SPRING SNOWSTORMS make the perfect backdrop for the government’s new chief scientist to get climate action back on the agenda. This isn’t how it’s supposed to be. Spring should herald warmer sunshine and lambs prancing about in green fields. Instead, they are [...]
SIX OF THE largest environmental and development organisations in the world issued a statement claiming the climate talks in Doha were on the brink of disaster and that rich governments had 24 hours to urgently make a deal that reflects the scale of planetary emergency facing humanity. [...]
NEVER WORK with animals or children. Those involved in school catering would certainly agree with the latter after a rollercoaster month which has placed school dinners firmly back on the political and media agendas. Jamie Oliver got the ball rolling with an attack on Michael [...]
ENVIRONMENTAL AND social issues have traditionally been the focus of social responsibility within companies. But with economic hardship growing for both the general public and governments, there is a new ethical issue on the block: tax. And the media love it. The Guardians recent story [...]
With huge quantities of water being used in food production, Ian Booth, Technical Director of Reynolds Catering Supplies, provides an overview of some of the key issues relating to water management within the fresh produce industry, with particular focus on the concept of Water Footprinting. Approximately eighty five [...]
