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Comment: Fairtrade coffee to benefit from climate-friendly competition laws
A new initiative will help UK grocery retailers selling coffee to collaborate on sustainability in their supply chains, says Max Milward. “Every year the rains start later and the average temperature is higher,” Silvia explained. “When you talk to elder…
Comment: If it’s broke, pretend to fix it
The food system must be fixed but too many businesses sign up to comms-led commitments and hope we forget all about them. By David Burrows. “[…] we have ten years to reset our course and bend the curve on climate change…
Comment: Food policy needs a designated driver
The party manifestos contain some useful, piecemeal policies but we remain as far away from a holistic food strategy as we’ve ever been, says Nick Hughes. On Monday morning, I found myself re-reading a speech Michael Gove gave to the Oxford Farming…
Comment: It’s as cheap as … chicken
Costco is selling whole chickens for $5 in the US. What on earth is going on, asks David Burrows. In 2008, Tesco created a stir by selling whole chickens for £1.99. The supermarket said it was going to stock more…
Comment. People over pledges: why connection is key
Healthy people need a healthy planet. Which is why transforming our food system is both essential and inevitable, says Kate Cawley. Huge amounts of research, thought, and practice have gone into finding out how to transform for the better; so…
Comment: Time to tackle the farm waste scandal
A new tool promises to help producers measure and report the huge volume of food waste generated on farms. It’s high time the issue is addressed, says Nick Hughes. What gets measured gets done – or so the saying goes.…
Comment: Action must trump ambition in climate reset
Fanciful ESG targets have had a reality check, but this could be just what we need. By David Burrows. It has all kicked off here in Scotland this week. First minister Humza Yousaf has resigned just days after he pulled…
Comment: The cash issue facing cultivated meat
The problem with cultivated meat and the broader plant protein industry in general is not that there’s too much investment, but that there’s far too little, says Glenn Hurowitz. In 2023, cultivated meat attracted $177m (£140m) in investment. That’s million with an…
Comment: Crafting climate recipes for success
Yum! Brands provides inspiration for other foodservice companies looking to go beyond targets and start setting out transition plans, says Meryl Richards. Climate transition plans are like recipes for how food companies are bringing their climate goals to fruition. And how…
Comment: Labelling landscape continues to confuse
As ministers dither over plans to improve food information to consumers, businesses refuse to wait for a harmonised approach, says Nick Hughes. Devising the metrics that underpin an environmental score for food products is a notoriously difficult task, although not…