Green Scene

  • Green-eyed monster

    DOING THE right thing could create the wrong impression with colleagues, according to new research.                     A light being left on in an unoccupied office or a recyclable item put in the wrong… Read More

  • Has London struck oil?

    CHANGES TO EU laws and a new biodiesel site in the capital could push up the price for used cooking oil.   London boasts the highest concentration of food businesses in the country. This includes an army of 8,000 fast food… Read More

  • Marketing your company and products as green

    CONSUMERS WILL pay more for greener products but are not sure businesses are taking the environment seriously enough.                     A quarter of UK shoppers are prepared to pay more for green… Read More

  • Food waste hero, or potential villain?

    PIGS ARE being touted as the solution to the UK foodservice sector’s food waste problem. But there are reputation risks attached to the concept.                     The Pig Idea is a campaign… Read More

  • Balancing desire and ethics

    FOOTPRINT ANALYSES the results of the results of three reports to identify the sustainability expectations of diners.                       There was a time when consumers left their ethics at the front… Read More

  • The Political Print: DEFRA’s Sustainable Consumption report

    YOU MAY well have missed DEFRA’s “Sustainable Consumption Report”, such was the low-key way in which it was ushered into the public domain. No sooner had MPs loaded their Audis and decamped to the south of France for summer recess than the follow-up… Read More

  • HCA RESPONSE TO THE RESULT OF THE GOVERNMENT’S NEW PATIENT-LED HOSPITAL INSPECTION AUDITS

    ON 21 SEPTEMBER, the Department of Health published the results of the first Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) for England 2013. This new system supersedes the former Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) audits which took place annually between… Read More

  • The political print

    DAVID CAMERON was rightly lauded for extracting $4.15 billion (£2.8 billion) from the world’s richest nations to tackle child malnutrition at the London hunger summit. The UK, which already has an impressive track record of maintaining aid during austere times,… Read More

  • Waitrose launches dedicated farm shop

    THE LECKFORD ESTATE, the Waitrose farm in Hampshire, has opened the doors to its new farm shop for the first time this week setting the scene for a new trend in the food industry.   Selling over 1,000 products, the… Read More

  • M&S launches 100 days fundraising initiative

    MARKS & SPENCER has launched a new partnership with international children’s organisation UNICEF, to help provide vulnerable children across the world with educational opportunities.   From 12th August M&S is asking staff and customers across all of its 420 stores… Read More