Out of Home News Analysis

The Friday Digest: Hidden costs and complaints aplenty

First up in this week’s whistle-stop tour of the sustainability headlines is a sobering analysis by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the hidden costs of our current food systems. Using the principles of true cost accounting and… Read More
Comment: Greenwashing be Dam-ned

Is it safe to start marketing regenerative agriculture yet? By David Burrows. To recap: recently I ventured to Amsterdam for the regenerative agriculture and food systems summit, buoyed by reading of a kindred spirit in the author, chef and restaurateur Gizzi Erskine… Read More
Net-zero notebook: Promises, promises

This month’s carbon copy features a confused CEO, strategic CSOs and the countdown to COP. By David Burrows. Let’s ease ourselves in this month, before we get critical or technical. First up is news that Hilton is expanding its carbon… Read More
FRIDAY DIGEST: Farmers see red over green scheme, crackdown on imported eggs and polluting poultry problems for Defra

Can farmers trust Red Tractor to deliver its new green scheme? So ran the headline of this week’s Wednesday analysis. Two days later and we can report that, following continued (and intensive) criticism from farmers, the retailer-backed Greener Farms Commitment has… Read More
Can farmers trust the tractor to deliver green scheme?

Red Tractor’s idea for a dedicated environment module is sound but the exclusion of producers from its development risks exacerbating power imbalances in supply chains, says Nick Hughes. The Red Tractor assurance scheme is no stranger to coming under attack.… Read More
Plastics Package: Corporate horrors, campaign frights and scary statistics

Warning: this month’s column is full of c-words, including the one that businesses fear most. By David Burrows. Here at The Package we love going round in circles (closed loops and all that) and engaging in a little corporate baiting from time… Read More
FRIDAY DIGEST: The cost of sustainable choices bites, while NGOs and industry chew over packaging reforms

This week we start with the fourth edition of Deloitte’s sustainable consumer 2023 report. The survey of 2,000 people in the UK showed that almost two in three (62%) consumers blame cost for not adopting a sustainable lifestyle(which is up 10% on… Read More
Standard waste collections for businesses by 2025

New government plans will see millions of businesses required to separate their waste for recycling, including food waste. By Nick Hughes. Councils and businesses across England will be required to recycle a standardised set of packaging materials under government plans… Read More
Foodservice takes redistribution to the next level

New data shows a surge in the volume of surplus food being diverted from waste in recent years but Wrap insists there are more opportunities for businesses to go at. Nick Hughes reports. The latest statistics on food redistribution are… Read More
The Friday Digest: Sodexo gets tough with net-zero laggards

At a time when the UK government is getting cold feet over its net-zero ambition one of the country’s leading caterers is taking an altogether more assertive approach to decarbonisation. Sodexo announced this week that in 2030 it will cease working with suppliers who… Read More