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Which? says more data needed to measure UK supermarket sustainability
A comprehensive Which? study has assessed the impact of UK supermarkets across greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, plastic use and food...
Businesses seek UN treaty harmonising plastic regulations
Unilever CEO Alan Jope has added his voice to business calls for a legally binding UN treaty to tackle plastic...
UN chief: Climate change created more refugees than war
Climate shocks forced 30 million people to flee their homes in 2020 – three times more than those displaced by...
Why scientists are intrigued by the food matrix
The BBC says emerging research suggests there are new ways to gauge a food’s nutritional value. It’s a concept known...
Extreme weather: food prices stay high into 2022
The Financial Times reports that extreme weather events in 2021 triggered spikes in the prices of agricultural commodities, which remained...
UK supermarkets are operating on a knife edge
UK supermarkets are using a business model which has placed them on a knife edge, says a report by Professor Lisa...
Why do Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas?
Every year around this time a certain handwritten sign goes viral on Jewish Facebook: “The Chinese Rest. Assoc. of the United States...
Chickpeas may get a high-tech makeover
The humble chickpea could join the big boys like rice and soyabeans, as crops whose genes have been analysed to...
Close to half the calories produced in America go uneaten
Americans are wasting enough food for 150 million people a year – more than four times the country's need, as...
Will the UN and Elon Musk solve hunger over Twitter?
The fate of 30,000 people dying each day from hunger and malnutrition seems to depend on how one billionaire responds...
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