A cash-strapped central government collecting £1.7bn before it is handed out to local authorities … what could go wrong? By David Burrows. Defra has finally published some concrete plans in response to its hefty 2021 consultation on EPR for packaging – or what The Grocer called “the extended producer responsibility packaging tax” (print issue April 2nd,…

A new report finds business commitments on animal welfare have not yet translated into substantive improvements on the ground. Nick Hughes reports. Making a sustainability commitment is one thing; delivering against it is another entirely. Some food and drink businesses that have set ambitious packaging targets have already recognised this truism; those beginning their journey to net-zero…

The author of the national food strategy tells Footprint that the Ukraine war is not a reason for the UK to suspend the health and environmental agenda. Nick Hughes reports.      Russia’s war on Ukraine has raised the spectre of a global food crisis with low-income citizens set to bear the brunt of the pain. The UK government…

Wrap has told supermarkets to remove packaging from uncut fresh produce, but is the sustainability case for selling loose watertight for all products? Nick Hughes reports. The relationship between packaging and food waste is one of the harder sustainability puzzles businesses have to solve. It’s also a subject of significant disagreement and debate.  Take, for…