Marks & Spencer (M&S) expects its suppliers to meet the high corporate social responsibility standards it is setting for itself as it continues on its journey to become a more sustainable business, according to its Plan A director, Richard Gillies.
The way food companies do business with their retail customers is changing, as sustainability issues muscle in on boardroom decision making. While the present tough economic climate may be causing some companies to delay making environmental investments,...
The co-author of an influential new report on UK food policy has hit out at the coalition government for its inertia on sustainable food policy since it came to power in May 2010.
Biodiversity is the new carbon footprint, it seems, and the food industry is at the heart of the problems and the solutions. But how do you measure your impact? With great difficulty, says David Burrows
Unilever has announced bold plans to halve the environmental footprint of its products and source 100% of its agricultural raw materials sustainably over the next decade.
If doing your bit for the planet used to be a good way of earning a few brownie points, it is now increasingly becoming a condition of doing business with the nation’s biggest food retailers.
CenFRA (the Centre for Food Robotics and Automation) is aiming to achieve financial self-sufficiency “as early as autumn next year”, after securing additional cash from regional development agency (RDA) Yorkshire Forward designed to tide it over until...
Ingredients prices could impact on the entire food supply chain if production costs keep rising, according to Gareth Barker, head of marketing, human nutrition and health at DSM.
The government's decision to cut funding for the Sustainability Development Commission (SDC) the publicly funded body serving the UK has been met with outrage.
Developing a fair pricing system that encourages processors and consumers to support eco-friendly production methods in their buying decisions is the most vital issue facing processors building a sustainable supply chain.
With a sustainability initiative underway, Mars is on track for a 10,000t packaging reduction by 2010. And that's just for starters, says Sarah Britton
Collaboration between government, the food industry, pressure groups and consumers is necessary if a workable and sustainable food chain is to become...
Concerns about whether eco-labelling of food and drink should take account of the social benefits of products to third-world producers are likely to...
Faced with more choice than ever when it comes to 'environmentally responsible' packaging, many smaller food companies say the decision-making tools...
