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Danone Ireland’s Specialised Nutrition business, whose brands include Nutricia, Aptamil and Cow & Gate, has announced its certification as a B Corp. This achievement marks the full certification of all
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Unilever has announced a wide-ranging set of commitments and actions to help build a more equitable and inclusive society by raising living standards across its value chain, creating opportunities through
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Premium Luxembourgish craft cider producer and orchard revivalist, Ramborn Cider Co, has become the first cidery in Europe, the third cidery in the world, and the first consumer brand in
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Nestlé UK & Ireland will help 8,000 families who might otherwise go hungry during the school summer holidays, as the company announced a £1 million investment to work with social
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A new report from the Capgemini Research Institute examines the impact sustainability has on consumer purchasing patterns and how well consumer product and retail (CPR) organizations understand consumer expectations. The report,
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PepsiCo has published its 2019 Sustainability Report, highlighting progress toward its sustainability goals and reaffirming the company’s agenda to help build a more sustainable food system. “Today’s global environmental and
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As efforts accelerate worldwide to provide relief from the ravages of COVID-19, PepsiCo and The PepsiCo Foundation have announced a more than $45 million initiative focused on helping people and
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Bakkavor Group, a leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, has successfully concluded a planned refinancing of its core group bank facilities, agreeing new term loan and revolving
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From ending hunger and obesity to protecting our natural resources, the food and agricultural industry has a huge role to play in the sustainable development of our world. ISO 26000 is an
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Ebro Foods, the largest food group in Spain, the world leader in rice production and the second biggest global fresh and dry pasta manufacturer, has designed and launched a Global
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Britvic has pledged to pursue bolder greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets by signing up to the Science Based Targets initiative. Britvic joins around 600 leading companies from around the
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Cargill has outlined its plan to eliminate deforestation from its cocoa supply chain. The Protect Our Planet plan provides concrete actions the company is taking to achieve 100 percent cocoa bean traceability
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Dutch impact organization Tony’s Chocolonely, retailer Albert Heijn and chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut have forged a strategic partnership to end child labour and modern slavery in the chocolate industry. Together
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HEINEKEN Ireland is the first drinks company in Ireland to achieve the Business Working Responsibly mark from Business in the Community in recognition of its responsible and sustainable business practices.
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New figures from Public Health England (PHE) reveal England’s poorest areas are fast food hotspots, with 5 times more outlets found in these communities than in the most affluent. The
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Nestlé has received a ‘Good Egg Award’ from Compassion in World Farming (CIWF). The award is for Nestlé’s decision to source only eggs from cage-free hens for its food products in Europe
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Nestlé has announced its global ‘Nestlé for Healthier Kids’ initiative. The program includes the further development of healthier products and advice for families on nutrition and exercise. It aims at helping 50
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Unilever has revealed its fourth consecutive year of growth for its ‘sustainable living’ brands, which grew 46% faster than the rest of the business and delivered 70% of its turnover
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Kerry Group has announced details of a two year partnership with Special Olympics that will include support for the 2019 Special Olympics Summer World Games in Abu Dhabi. As an
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Major steps to cut people’s excessive calorie intake have been unveiled by Public Health England (PHE), as part of the
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Nestlé and Thai Union Group, the world’s largest producer of shelf-stable tuna products with annual sales exceeding US$3.7 billion, have
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Britvic has launched ‘A Healthier Everyday’, its new sustainable business programme which builds on its commitment to: help consumers make
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The Coca-Cola Company in Western Europe and Coca-Cola European Partners have launched their first ever joint Sustainability Action Plan for
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Nestlé has set a goal to source only eggs from cage-free hens for all its food products globally by 2025.
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Irish biscuit manufacturer East Coast Bakehouse has achieved Origin Green membership. To achieve Origin Green accreditation, East Coast Bakehouse had to
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Nestlé breakfast cereals in the UK will begin to carry the UK Government’s colour-coded labelling from October. The full roll
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Cargill has published its third report on the progress and achievements of the Cargill Cocoa Promise, its commitment to sparking a more sustainable cocoa
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Kellogg Company has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, an independent validation of the important work
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Mondelēz International has once again been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for both the North America and
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Mars will invest approximately $1 billion in its Sustainable in a Generation Plan, which focuses on areas where the US-based
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Mondelēz International has published its 2016 Impact for Growth Progress Report. The report highlights how the world’s leading snacking company
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Greene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, has announced a new target of zero waste sent to landfill
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Amid growing concern about plastic litter, Keep Britain Tidy has teamed up with Harrogate Water in a joint campaign to
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MEPs are supporting efforts to halve food waste in the EU by 2030, by lifting existing restrictions on food donations
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Dawn Meats has become the first Irish food manufacturing company to achieve the coveted Business Working Responsibly Mark at its
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The Reputations Agency has announced the results of the annual Ireland RepTrak® 2017 study. Based on the perceptions of more
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From July 2016 to July 2017, SUBWAY® stores will have removed around 3.7 billion calories from Great British diets, after
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Tesco is launching the next stage in its ongoing efforts to make healthier choices a little easier for customers, colleagues
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Details of a unique initiative, launched by Kerry Group and the World Food Programme (WFP), the food assistance branch of
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New data from The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) shows more than 180,000 consumer goods products were reformulated in 2016, while
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Cargill has celebrated the establishment of its own licensed buying company (LBC) – Cargill Kokoo Sourcing Ltd – in Ghana,
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Coca-Cola Great Britain is accelerating its investment in Coca-Cola Zero Sugar as new data from Nielsen shows that nine months
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Public Health England (PHE) has published the technical guidelines setting out the approaches the food industry can take to reduce
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A first-ever ‘farm to fork’ programme for shrimp production has been announced, offering consumers DNA based assurance on the origin
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AG Barr, which produces and markets some of the UK’s leading soft drinks brands, including IRN-BRU, Rubicon and Strathmore, has
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The European soft drinks industry[1] has announced it will reduce added sugars in its products by a further 10% by
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The RSPO has published its 2016 RSPO Impact Report, providing a detailed look at RSPO’s sustainability efforts and outcomes from
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Nestlé and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are partnering to help farmers in Ghana produce high quality
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Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, has published its new sustainability strategy “Forever Chocolate”
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Mondelēz International has laid out new milestones and requirements for suppliers to work toward a sustainable supply of palm oil
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Nestlé has pledged to further strengthen its commitment to the employability of young people in Europe, the Middle East and