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From packaging and fruit production to food supplies and politicians, this week we can only find problems. Let’s start with packaging. Much has been made of the ‘unintended consequences’ from cafés, fast food chains, pubs and supermarkets switching from plastic to other materials in a bid to be (or appear to be) more sustainable. Recoup…

Some 40% of consumers are eating less processed food and reducing food waste in a bid to eat more sustainably, according to new research by the Food Standards Agency. Some 30% reported buying food with a low environmental impact always or most of the time. The FSA’s ‘Food and you 2’ report also shows 32% are eating…

UK food companies need to be wary of the EU’s new corporate sustainability due diligence directive, says Martin Baxter. What is the directive? The European Commission’s proposed directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (Corporate sustainability due diligence) is working its way through the legislative process and is expected to be adopted by the European Parliament and…