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Agriculture in transition
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16 April 2010 |
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| Farmers all over the world are having to face up to climate change and its implication on their businesses. Here, Peter Whitehead examines some of the initiatives to help agriculture become greener. |
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One in three Brits believe climate change cannot be solved
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04 January 2010 |
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| What do shoppers think about climate change? Our shopper research looked at attitudes to climate change and discovered that almost a third of British shoppers are worried that we will be unable to reverse the impact of climate change, whatever we do. |
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Counting on Copenhagen
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08 December 2009 |
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| As the year draws to a close, we look at some of the outstanding examples of sustainable practice across the food and grocery supply chain. |
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UK waste policy: an interview with Dan Norris MP
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13 October 2009 |
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| We recently caught up with Dan Norris MP, to ask him about his new role as Defra Minister responsible for waste policy, what he thinks of our industry and where he thinks future developments will come from. |
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Major multiples: saving energy in-store
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17 September 2009 |
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| The UK's major multiples are pressing ahead with their in-store sustainability initiatives, despite the recession bringing other significant challenges. Toby Pickard looks at what Asda, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco are doing to save energy and cut carbon in-store. |
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One small step for man - one small footprint for mankind
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14 July 2009 |
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| Since the late 1960s, global energy use has grown enormously, but so has our understanding of the consequences. Simon Barnes reflects on some of the key learnings we've made in the past forty years and some of the initiaves our industry is taking to protect our future. |
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Carbon Reduction Commitment: Time to Act
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10 February 2009 |
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| The UK government's Carbon Reduction Commitment will affect a large number of organisations when it comes into force in 2010. IGD's Toby Pickard considers what the stronger emphasis on halting climate change means for businesses, and what measures some are already undertaking. |
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The breathing space
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06 February 2009 |
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| One of the most dramatic phenomena of 2008 was the rise and fall in oil prices. IGD's Chief Economist James Walton looks at how energy is certainly not yesterday’s problem; and that the recent fall in price provides a short lived respite, a breathing space, in which to address three pressing issues. |
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