Sustainability

  • Making the most of marketing

    JUST THINK about the last big purchase you made and why you chose it – invariably it will lead back to something you’ve read, seen or heard. The same, often subconscious, thinking affects our eating habits and tapping into this…

  • British businesses making sustainability top priority for 2014

    NEW RESEARCH from Lloyds Bank reveals that a quarter of British SMEs plan to make sustainability a top priority for 2014.   The research also showed that over half of those surveyed recognise the cost benefits of implementing sustainable business…

  • International initiative launched to promote sustainable salmon fishing

    INDUSTRY LEADERS from the global salmon farming sector yesterday (15TH August) launched a new international initiative to promote sustainable salmon fishing practices.   The new Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) brings together 15 of the world’s biggest salmon producers under a…

  • Europeans live longer thanks to environmental policies

    SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENTAL policies have resulted in reduced exposure to harmful environmental contaminants in air, water and food. As a result, Europeans are generally enjoying longer and healthier lives.   However, some contaminants are still a problem, and several new health…

  • London’s greenest pub

    WHETHER IT’S a vegetarian-only menu, stocking the biggest range of real ales, using only local or organic ingredients in the food, offering space for local community groups, or doing a bit of all of these, almost 50 of the capital’s…

  • Footprint Awards 2011 Winners Dinner

    All the action and atmosphere from the Footprint Awards 2011 – celebrating the best in Sustainability and Environmental Excellence in the Foodservice Sector. Comments from the winners and views of the event at RIBA in the West End of London.

  • Footprint Annual Review: Cheap milk, pricey gas and unethical coffee

    THE TOP stories of 2012, from Starbucks’ tax travails to rising energy bills and the “greenest Olympics ever”.   January/February   With the mince pies sitting heavily around the waistline and the influence of festive parties still coursing through the veins,…

  • Eco-labels on the brink?

    THE MARKET for eco-labels has been likened to “selling stickers” as it nears saturation point.                           Joint research by IMD, the International Institute for Management Development, and EPFL,…

  • S – Word Ssssssshhhhhh

    IT MAY be the most overused word of the 21st century – and we’re among the worst offenders. But does it mean so many different things to so many people that we’re better off avoiding it altogether? We ask the…

  • Don’t rely on Government

    77% believe governments need catastrophe to tackle climate change   EXPERT AND public confidence in the ability of national governments to tackle global environmental, economic and social challenges is at a severe low. This will mean businesses taking the lead.…