Arla signs up to cutting-edge agreement to tackle food and drink waste
Arla Foods UK, the farmer-owned dairy company has announced its commitment to transform food and drink production. As a founder signatory to the Courtauld Commitment 2025, Arla has joined leading organisations from across the industry to work together to tackle food and drink waste, greenhouse gas emissions and water intensity. The announcement signifies Arla’s continued […]
World Energy Council comment on UN Global Goals Summit
As world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly to formally adopt new Sustainable Development Goals, the World Energy Council welcomes the inclusion of the energy goal: ‘Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all’. Christoph Frei, Secretary General of the World Energy Council said: “The adoption of energy among sustainable development […]
Britain’s Supermarkets step up to save forests
Asda has become the latest grocer to sign up to WWF’s Save Forests campaign, completing the line-up of major supermarkets lending their support, all pledging to ensure their timber and wood based products will be from sustainable sources by 2020. Now, all of the ‘Big Four’ supermarkets – controlling over 70 per cent of the […]
LEAF Marque – sustainable fruit and vegetables
LEAF’s principles of Integrated Farm Management LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) has announced that its global assurance system, LEAF Marque, has been accepted as one of the Sustainability Initiative Fruits and Vegetables (SIFAV)’s approved environmental standards. SIFAV aims to make imports of fruits and vegetables from Africa, Asia and South America 100% sustainable by 2020. […]
100 young leaders develop ideas on global food challenges
By 2050, more than 9 billion people will live on our planet. This fact results in a dilemma: less available agricultural land to produce food for this growing world population. Ultimately, this scenario leads to the overarching question on how to feed this hungry planet. That’s why, from 24-27 August in Canberra, Australia, Bayer and […]
Philips opens one of the world’s largest City Farming research centers
Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, has opened its state-of-the-art GrowWise Center at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Research being conducted by Philips will provide tailor-made LED light growth recipes making it possible for producers to increase their yields and grow tasty and healthy food indoors, all year round. The new […]
Dairy industry makes significant strides in water efficiency
UK dairy companies are at the forefront of the food and drink industry’s efforts to improve water efficiency, according to a progress report published today. The Food and Drink Manufacturing Water Use Report demonstrates that there have been marked gains in water efficiency across the industry. Dairy companies featured in the report have reduced their […]
Julia Roberts urges consumers worldwide to help Save Our Soils
Julia Roberts becomes the latest ‘Soilebrity’ to back the Save Our Soils campaign, which aims to alert consumers to urgent need to end irresponsible farming practices. ‘By the time you’ve read this, 9,378 m² of fertile soil has been destroyed.’ This is the message being delivered by Julia Roberts as she becomes the latest in […]
Successful results for Borders Climate Change Focus Farm
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and the Environment Richard Lochhead paid a visit to Robert and Jac Neill of Upper Nisbet Farm in near Jedburgh. He was there to thank them for their participation on the Scottish Government’s Farming for a Better Climate (FFBC) initiative, which saw the Neills reduce their business’ carbon footprint […]
