Plant-based food sector grows 49 per cent across Europe
A new report shows plant-based consumer choices rose in record numbers across 11 European countries, attracting sales worth €3.6 billion ...
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UK food makers face fresh hit from Brexit red tape
The Financial Times reports that UK food manufacturers are facing millions of pounds in extra costs because of Brexit red ...
Finnish tech startup produces food out of thin air
Reuters reports that a Finnish tech startup hopes to produce protein out of thin air and not much more, creating ...
Dependence on nature reflected in new UN accounting framework
The United Nations has adopted a radical new framework that includes the contributions of nature when measuring economic prosperity and ...
Food waste more than double previous estimates: UN report
Food waste dramatically exceeds previous estimates, according to a new UN Environment Programme report. Its findings reinforce the need for ...
Morrisons working with farmers to create net zero carbon farms
Morrisons in the UK has pledged to be the first supermarket completely supplied by net zero carbon British farms by ...
Women’s Day mini-brief: it’s still a long way to the top
While the economic impact of Covid has hit women hardest, there’s a possibility the recovery will deliver some improvements. Investors ...
Food waste: 900 million tonnes tossed
The BBC reports that more than 900 million tonnes of food is thrown away every year, according to the UN ...
Tesco responds to investor pressure on healthy products
Investment NGO ShareAction has cautiously welcomed new commitments to promote a healthy diet by Tesco, the UK's biggest supermarket. Tesco announced ...
Amazon’s cashierless tech expands to London
The Verge reports that Amazon has opened its first cashierless store outside of the US with a new Amazon Fresh ...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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