22 February 2010
Food and drink businesses are under increasing pressure to reduce the environmental impact both of their operational activities and their supply chains.PepsiCo and ADAS are working together to improve the sustainability of the Walkers Crisps potato supply chain in the UK.
24 February 2010
Food production has a complex and inextricable relationship with the natural environment. Some inputs are extracted from natural sources and require little or no processing, like water; meanwhile others are manufactured - crop protection chemicals and some fertilisers for example.
26 October 2009
More than two-thirds of businesses in the UK are unaware of the imminent Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) legislation, a leading insurance and energy management firm has revealed.
This could see more than 5,000 businesses having to deal with rises of at least £55,000 in energy costs from next year, through companies having to offset carbon emissions through buying allowances for every tonne of CO2 they emit.