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Financial Firms Call For Ambitious Action On Plastic Pollution

A group of 160 financial companies has urged governments to agree a treaty to end plastic pollution that would help spur private sector action, ahead of th...

Grzegorz Czekalski Explores Eurocash Group's Dedication To Sustainability

In the most recent edition of ESM, we caught up with sustainability leaders across European retail, as part of our 'Sustainability 2024' report, including...

Samar Elmnhrawy On Majid Al Futtaim – Retail's Commitment To Sustainability

In the most recent edition of ESM, we caught up with sustainability leaders across European retail, as part of our 'Sustainability 2024' report, including...

How Supermarket Food Waste Hurts The Environment: Analysis

Grocery stores lose money daily from wasted food. Expired and good-quality products end up in landfills, making supermarket food waste one of the more prom...

Consumer Goods Brands Need To Prove Action On Packaging Reduction: LRQA

The onus is on consumer goods brands to prove that they are taking actions in reducing packaging, particularly following the introduction of new EU rules o...

EU Weighs Up Tighter Waste Rules To Limit Countries Shipping Rubbish Overseas

The European Commission has proposed a revamp of EU rules on waste shipments to make it harder for member states to offload their trash into poorer countri...

Iceland Foods Commits To Being UK's First Plastic Neutral Supermarket

Iceland Foods has announced plans to be the first British supermarket group to become plastic neutral, offsetting its remaining plastic footprint by recove...

Belgium's Colruyt Uses Bread Waste To Grow Mushrooms

Belgian retailer Colruyt has announced a partnership with urban farming group ECLO, to use its own bread waste to grow mushrooms. Following a test perio...