All Sustainability articles
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VideoMartin Emmett eyes opportunities for horticulture sector growth
Water, labour, Biodiversity Net Gain and import substitution highlighted as areas of challenge and opportunity by NFU’s Horticulture and Potatoes Board chair
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AnalysisHealth continues to drive UK produce sales
Health is becoming more ingrained in UK shoppers’ choices, according to Worldpanel’s Clara Tucker, as flat consumer confidence fails to dent a growing health trend
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NewsWaitrose launches year-round British samphire thanks to hydroponics
Glasshouse growing method replicates coastal microclimates to allow continuous UK supply
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NewsExtending Healthy Start eligibility ‘could generate £7.7 billion’ over 10 years
Study finds that expanding eligibility for the scheme to all families on Universal Credit would return £7.7bn in societal net benefits over a decade
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NewsWrap appoints new chief programmes officer
Former Hubbub CEO joins environmental action NGO to oversee work across resource management, circular economy and food systems transformation
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NewsAI platform promises more accurate berry forecasts
GreenView AI says it can improve forecast accuracy to 90 per cent or more using footage of about three per cent of a grower’s crop
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NewsAustralia’s organic horticulture sector unites behind national strategy
All four of Australia’s organic certification bodies throw support behind strategy to double the value of the country’s certified organic horticulture sector
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NewsNFU urges urgent action on water resilience as climate threat grows
Fifty years on from the infamous 1976 drought, NFU calls for greater government support with on-farm water storage and investment in water-efficient crops and systems
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NewsLandgard reports drop in annual fresh produce sales
German cooperative says group-wide efficiency drive will help deliver improvement amid challenging market conditions
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NewsEU regulation on new genomic techniques cleared for launch
European Parliament vote will see gene-editing technologies regulated in same manner as conventional breeding methods
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NewsDP World keeps on trucking down electric avenue
Port operator’s accelerator scheme runs offers hauliers 12-week EV trial as decarbonisation effort continues
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NewsWrap aims to ‘change narrative’ on food waste through series of events
Key message is that we have ‘everything to gain – nothing to waste’ by acting on one of the world’s biggest economic, environmental and social issues
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Features“This is the moment” for sustainable farming
Eighty years since the Soil Association was founded in the shadow of the Second World War, CEO Helen Browning reveals her pride that the organisation’s ideas are finally entering the mainstream
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NewsMislabelling issue returns, as Israeli settlements under scrutiny
The EU Commission is set to propose ways to restrict trade with Israeli settlements, as new report sheds light on scale of problem on European markets
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NewsCo-op and Deliveroo fight food waste with £3 mystery produce bags
Each ‘Second Chance Saver Bag’ contains six to eight fruit and veg products worth up to £32 from a selected Co-op store
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PodcastsThe Fresh Ideas Show: El Niño and Trump create waves of disruption
Mike Knowles and Maura Maxwell consider the potential impact of a Super El Niño and continued geopolitical tensions
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NewsVeg Power looks to build on cabbage trend
Veg Power, Hazera and the Brassica Growers Association have teamed up to mark the ‘year of the cabbage’, with the aim of boosting consumption and awareness in the UK
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NewsMercabarna releases 2025 sustainability report
The market’s president said report shows that it is possible to be profitable while investing increased resources for CSR
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NewsIFPA appoints Christina Ferreira as food safety VP
Former FDA researcher Christina Ferreira joins IFPA to provide technical guidance on microbial hazards, produce safety and quality
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NewsNFU urges government to act on food security
Tom Bradshaw, president of the National Farmers’ Union, shone a light on the present instability of the UK food system at a recent conference focused on defence