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The 3.2 Billion Cup Challenge: making the most of the mandatory take back scheme in foodservice settings, in association with Valpak and Reconomy.
It was in March 2016 that celebrity chef-turned campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall travelled through London in his ‘coffee cup battle bus’ to raise awareness of the 2.5 billion paper cups being thrown away in the UK every year. The cups were being sold… Read More
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Consistency as standard – the drive to define scope 3
Moves aimed at harmonising how food and drink businesses account for value chain emissions have the potential to unlock a range of benefits. By Nick Hughes. Any food business on the path towards net-zero will know by now that scope… Read More
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Soft plastics scandal makes cup takeback harder
Could the unsavoury stories of supermarket plastic collections make consumers cautious about a mandatory takeback scheme for single-use cups? By David Burrows. An investigation has found soft plastic packaging collected by Sainsbury’s and Tesco is not being recycled. Instead, 70% of the packaging… Read More
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The Shortlist is announced for the 2024 waste2zero Awards
The judging has concluded and we are delighted to announced the Shortlist for the 2024 cycle of waste2zero, the awards scheme that recognises excellence in Waste Management and Prevention in the out of home food and drink sector. The objective of waste2zero – the… Read More
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The 2024 Drinks Sustainability Awards Winners Announced
Leaders from across the drinks industry were at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London’s Portland Place last night as businesses came together to recognise the work the industry has done to make a positive impact to sustainability… Read More
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Unlocking the community benefits of regenerative agriculture from field to fork, in association with Nestlé Professional
In 2023, Footprint published the report Is regenerative the future of farming? in partnership with Nestlé Professional UK&I, in which we explored the growing interest in regenerative agriculture. With evidence pointing to the broken nature of our current food system, we concluded that… Read More
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Europe meats in the middle on consumption
A new vision for EU agri-food has some hot potato policies, including on livestock consumption. David Burrows reports. Hopeful Henry. A social media post by Henry Dimbleby (co-founder of Leon, founder of food innovation investment firm Bramble Partners and, of course,… Read More
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Meat versus the alternatives … it’s complicated
Analysis by the Food Foundation has sought to introduce some nuance to an often polarised debate over the benefits of eating plant-based meat alternatives. By Nick Hughes. It’s been a turbulent period for plant-based meat alternatives. Following years of consistently… Read More
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NET-ZERO NOTEBOOK: Reporting on hot news and hot air since 2021
Food companies are trying to beat the burps, while sustainability leads suffer from reporting rules headache. David Burrows reports. We start with burps. From cows. These contain the potent but relatively short-lived greenhouse gas methane (CH4) and have therefore become… Read More
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PLASTICS PACKAGE: Scotland leads the charge on cups
This dispenser of packaging tittle-tattle is left tutting (and pointing at the waste hierarchy) as industry fights latte levy and roars back at Defra’s EPR fees. By David Burrows. Scotland has edged closer to introducing a 25p charge on single-use cups.… Read More