WWF
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New guide to commodity investments
WWF HAS unveiled a groundbreaking new guide to responsible investing in 10 major commodities sectors. The 2050 Criteria: Guide to Responsible Investment in Agricultural, Forest, and Seafood Commodities comes amid accelerating global interest, and controversy, around the financing of food… Read More
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Potato Processor one step closer to sustainable palm oil
Aviko claims to have achieved nearly one-third of its goal to use only 100% certified sustainable palm oil by 2015 in the second year of its CSR drive. In February 2011, Aviko became the first chilled and frozen potato… Read More
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Games caterer chucking food away
CATERING FIRM Aramark has come under fire for throwing away food prepared for Olympics teams. Employees working for catering firm Aramark have told BBC London they were being ordered to throw away food meant for Olympic and Paralympic teams immediately after… Read More
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Hard choice to swallow
POLITICIANS FEAR the idea. Environmentalists love it. Consumers dont understand it. And businesses are beginning to trial it. David Burrows investigates the controversial concept of sustainable diets. Obesity and diet-related illness are on the increase. Fewer young people are… Read More
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Games greenest but could they be greener?
THE LONDON 2012 Games will undoubtedly be the greenest yet, but there have been some notable failures. For example, the use of carbon footprint as a strategic tool was good;… Read More
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Greener pork
FIRST IT was palm oil. Now environmental NGOs have set their sights on a new crop: soya. But pork producers are trying to get one step ahead of the game. In the last 15 years, the production of soya… Read More
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Government to tackle sustainable diets
THE FOODSERVICE sector has a major role to play in influencing consumer choice and shifting people to more sustainable, healthier diets. New government project also commits to debate on GM Thats according to a new government study into… Read More
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Meat and veg for rich, lab steaks and veg pills for the rest
NEW REPORT shows how food choices will change if industry and government dont get to grips with climate change. UK consumers could be left with steaks grown in laboratories and pills instead of vegetables if more isnt done to… Read More
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Fish reform creates buzz
IN THE NEXT few months there will be a lot of noise about fish. The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is being reformed and businesses, environmental groups and celebrity chefs will be ramping up their efforts to lobby for a robust reform… Read More