Each week IGD's
Sustainability Analyst Toby Pickard rounds up the biggest and
most important sustainability and environmental news stories
affecting the food and grocery industry. Check back each week
for the latest updates!
Click on the links to read each article:
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Sainsbury's, 15th July 2010
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Sainsbury's named UK's best volume supermarket by Compassion in World
Farming
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Sainsbury's industry-leading commitment to improving the lives of
farmed animals has again been recognised by farm animal welfare
charity...
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Case study:
Noble Foods and Sainsbury’s Woodland Eggs |
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Sainsbury's, 11th June 2010
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Sainsbury’s to increase trade with Africa by £250 million
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Sainsbury's has announced that it is to step up its commitment to
Africa by increasing investment in the continent by quarter of a billion
pounds over the next five years...
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Fairtrade Foundation |
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Marks and Spencer, 10th June 2010
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M&S Reports On Progress In Year Three Of Plan A
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Marks & Spencer has reported a 20% reduction in food packaging1, a
19% increase in energy efficiency in stores, 417 million fewer carrier
bags...
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Marks and Spencer's CSR report |
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Nestle, 3rd June 2010
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Environmental sustainability at Nestlé |
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Nestlé backs a new report by the Foreign Policy Centre (FPC) which
explores today’s global water crisis...
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Conference: Water in your Supply Chain |
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Sainsbury's, 26th May 2010
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Sainsbury's launches unique animal welfare standard for UK dairy farmers
as part of a £40 million investment |
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Sainsbury's has announced that it will be the first major retailer to
launch an industry leading animal welfare standard for dairy farmers...
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Sainsbury's case study: Fish now, Fish for the Future |
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Guardian, 26th May 2010
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The water margin |
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An increasing risk of drought means some areas of the UK are likely
in the future to face long-term water and population restrictions,
according to a senior executive at PepsiCo
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Sainsbury's, 24th May 2010
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Record sales see Sainsbury's become no. 1 supermarket for animal welfare |
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Sainsbury's has announced that it has become the UK's largest Freedom
Food retailer, as it eclipses all other supermarkets in both range and
volume sales of higher welfare products...
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Case study: Noble Foods and Sainsbury’s Woodland Eggs – Improving Animal
Welfare and Supporting Farmers |
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Environmental Leader, 13th May 2010
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Wal-Mart Makes Progress on Sustainability Goals |
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Wal-Mart has met several sustainability goals including its global
target to design and open a store prototype that is up to 25 to 30% more
efficient and produces up to 30% less greenhouse gas emissions...
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Gas Management - Case Studies |
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Environmental Leader, 12th May 2010
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P&G Launches Supplier Sustainability Scorecard
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Procter & Gamble has launched a sustainability scorecard and rating
process to measure the environmental performance of its key suppliers...
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Procter & Gamble CSR reports |
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Bloomberg Businessweek, 11th May 2010
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SABMiller Makes Beer Can to Cut Waste
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SABMiller Plc patented an easy-to- open beer can that converts into a
drinking cup when the top has been removed...
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Packaging & Waste - Case Studies |
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