According to a recent report one third of all food produced in the world ends up as waste, costing consumers globally more than £259bn per year. In addition, around 200,000 tonnes of the 15 million tonnes of food thrown away in the UK ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Asheville, N.C., is among 22 communities selected to receive technical assistance to pursue development strategies that support smart growth and sustainability goals and ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Canton, Miss., is among 22 communities selected to receive technical assistance to pursue development strategies that support smart growth and sustainability goals and ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Mobile and Prichard, Ala., are among 22 communities selected to receive technical assistance to pursue development strategies that support smart growth and sustainability ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that 22 communities will receive technical assistance to pursue development strategies that support smart growth and sustainability goals and encourage local economic ...
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Consumer goods giants Procter & Gamble (P&G) has expanded its sustainability goals to conserve resources, protect environment and improve social conditions. As a part of its efforts towards sustaining environment, it will also try to ...
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By sharing a pool of kegs rather than owning their own, over 200 leading craft brewers helped reduce their collective carbon footprint by over 3 million kg of CO2e in 2013. These findings, based on a study by John Heckman, Ph.D with PE ...
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Kellogg has announced new global sustainability commitments in two areas – responsible sourcing and natural resources, that are actionable until 2020. "This company was founded on the belief that there's an inherent goodness in ...
US-based food manufacturing company Kellogg has required its suppliers such as farms and mills to reveal greenhouse gas emissions and take measures to reduce them. This is part of its ambitious efforts to become a more environmentally ...
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The Truvia business announced today that it has met its 2015 sustainability goals ahead of time. In 2010, the Truvia business made a number of sustainability pledges. Commitments include: To reduce its carbon footprint by 50% in 2015 ...
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PPG Industries recently outlined its progress toward the company's 2020 sustainability goals in its 2013 Corporate Sustainability Report, which is now available online. In 2013, the company increased energy efficiency; improved employee ...
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The National Retail Federation was recognized on Earth Day by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with its 2014 SmartWay Affiliate Challenge award. The EPA recognized NRF for supporting policies and practices that reduce truck ...
The research, carried out independently by YouGov, surveyed 2157 UK respondents, and found more women (79%) than men (74%) prefer to dispense their ketchup out of a plastic bottle. The nature of the design of these bottles, now boasting a ...
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Asda stores in the UK are leading the way in a global fit out of LED lighting fixtures in the stores of its parent company Walmart. The fixtures are supplied by GE, and Walmart says they will use 40 per cent less energy than the lighting ...
MeadWestvaco Corporation, a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions, today announced the launch of EnShield kit 5, a new lightweight paperboard for packaging foods that require resistance to oil and grease. EnShield kit 5 offers ...
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