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COMMENT: Beware the green-wagoning surrounding carbon neutral claims.

COMMENT: Beware the green-wagoning surrounding carbon neutral claims.
Constant undermining of carbon offsets is causing net-zero ambitions to be ‘thwarted by fear’, says Simon Heppner. The Guardian report last month on the challenges faced by the voluntary carbon market raised questions (again) about the role of carbon offsets in corporate climate strategy. This month the same outlet reported how the UK advertising watchdog was launching stricter…
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COMMENT: Rousing customers to adopt reuse

COMMENT: Rousing customers to adopt reuse
Foodservice brands struggling with reusable packaging regulations need to invest in more effective communications, says Heather Davies In France, the new anti-waste, pro-circular economy law (AGEC) came into force on January 1st 2023. This requires fast-food restaurants to replace single-use food containers with reusable crockery and cutlery for people eating in their establishments. In such…
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COMMENT: Everyone should support fair dealings in dairy

<strong>COMMENT: Everyone should support fair dealings in dairy</strong>
Foodservice companies can support more resilient dairy supply chains by prioritising trust and transparency in relationships, says Abigail Williams of the Food Ethics Council. Back in February 2021 ministers announced plans to publish a new code of conduct that would ensure fairness across the dairy supply chain, following widespread recognition of the instability and insecurity…
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Can polluting companies get away with greenwashing?

Can polluting companies get away with greenwashing?
Brands making misleading claims are not always penalised by the public, which means regulators need to step in. David Burrows reports. Is it worth making green claims? Research published by McKinsey and NieselnIQ recently suggests so. They analysed five years of US sales data to June 2022 covering 600,000 individual product SKUs from 44,000 brands across food,…
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Footprint40 – Professor Chris Elliott OBE

Footprint40 – Professor Chris Elliott OBE
For our latest episode we were delighted to be joined by Professor Chris Elliott OBE, founder of the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast and a leading authority on food safety, integrity and fraud. On the 10th anniversary of the horsemeat scandal Chris reveals the extent to which the recommendations made in…
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FOOTPRINT40 – PROFESSOR MIKE BERNERS-LEE

FOOTPRINT40 – PROFESSOR MIKE BERNERS-LEE

For our latest episode we were delighted to be joined by Mike Berners-Lee, the renowned writer and researcher on carbon footprinting and sustainability, and founder and director of Small World Consulting.

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Comment: the complexities of changing food behaviours

<strong>Comment: the complexities of changing food behaviours</strong>
It is only when we understand the richness and complexity of our relationship with food that we can change food behaviours for the better together, says Annet Hoek. Changing consumer food choices and consumption seems to be a more challenging endeavour compared to other consumer product choices, such as clothing or home appliances. That’s because…
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