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The late Prince Philip’s influence will be felt at COP26 this year
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip’s environmental credentials are being remembered as his death yesterday, aged 99, is marked. His influence will be felt at this year’s UN COP26 summit in Glasgow through...
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The carbon cost of Horizon milk determined
One glass of Horizon Organic whole milk a day for a year is the greenhouse gas equivalent of driving 632...
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MPs call for Right to Food to be enshrined in law for England
The UK government should consult on how a Right to Food could be introduced in England, according to a new...
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Re-formulating ultra-processed foods will not solve the problems
Multinational companies are “shaping” food systems on all levels to drive consumption of ultra-processed foods, and governments must intervene, according...
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EU subsidies for chocolate companies profiting from child slaves would be “outrageous”
European Union subsidies to the end child labour in Ivory Coast would be a waste of taxpayer funds, spent corruptly in the main, according to experts. The infrastructure to end forced child labour needed...
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Agrifood leaders must “re-invent capitalism” to stop climate change
Some of the world’s leading agrifood companies are behind a high-level call to re-invent capitalism and transform food systems. Rabobank, Olam, Nestlé, Unilever, Syngenta, BASF, Bayer and Yara, joined Chanel, Toyota, Shell and others...
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World Poetry Day: Poetry X Hunger grabs the attention of distracted experts, politicians
Hiram Larew, a lifelong food security chief, says poetry can activate and sustain the commitment towards a hunger-free future. He launched Poetry X Hunger in 2018, calling on poets to join the anti-hunger cause. Many poems since...
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Youth leader: environmental cost of food production should be reflected at the till
Meet Eva Koffeman, 22, the first United Nations Youth Representative on Biodiversity & Food. She wants to see the full environmental cost of food production reflected at the till – and says governments should...
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Class action against chocolate giants could win damages for 50,000 child slaves
The world’s chocolate giants could face punitive damages of US$50 million for each of eight former child slaves leading a class action against them in the United States. Potentially tens of thousands of former slaves could then expect similar sums. The court might also order...
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