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Development of the 1881 Range Offered by Esterform

    Development of the 1881 Range Offered by Esterform

Since its launch in 2013 Esterform’s extensive market leading range of 1881 PET preforms has helped their customers to reduce the weight of their plastic bottles, cutting their costs without

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Kellogg Company Announces New, Ambitious Global Greenhouse Gas Emission Goals

    Kellogg Company Announces New, Ambitious Global Greenhouse Gas Emission Goals

Kellogg Company has taken another step forward in its commitment to climate action by announcing new, ambitious science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets. Kellogg Company plans to cut GHG emissions

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New Rules For EU Vessels Fishing Internationally

    New Rules For EU Vessels Fishing Internationally

The European Commission has proposed a new system to grant and manage authorisations that will allow authorities to better monitor both EU vessels fishing outside Union waters and international vessels

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Mondelez International to Lead Private Sector Action in Côte d’Ivoire’s Program to Combat Deforestation

    Mondelez International to Lead Private Sector Action in Côte d’Ivoire’s Program to Combat Deforestation

Mondelēz International has committed to lead private sector action as part of Côte d’Ivoire’s national program to combat deforestation. The commitment was made at the recent COP21 climate talks in

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Danone and Veolia Form Global Alliance on Climate Change

    Danone and Veolia Form Global Alliance on Climate Change

Food group and beverage giant Danone and Veolia, the global resource management group, have announced an innovative strategic partnership focusing on the water cycle, waste management, sustainable agriculture and energy

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Understanding the Suitability of LED Lighting For the Food and Drink Industry

    Understanding the Suitability of LED Lighting For the Food and Drink Industry

In an effort to run greener, leaner and more sustainable facilities, many food and drink companies have considered making the switch to LED lighting in their production, packaging, warehousing and/or

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Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Wins Bord Bia Sustainability Award 2015

    Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Wins Bord Bia Sustainability Award 2015

Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII), Ireland’s leading dairy company, has won the Bord Bia Sustainability Award 2015, the category which received the most entries during this year’s application process. The biennial

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Nestlé Acclaimed as ‘World Leader’ For Action to Tackle Climate Change

    Nestlé Acclaimed as ‘World Leader’ For Action to Tackle Climate Change

Nestlé has been acclaimed as a ‘world leader’ for its work to tackle climate change by sustainability ratings agency CDP, with the company one of only 64 out of over

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Coca-Cola HBC Announces New Carbon and Water Commitments

    Coca-Cola HBC Announces New Carbon and Water Commitments

Coca-Cola HBC, a leading bottler of the brands of The Coca-Cola Company, has announced new water and carbon commitments after being named by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) as

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McDonald’s Reaches Certified Fibre Milestone For Packaging in Europe

    McDonald’s Reaches Certified Fibre Milestone For Packaging in Europe

McDonald’s has announced that as of October 2015, all centrally-sourced packaging that is distributed across its 38 European markets is chain-of-custody certified, with wood fibre coming from recycled sources or

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IOI Loders Croklaan Achieves 100 Percent Traceability for Its Directly-Sourced Palm Oil

    IOI Loders Croklaan Achieves 100 Percent Traceability for Its Directly-Sourced Palm Oil

IOI Loders Croklaan, a leading producer of palm-based fats and oils to the global food industry, has announced that 100 percent of its directly sourced palm oil worldwide is traceable

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Bakkavor Wins M&S Award

    Bakkavor Wins M&S Award

Bakkavor, the UK-based fresh prepared foods group, has won the M&S Plan A Supplier Group of the Year 2015 Award. The award is presented to a supplier who has demonstrated

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Sustainability is Not an ‘Add-on’ For Leading UK Vegetable Business

    Sustainability is Not an ‘Add-on’ For Leading UK Vegetable Business

Sustainability is central to the Produce World Group’s business according to the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Neil Fraser. Writing in the annual review of the Group’s 4Life sustainability programme,

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Mondelez International Accelerates Action on Climate Change With New 2020 Global Sustainability Goals

    Mondelez International Accelerates Action on Climate Change With New 2020 Global Sustainability Goals

Mondelēz International has announced its sustainability goals for 2020, an ambitious end-to-end approach to reduce its carbon footprint. The new goals include reducing absolute carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing in

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AD Operators See Performance Benefits With Micronutrient Technology

    AD Operators See Performance Benefits With Micronutrient Technology

The latest micronutrient technology can boost productivity – and profits – for food waste anaerobic digester (AD) operators. Licensed operators are increasingly treating food waste through ADs for the production of

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Tesco Introduces New Food Waste Saving Scheme

    Tesco Introduces New Food Waste Saving Scheme

Tesco customers can benefit from salads and citrus fruit that will stay fresh for up to two extra days, thanks to an industry leading initiative by the UK supermarket group.

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Barley Straw Shows Potential as Transport Biofuel Raw Material

    Barley Straw Shows Potential as Transport Biofuel Raw Material

The hemicellulose sugars of barley straw can be effectively fermented into biobutanol, when starch is added during the pre-treatment or fermentation process, shows a new University of Eastern Finland study.

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Produce World Food Waste Reduction Initiative Receives Waitrose Award

    Produce World Food Waste Reduction Initiative Receives Waitrose Award

A food waste reduction initiative run by the Produce World Group has received industry recognition at the Waitrose Way Awards. The awards are designed to recognise Waitrose suppliers’ outstanding efforts

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Energy Cost Savings at Molson Coors UK

    Energy Cost Savings at Molson Coors UK

Molson Coors has reduced its carbon emissions by 6.5% and saved more than £750,000 from the first year of operation of its new energy centre based at its Burton Brewery

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MICRODYN-NADIR Builds Second Production Line For MBR Modules – BIO-CEL® in the USA

    MICRODYN-NADIR Builds Second Production Line For MBR Modules – BIO-CEL® in the USA

MICRODYN-NADIR, the Germany-based membrane and module manufacturer, has decided to build its second BIO-CEL® production line in the USA following the globally growing demand for MBR technology. Construction works will start

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2 Sisters Sustainability Plan Under way

    2 Sisters Sustainability Plan Under way

Sisters Food Group, one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, has started up a potato-powered energy plant as a first step in a new sustainability plan which aims to generate

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Plastic Bag Charge Expected to Raise Millions For Good Causes

    Plastic Bag Charge Expected to Raise Millions For Good Causes

From October 5th, customers at all large UK shops will be charged 5p for each single-use carrier bag they use during their shopping trip as part of a new Government

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PepsiCo Sustainability Initiatives Deliver $375 Million in Cost Savings

    PepsiCo Sustainability Initiatives Deliver $375 Million in Cost Savings

PepsiCo has announced that its environmental sustainability programs saved the company more than $375 million since its goals were established

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Carlsberg Launches ‘Cheers to Green Ideas’

    Carlsberg Launches ‘Cheers to Green Ideas’

Carlsberg has launched the ’Cheers to Green Ideas’ competition in partnership with Copenhagen-based Think Tank, Sustainia. Organisations, companies and members

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Nestlé Tops Category in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

    Nestlé Tops Category in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

A ‘zero water’ factory in Mexico, a UK confectionery factory that turns waste into renewable energy are just two examples

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Major Food Producers Missing Biggest Opportunity to Unearth Climate Risks

    Major Food Producers Missing Biggest Opportunity to Unearth Climate Risks

Many of the world’s biggest food, beverage and tobacco brands are missing their biggest opportunity to mitigate climate risks, shows

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Coca-Cola on Track to Meet 100% Water Replenishment Goal

    Coca-Cola on Track to Meet 100% Water Replenishment Goal

The Coca-Cola Company and its global bottling partners (the Coca-Cola system) are on track to meet their 2020 water replenishment

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Rainy Days and Milk Cans – Saving Water in Vietnam’s Coffee Fields

    Rainy Days and Milk Cans – Saving Water in Vietnam’s Coffee Fields

In the coffee fields of Vietnam, everyday objects that are often thrown away are getting a new lease of life,

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Water Reuse and Resource Efficiency Will Boost the European Food Sector: An international Conference in Brussels on 27 October 2015

    Water Reuse and Resource Efficiency Will Boost the European Food Sector: An international Conference in Brussels on 27 October 2015

Resource efficiency can represent an economic opportunity for the food sector with the help of innovative research that takes into account the

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Sidel’s CSR rating places it among top 30% of companies

    Sidel’s CSR rating places it among top 30% of companies

The commitment that Sidel is making in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been independently evaluated, placing the leading

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John Dewar & Sons Surges Ahead With Sustainability Practices

    John Dewar & Sons Surges Ahead With Sustainability Practices

The Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery in the heart of the Scottish Highlands is known for its rich tradition of producing some

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Environment an Increasingly Important Factor in Consumers’ Purchasing Decisions

    Environment an Increasingly Important Factor in Consumers’ Purchasing Decisions

In a global survey of some 6,000 consumers across 12 different countries, more than three-quarters claimed that environmentally sound packaging

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FDF Members Reduce Water Consumption by 24%

    FDF Members Reduce Water Consumption by 24%

Members of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) in Britain who are working towards an industry-wide water reduction target have

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UK Dairy Industry Makes Significant Strides in Water Efficiency

    UK Dairy Industry Makes Significant Strides in Water Efficiency

UK dairy companies are at the forefront of the food and drink industry’s efforts to improve water efficiency, according to

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Details of European Commission Climate Change Consultation Revealed

    Details of European Commission Climate Change Consultation Revealed

Insights into the results of an EU-wide European Commission public consultation on how land-use and forestry can be used to

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Nestlé Commits to Halving Food Waste Through Consumer Goods Forum

    Nestlé Commits to Halving Food Waste Through Consumer Goods Forum

Nestlé and other members of the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) have announced a resolution to halve food waste across their

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Nespresso Wins Award For Recycling Project

    Nespresso Wins Award For Recycling Project

Nespresso France has won ‘Best Environmental Initiative’ in ‘Trophées Défis RSE’ 2015 for supporting innovation in recycling technology and developing

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Coca-Cola Enterprises to Reduce Calories by 10% Across Entire Portfolio and Halve Its Carbon Footprint By 2020

    Coca-Cola Enterprises to Reduce Calories by 10% Across Entire Portfolio and Halve Its Carbon Footprint By 2020

Coca-Cola Enterprises has launched its tenth annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability report, which includes its most ambitious commitments to date.

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Mondelez International Reports Good Progress Against Global Well-being Goals in 2014 Report

    Mondelez International Reports Good Progress Against Global Well-being Goals in 2014 Report

Mondelez International has published its Call For Well-being 2014 Progress Report.  The report details how the world’s leading snacking company exceeded

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New Life Cycle Assessment Study on Starch Products

    New Life Cycle Assessment Study on Starch Products

Reinforcing its role at the forefront of sectoral Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in the agri-food chain, the European Starch Industry

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Cleantech Firm NVP Energy Among the Big Winners at the UK’s Top Water & Energy Awards

NVP Energy, a clean-tech company with an innovative technology that can turn wastewater into a revenue generator for end users

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Nestlé to Transform Milk Factory to ‘Zero Water’ in California

    Nestlé to Transform Milk Factory to ‘Zero Water’ in California

Nestlé is investing in innovative technology to help reduce the amount of water it uses in California at the five

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Bernard Matthews Launches ‘The Big Green Plan’

    Bernard Matthews Launches ‘The Big Green Plan’

Bernard Matthews, the UK’s largest turkey producer, has launched ‘The Big Green Plan’ – a programme of green energy initiatives

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No Steam – No Whisky!

    No Steam – No Whisky!

One road, one distillery, one pub, one shop and one community – Jura is an island with a unique spirit.

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Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Plant and CHP Unit Chosen at Independent UK Brewer

    Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Plant and CHP Unit Chosen at Independent UK Brewer

Today’s best practices in water treatment, focus on achieving operational efficiencies, energy reduction, environmental impact minimisation and waste-to-energy solutions. An

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Sustainable Water Solutions From EPS Group

    Sustainable Water Solutions From EPS Group

EPS Group is a privately owned group of companies focused on the water, wastewater and clean technology sectors. Group services

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Monaghan Mushrooms to Benefit Internationally From Sustainability Award

    Monaghan Mushrooms to Benefit Internationally From Sustainability Award

International mushroom supplier Monaghan Mushrooms has joined an elite group of companies to be fully verified members of the Bord

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Valio Continues Use of Fully Renewable Carton Packages For Milk

    Valio Continues Use of Fully Renewable Carton Packages For Milk

Finnish dairy group Valio has announced that it will continue its use of 100% renewable milk cartons after an initial

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Arla Foods UK and Dairy Pro Announce Training Collaboration

    Arla Foods UK and Dairy Pro Announce Training Collaboration

Professional development register Dairy Pro has reached a ground-breaking agreement with the UK’s largest dairy company, farmer-owned co-operative, Arla, for

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Produce World Organics Leads the Way in Green Energy

    Produce World Organics Leads the Way in Green Energy

Produce World Yaxley, the Produce World Group’s home of organic vegetables, is leading the way in green energy by installing

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Diageo Unveils Ambitious Water Blueprint

    Diageo Unveils Ambitious Water Blueprint

Cutting water use in half, replenishing water in water stressed areas and returning all waste water back to the environment

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Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Recognised For Sustainability Leadership

    Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Recognised For Sustainability Leadership

Ireland’s largest dairy ingredients company, Glanbia Ingredients Ireland has been awarded the ‘Green Food & Beverage Award’ at the Green

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Arla Food Eko Brand Organic Milk Now in ​Tetra Rex® Bio-based

    Arla Food Eko Brand Organic Milk Now in ​Tetra Rex® Bio-based

Consumers across Sweden can now buy Arla Food’s Eko brand organic milk in Tetra Rex® Bio-based​, the world’s first carton

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Coca-Cola Enterprises to Invest Further in Sustainable Manufacturing in Great Britain

    Coca-Cola Enterprises to Invest Further in Sustainable Manufacturing in Great Britain

Coca-Cola Enterprises, the world’s third-largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, plans to invest £66 million into its operations in the Great Britain

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