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Retailers’ Historic And Growing Role In Transforming The Palm Oil Supply Chain

Since its establishment 20 years ago, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has identified retailers as one of the key partners to stimulate the de...

Euro Zone Retail Sales Inch Up In Oct, Ending Three-Month Decline

Euro zone retail sales rose very slightly in October, broadly in line with expectations, after three consecutive months of decline, suggesting that consume...

2023: A Year Of Sustainability For Rabtrolley

In recent years, there has been a growing effort within the retail industry to adopt more eco-friendly practices.

Barriers To Retail In EU Remain Extremely High, Commission Indicator Confirms

Retail is one of the most restrictively regulated business sectors in the EU, according to the updated Retail Restrictiveness Indicator (RRI) by the Europe...

EU Company ESG Disclosure Rules Set To Be Eased

European Union sustainability disclosure rules are set to give companies more room to decide what should be reported, though safeguards should ensure this...

EuroCommerce Welcomes European Parliament's Position On Due Diligence Directive

EuroCommerce has welcomed the European Parliament’s approval of a draft law that would make it mandatory for large companies to check whether their s...

Brexit To Blame For A Third Of Britain's Food Bill Rise, Researchers Say

Britain's departure from the European Union has accounted for about a third of the increase in food bills for households since 2019, equivalent t...

Food Waste In The EU Amounted To 127 Kilograms Per Person In 2020

The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic accounted for food waste to the tune of 127 kilograms per person in the EU, the latest data from Eurostat has unvei...