Sustainability Watch

Livestock industry pushes ‘less but better’ as sustainability debate rages

Veganuary is over for another year. Meat and dairy companies can breathe easy again as the spotlight dims on their…

Positive steps on food and agriculture amid COP27 compromises

The raised profile for food and farming at COP27 better reflects the contribution the agri-food sector could make to global…

Packaging: the carbon dilemma for food companies

Food manufacturing companies and brands that thought the pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the focus on climate change would have…

Why we’re in a critical period in the development of regenerative agriculture

Danone’s greenhouse gas emissions are around 26MtCo2e, and agriculture accounts for 61% of them. Nestlé’s footprint is 92MtCO2e with 71%…

Eco-labels: sexy but no silver bullet for sustainable food sales

Most consumers want to buy ‘greener’ products and most food companies say they want to sell more of them. Yet…

How organic food can navigate the cost-of-living crisis

With prices holding steady and shoppers craving sustainable foods, organic has no need to panic in the current cost-of-living crisis…

Offsetting: carbon con or net-zero necessity?

To offset or not to offset? That is the question packaged food manufacturers are grappling with as they kick-start plans…

Alternative protein and the question of climate impact

Last month, hordes of consumers ditched meat and switched to plant-based alternatives as part of Veganuary, the campaign to follow…

The challenges facing food manufacturers on Scope 3 emissions

When it comes to greenhouse-gas emissions, three really is the magic number. It’s also the number causing furrowed brows at…

Truth and transparency – sustainability meets credibility in 2022

Last month, some of the world’s largest consumer goods companies agreed to change their US recycling labels following a lawsuit…