArticleTyphoon cuts Taiwan exports
Inclement weather has cut volumes of Taiwan’s key export fruits and pushed up prices, leaving exporters little hope of a successful export year
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ArticleCapespan to measure its carbon footprint
The company’s UK operation will this year begin to measure the amount of energy and resources it uses as environmental efficiency becomes a business imperative
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Typhoon wreaks P900m in damage
The Philippines is reeling after typhoon Frank wiped out crops and infrastructure in Eastern Visayas worth some P900m
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ArticleHail hits NY apple crop
This week's hail storm could significantly reduce the 2008 New York apple crop
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Mexico pledges to recover farmland
The Latin American nation’s government has pledged to recover 600,000ha of farmland that has been lost to desertification
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ArticleCosta Rican bananas to go carbon neutral
Corbana underlines industry's commitment to helping the country achieve its aim of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2021
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ArticleAustralian drought policy to be reviewed
The government has revealed the process of review that will be undertaken to better protect the agricultural industry during time of drought
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ArticleChina floods take toll on production
"Worst floods in decades" hit fruit and vegetable production hard in parts of southern China, according to industry sources
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Pesticide plans could hit EU crops
Proposed changes to the availability of certain commonly-used pesticides could expose large portions of EU-grown crops
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New sustainability standard for US
The effects of sustainable practices on US agriculture will come under the microscope with the development of a new standard
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ArticleECPA blasts pesticides report
Greenpeace’s report into the world's five leading pesticide producers is no more than "populist action", says ECPA director general
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ArticleBelize citrus suffers damage worth €3m
A tropical storm has devastated the country's agricultural industry and caused significant losses to its fruit output
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ArticleTesco trials carbon labelling
Soil Association hits out at retailer's new environmental initiative, which will be applied initially to organic tomatoes and potatoes
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CHEP goes green
CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling services, has made a second significant donation to the International Tree Foundation (ITF), as a result of many of its customers switching to receive electronic, rather than paper invoices.
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Climate change report released
Research and Markets has released a report entitled Climate Change & the Food Industry.
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Morrisons saves millions by reducing carbon footprint
Morrisons has trained more than 110,000 staff in energy awareness as part of drive to reduce its carbon footprint, it has been revealed.