Food and beverage firms are struggling to meet deforestation related key performance indicators (KPIs) set by environmental disclosure not-for-profit CDP, new data has shown.
During the coming Halloween weekend, it is estimated that $2.6bn is spent on individually wrapped candy in the United States. Average Halloween candy comes individually wrapped and made of several layers of different materials including plastic, 'creating...
Mondelēz International has announced its Cadbury Dairy Milk and Cadbury Mini Snowballs 110g sharing bars are now wrapped in packaging with 30% recycled plastic (using the mass balance approach).
Beneo welcomes this year’s theme for World Heath Day (7 April) – highlighting the innate relationship between the consumer’s wellbeing and that of the Earth – noting it aligns with its recent research that found flexitarians are driving the demand for...
Scaling back livestock production? Tougher regulation of commodity trading? Pushing back green legislation? FoodNavigator looks at what can be done to limit the impact of this latest food price crisis.
Italian luxury chocolate manufacturer Venchi says its Easter 2022 collection is accompanied by a more sustainable initiative, with all its wrappers and ribbons made from recycled PET, FSC-certified paper, cotton-blend fabric.
The global confectionery giant said it will invest in renewable energy and land-use initiatives, target 100% of its plastic packaging to be recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2030 and announced a no-deforestation policy.
Upmarket grocery store Fortnum & Mason claims to have launched the world’s first totally green chocolate slate, transported over 4,000 miles from the island of Grenada to London’s Piccadilly.
Olam International’s vice president and global head of environment has called for more support from the financial sector to help change the sustainability landscape in the cocoa supply chain.
Godiva has become the Earthworm Foundation member, laying the foundation for implementing the Cocoa and Forest Initiative (CFI) commitment to protect forests and the rights of people linked with growing and harvesting the cocoa used in its products.
Nestlé has announced a new partnership with Côte d'Ivoire’s Ministry of Water and Forests and the Earthworm Foundation to protect and restore the country’s Cavally forest reserve and enhance the resilience of local communities.
Consumers want brands to act as a force for positive change, but most feel efforts being made to protect the environment are ‘too little, too late’, says Kantar.
Swiss cocoa producer joins One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) coalition and 'Just Rural Transition' initiative at New York Climate Action Summit.
UK confectioner run by husband-and-wife team Brian and Leanne Crowther, who claim to have beaten Mars and Nestlé to become the first company in the sector to move into plastic-free packaging, is furthering its environmental commitment.
As Brazil rejects $20m aid package from G7 countries to help Amazon countries fight wildfires, RA pledges to redirect 100% of donations from its campaign to help frontline groups tackle new emergency.
UK researchers have found that – in addition to being healthier – low fat/sugar biscuits have the lowest environmental impact, while chocolate-coated biscuits are the least sustainable.
The confectionery giant said the partnership with Enel Green Power North America supports its goal to cut CO2 emissions in manufacturing by 15% by 2020.
New action plans are integrated into Hershey’s broader Cocoa For Good Strategy and says they deliver the company’s commitment to the Cocoa & Forests Initiative.
Global environmental campaign organization set up to protect forests, conserve oceans, and address climate change publishes its annual report card on chocolate companies. ICCO pledges more dialogue with EU on deforestation.
The battle of the snack bar brands continues as 100% organic snack bar brand LivBar throws down a gauntlet of its own, challenging all bar manufacturers to move to 100% compostable wrappers.
Allboxes Direct, which works with Baked By Melissa, Milkbar, Farmigo, and Jacques Torres Chocolates, has launched a bio based polymer packaging to replace petroleum based polymers for the manufacture and production of plastic packaging.
Murray's Chickens, one of the largest organic firms in the US,
claims to be the first poultry company in the country to switch to
environmentally-friendly packaging without polystyrene or foam
trays.
A new range of labels are beneficial for the pocket as well as the
environment, its UK supplier claims, as they don't need the paper
traditionally used for lining.
