Following a recent restructure aligned to its growth strategy and to further integrate into the Envirogen Group, Fluxa Filtri the filtration and water treatment specialists announce the appointment of Andrea
Environment
Kellogg Company has announced a global commitment to work with palm oil suppliers to source fully traceable palm oil, produced in a manner that is environmentally responsible, socially beneficial, and
Para Print will start to recover, reuse and recycle its flexographic printing plates and related materials using a programme developed by DuPont Packaging Graphics. Participants in the TR3 programme are
As the dust settles on negotiations by AEA Investors to acquire Siemens Water Technologies, a new name is given to the municipal, industrial and services water and wastewater treatment specialist,
A free online system that will save UK businesses time and money by transforming the way they record the waste they produce has been launched by a partnership of waste
CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling services, has revealed that its Collaborative Transportation program removed 2.9 million kilometres of truck haulage from Europe’s roads in 2012, reducing
Mondelez International has achieved Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) coverage for 100% of the palm oil it bought in 2013. This is two years ahead of the company’s existing
Tomatin Distillery, located 16 miles south of Inverness, has become the first Scottish distillery to install a new, state-of-the-art, sustainable biomass boiler. This new renewable energy boiler, displaces the distillery’s
The Scotch whisky industry is embracing the use of non-fossil fuel and investing significantly in renewable technologies as part of its far-reaching Environmental Strategy, according to a newly published report.
Nestlé has inaugurated a new experimental farm on a 30-hectare site in Côte d’Ivoire to focus on plant science and research into nutrition, sustainable agriculture and rural development. The farm,
CAD Schroer challenged its staff members to cycle to work from April to October, encouraged by charity donations, which grew commensurate with CO2 savings. Staff in the UK, Germany, Switzerland,
Nestlé is encouraging more female coffee growers in Kenya to take up leadership roles in farming cooperatives as part of its commitment to scaling up its business-related activities to promote
Dawn Meats has accepted its fourth sustainability award in three weeks when it was recognised with the Process Award at the IBEC Environment Awards 2013. This latest award further cements
Manufacturing dairy products is energy intensive. Most of the energy Emmi currently consumes comes from the fossil fuel natural gas. One of the Swiss dairy company’s stated aims is to
A new Green Coffee CFP-PCR has been published, providing the first Product Category Rule for the calculation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from green coffee production. The Green Coffee CFP-PCR
Speaking at the ADBA National Conference in Westminster today [3 December], former Secretary of State for Energy Chris Huhne told delegates: “Let’s knock on the head the idea that the
Maximum internationalisation. This will be the premise of Alimentaria 2014 that, more than ever, has its sights set on foreign markets. The show has doubled its efforts for this edition
The UK grocery sector reduced food and packaging waste by 1.7 million tonnes which equates to 4.8 million tonnes of CO2eq under the Courtauld Commitment Phase 2 agreement. The final
Nestlé is systematically introducing more environmentally efficient ice cream freezers using natural refrigerants acrossEurope. The company has pledged that from now on all new commercial horizontal ice cream chest freezers
Mondelez International is celebrating as it wraps up its first global month of service. During October 2013, 15,000 employees donated nearly 26,000 hours of service across 80 countries in projects
The UK’s hospitality and food service sector is facing an annual bill in excess of £2.5 billion for food waste, a new WRAP report reveals. The report, ‘Overview of waste
Irish food group Dawn Meats has been presented with its ISO 14001 Environmental Management certificates for sites throughout Ireland and the UK. Philip Tallon, group operations manager, who accepted the
Speaking ahead of the ADBA National Conference [3 Dec] where he will be chairing a session, Tony Juniper*, said:“A range
Dawn Meats won the overall award within the ‘Sustainability’ category in the recent Bord Bia Food & Drink Awards 2013.
Unilever is following up its Sustainable Living Plan with the launch of Unilever Project Sunlight, a new initiative to motivate
Nestlé has announced that it will work in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund and seven consumer firms to encourage
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), The UK charity for the protection of seas, shores and wildlife, has not changed its
As the debate around new renewables and the cost of energy hots up, former Secretary of State for Energy and
An IGD-led initiative has prevented 125,000t of food supply chain waste since 2010 – enough to fill 65 Olympic swimming
Irish food group Dawn Meats has won a prestigious Green Apple Environment Award in the United Kingdom, where it has
Unilever has made a pledge to buy all of its palm oil from known and traceable sources by the end
WRAP’s EU 2020 Vision pinpoints food as one of the most wasted resources and calls for “concerted action” to halve
The average UK household throws away the equivalent of six meals every week, costing the nation £12.5 billion a year,
Cargill has celebrated the fifth anniversary of its cocoa processing operations in Ghana by reaffirming its support to growing and
Several of the UK’s representative bodies for the waste and resource management sector have joined forces to express their common
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has been named as one of just three companies in the running for Best Sustainability
The WWF has welcomed the decision by the European Parliament to oppose the reintroduction of subsidies for the building of
The-new FrieslandCampina Innovation Centre in Wageningen has obtained the three-star New Buildings Certificate. The three stars stand for ‘very good’
Tesco has unveiled new food waste figures for its operations and supply chain, alongside figures that show 68 per cent
Nestlé has announced it will achieve zero waste in all of its 150 European factories by 2020. This means that
The food and beverage industry typically uses a large volume of water, yielding large amounts of wastewater, adding financial and
A new report commissioned by the Hospitality Carbon Reduction Forum (HCRF), whose members include Whitbread, J D Wetherspoons, Mitchells and
Anaerobic digestion (AD) continues to drive growth in the UK organics recycling industry, according to the latest sector survey (ASORI),
New innovative research launched by WRAP, identifies how much food, drink and packaging waste arises in the UK grocery retail supply
Frutarom Health, Switzerland, increased biogas electrical energy production in its plant in Wädenswil by 15%.The energy produced by biogas uses
Dawn Farms, a leading international supplier of cooked and fermented meat ingredients, has achieved full membership of Origin Green, Ireland’s
Almost 100,000 people in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire are now able to access clean drinking water and sanitation facilities
Northern Ireland-based poultry processor Moy Park has received two “Waitrose Way” awards. The first, Treading Lightly – carbon (own label),
Diageo has been recognised by two separate organisations for its commitment to Sustainability & Responsibility. Diageo has again been selected
The UK’s leading supplier of fresh vegetables, Produce World, has won two awards at this year’s Waitrose Way Awards. Produce
Britain’s largest family owned cheese maker Wyke Farms plans to lead the “green revolution in grocery” through its 100% green
The recycling of plastic food packaging could be significantly increased in coming years following a research project that has developed
Coca-Cola HBC, one of the world’s largest bottlers of products of The Coca-Cola Company, has been included in the 2013
Ecolean specialises in developing and manufacturing modern lightweight packaging which meets consumer demand for convenience and concern for the environment.
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