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Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products
Credit: Polina via Pexels</span>Forty percent of "leading" food firms, including Kroger, Tesco, Nestle and Unilever, now have dedicated teams focused on plant-based products, according to new...
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The coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food's murky supply chains
Do you know where your coffee comes from? The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harvested coffee beans in a coffee plantation in...
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Diageo achieves bulk of 2020 Sustainability and Responsibility targets
Diageo, one of the world's largest producers of spirits and beers, has cut greenhouse gas emissions from its direct operations by 509,000 metric tonnes, delivering on its commitment to reduce absolute...
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Timberland strives for net positivity by 2030
Outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland has set a goal for its products to have a net positive impact on nature by 2030, in en effort to address the negative environmental impact of the fashion...
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Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting...
Plastic production and consumption has snowballed since large-scale production began in the 1950s. In 2020, an estimated 24 million to 34 million tonnes of plastic waste will enter the world's lakes,...
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L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge
L'Oréal has revealed the winners of its Beauty Tech for Good Challenge, an internationalcompetition recognising the most innovative startups supporting responsible, sustainable and inclusive...
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Global food system emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C - but we can...
How people grow food and the way we use the land is an important, though often overlooked, contributor to climate change. While most people recognise the role of burning fossil fuels in heating the...
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Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites - who will be the first to try...
Credit: Eat Just</span>Cultured meat made from animal cells without animal slaughter has been approved for sale for the first time. The approval, granted by the Singapore Food Agency to US food...
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Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil - changing the soy...
Soy may have a pretty innocuous reputation thanks to its association with vegan food and meat alternatives. But don't be fooled - crops of this pale legume are behind much of Brazil's epidemic of...
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Secondhand clothing sales are booming - and may help solve the sustainability...
A massive force is reshaping the fashion industry: secondhand clothing. According to a new report, the U.S. secondhand clothing market is projected to more than triple in value in the next 10 years -...
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NPO exerts pressure on FMCG and retail giants to cut plastic usage
©Narcis Parfenti via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Citing new data on the growing plastic pollution problem, California-based not-for-profit group As You Sow has filed shareholder proposals with...
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PepsiCo aims for net-zero emissions by 2040
Food and beverage giant PepsiCo plans to more than double its science-based climate goal, targeting a reduction of absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by more than 40% by...
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They're everywhere: New study finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic Ocean
The Arctic has long proven to be a barometer of the health of our planet. This remote part of the world faces unprecedented environmental assaults, as climate change and industrial chemicals threaten a...
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SA venture to benefit from new Mondelez impact investing platform
South African organisation Inmed Aquaponics Social Enterprise (ASE) is among the first to receive capital through Mondelez International's new impact investing platform Sustainable Futures. The global...
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Plastic is part of the carbon cycle and needs to be included in climate...
Plastic pollution and climate change are two prominent environmental issues of our time. Plastic was once thought to be a miracle invention that made life simpler for families.Read more... | Send to a...
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Corona pilots beer packaging made using surplus barley
Corona has introduced a new circular form of packaging for its six-packs, made using repurposed surplus barley straw.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental...
Easter is the biggest chocolate-buying time of the year. But who's really paying for the cost of that chocolate?Read more... | Send to a friend
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Heineken sets goal to be carbon neutral in production by 2030
©bizoon via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Brewing giant Heineken has stated a new ambition to decarbonise its production by 2030 and its full value chain by 2040. The announcement marks the first...
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Vans sets out global sustainability goals to achieve by 2030
Footwear and apparel brand Vans will move towards creating circular products and systems that use regenerative and recycled materials, designed to reduce waste and keep products in use and out of...
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L'Oréal Paris to cut 50% of carbon footprint by 2030
Credit: L'Oréal Group</span>Beauty brand L'Oréal Paris has committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 50% per finished product, and will contribute €10m to environmental projects whose...
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