North Sea cod fishermen will be able to land every catch – not just cod – more easily following the European Parliament’s recent decision. The updated regulation will remove limits
Sustainability
- Leading lubricant manufacturer removes PFAS from entire product range One of the world’s biggest food lubricant manufacturers ROCOL has announced it will be removing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the formulations of its entire FOODLUBE product range. From April...
- Solar powered soft drinks: 75% of the electricity used to make Britvic brands in Britain now comes from the sun 75% of the electricity now being used to make Britvic soft drinks in Great Britain – from Fruit Shoot to Tango, Robinsons to J2O – is coming from a 160-acre...
- Food and drink makers secure Made Smarter backing SME manufacturers in the UK food and drink sector are the latest to secure backing from Made Smarter’s trailblazing adoption programme. Brightside Brewing Company, Just Bee Honey, Studio Bakery, Chandley...
- Ahascragh Distillery awarded Origin Green Membership Ahascragh Distillery has been recognised as a verified member of Origin Green, Ireland’s national food and drink sustainability programme. The membership further highlights the distillery’s commitment to sustainable practices and...
- Scotch whisky boosts UK economy by £7.1 billion The contribution of the Scotch Whisky industry to the UK economy reached £7.1 billion in 2022. A new report by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) also reveals the industry supports...
Companies that clearly demonstrate the climate change credentials of their products could secure a competitive and commercial advantage, with two thirds of consumers across the UK, France and Germany saying
Irish chicken producer Manor Farm was named Food Producer of the Year at the Agribusiness Awards. The competition received more than 200 entries from participating companies throughout Ireland. The chicken
Belgian pre-fried and frozen potato products manufacturer Agristo is teaming up with Egemin Automation for the third time in a row for the construction of a new, fully automated high-bay
Irish businesses are being called on to take action in helping to save the bees. The National Biodiversity Date Centre and Bord Bia have launched a Framework for Businesses as
WeFarm, a peer-to-peer agtech network that enables small-scale farmers to access and share vital agricultural information even without internet, has reached over 100,000 users and secured £1.3 million in seed
Mondelēz International has laid out new milestones and requirements for suppliers to work toward a sustainable supply of palm oil as part of its updated Palm Oil Action Plan. The
Avery Dennison has collaborated with partners throughout the supply chain namely Viridor and PET UK, to help Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) reduce waste, costs, and the carbon footprint of Smartwater
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s (RSPO) 14th Annual Roundtable Meeting (RT14) urged corporate leaders, NGOs, policy makers and academics to step up and join forces to ensure an effective
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has established its own licensed buying company (LBC) following the successful application for a licence from the Ghanaian Cocoa Board (Cocobod). The new LBC is now
In preparation for the December Fisheries Council, where EU Member States will negotiate fishing quotas in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2017, the European Commission is presenting its proposal
According to the latest figures from IRI, a leading provider of FMCG market intelligence and predictive, actionable insight, government targets to reduce the number of plastic bags used by English shoppers has
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. Engineered Sustainability™ by Rexnord is a product program to help you design durable conveyor systems with components that guarantee optimal product handling without compromising
No food company deliberately creates unnecessary waste. However, the volume of food waste created over the festive period is typically 30 per cent higher than the rest of the year.
A group of leading businesses and organisations in Scotland’s aquaculture industry have come together for the first time to create an ambitious new growth strategy for the sector. The 2030
Are proteins derived from sustainable sources, nutritious enough? This question is central to research conducted by the public-private partnership Sustainable Future proteins: focus on nutritional and health-promoting qualities. The research,
The European Commission has presented a proposal for a Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area – PRIMA. The first partnership of its kind in the Mediterranean basin aims
The EU is proposing to restart talks on an international WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies to combat the further depletion of the world’s fish stocks and the devastation of natural
Holfeld Plastics knows the value of sustainable packaging in the meat industry. Their VSP range has recently been extended taking into account portion size, sustainability, good looks and freshness. With consumers
PepsiCo has announced ambitious plans to dramatically reduce the sugar content in its drinks as part of its sustainable growth strategy for 2025. These goals aim to continue “transforming PepsiCo’s
The Food and Drink Federation has pledged to reduce the carbon emissions of manufacturers in the industry by 55% by 2025. The group, which has hailed its previous sustainability efforts,
Sustainability and in particular environmental protection have been key issues for Swiss milk processor Emmi for over 20 years. Now, the company is going a significant step further by setting
Emmi has committed to reducing its CO2 emissions by 25 % by 2020. In an important step towards meeting this objective,
The new design of Carlsberg’s Green Fiber Bottle was revealed today, as 500 business leaders joined the Sustainable Brands community
Sustainable packaging developer Tipa has announced its exclusive UK brand partnership with Snact, a social enterprise making snacks from surplus product.
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment UK has reported that beverage carton recycling is continuing to grow across
Italian bioplastics company Novamont is calling on the foodservice industry to invest in compostable biodegradable bioplastics. Adding to the recent media
A commitment to environmental sustainability lies at the heart of the Scotch Whisky industry which has now unveiled even more
Coca-Cola HBC Italia will reduce its carbon footprint by 15% and save 40% on its energy costs after installing an
Mondelēz International has once again been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for both the North America and
A biogas facility that fuels a factory with green energy and helps farmers is just one example of kind of
Over 9,500 cocoa farmers in Cameroon have received more than €1.4 million (958 million cfa) in premium payments – the
Mondelēz International has announced the successful completion of the first phase of its new partnerships with Swisscontact, Cargill and Wahana
A joint project between Nestlé Waters and Groupe E Greenwatt to build Switzerland’s largest biogas plant has focused on producing
The European Commission has tabled its proposal on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2017. The proposal is based
Five ambassadors from Origin Green, Ireland’s national sustainability programme, are beginning placements with leading UK food businesses McDonald’s, Mars, Bidvest,
With water scarcity increasingly prevalent worldwide, businesses are far more aware that not only is water a precious resource, but
Unilever and Hubbub, with the support of WRAP, have launched its Joint Ambition for a Zero Food Waste Britain. The
What current atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration tells us about the need to stabilise the global climate and the need for
Irish agri-tech business BHSL has agreed a $3 million pilot project with the State of Maryland to trial its pioneering
The Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, and Tony’s Chocolonely, the Amsterdam-based chocolate
US$940 billion – this is what human food waste costs consumers, farmers and businesses each year. A third of all food
The visionary collaboration at Port Salford between Culina Group and General Mills was recognised at the 2016 CILT North West
Tesco has announced all the cocoa required for its own label chocolate products sold in the UK will be from
Arla Foods UK, the largest dairy company in the country, has unveiled Arla Farmers Milk – created to give shoppers
Tesco has announced it will issue contracts worth £12 million over three years to help support British Agriculture, and become
To help Bakkavor achieve its sustainability goals it has appointed waste water treatment specialist Aquabio to design and construct a
A new state-of-the art bottling plant for Nestlé Vera Naturae mineral water has been opened in Castrocielo in Italy. The
HEINEKEN Ireland, a leading beer and cider company, has published its sustainability report for 2015, demonstrating that sustainability is embedded
The results of research at the Teagasc Clonakilty Agricultural College in Ireland show that incorporating white clover into ryegrass pastures
The Co-op has underlined its strong commitment to British farmers with the launch of a progressive scheme to monitor and manage
The World Congress of Food Science and Technology 2016, which will take from 21st to 25th August in Dublin, has
The EU multiannual plan for managing Baltic Sea cod, sprat and herring stocks has been approved by the European Parliament.
McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland has become the first food service company to achieve Bord Bia Origin Green accreditation.To achieve Origin