Nestlé has announced plans to transition to a regenerative food system, aiming to protect and restore the environment, improve farmers’ livelihoods and enhance farming communities’ wellbeing.
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Choosing the right EHS management system for your business
Choosing the right management system for environment, health and safety (EHS) is an important decision with implications for the safety of your employees and the environment, for compliance with regulations, and for your budget.
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Buyer beware: EHS due diligence is more important than ever
With every merger and acquisition (M&A) deal comes a range of potentially significant risks. You don’t want to unnecessarily pay more for an asset than it’s worth, and you certainly don’t want expensive surprises or obstacles once you’ve already signed on the bottom line. That’s why it’s essential to understand, as fully as possible, just what you’re getting into.
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Brewdog becomes carbon negative
Scottish craft brewer BrewDog has announced that it has taken the unprecedented step to become carbon negative, and that it will remove twice as much carbon from the air than it emits every single
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Compostable packaging and data management solutions feature at waste expo
Food industry professionals had a chance to share ideas on data management solutions and sustainable packaging at the Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE).
The expo, held on the 29th and 30th of
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Sodexo Australia saves tonnes of food from going to waste
Sodexo Australia will divert tonnes of quality surplus food each year that might otherwise have gone to waste.
Sodexo will save more than 9920kg of surplus food, in a new partnership with online surplus
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Nestlé pledges to use only certified sustainable palm oil within five years
Well known chocolate manufacturer Nestlé is committed to using certified sustainable palm oil in all its products by 2023.
On Monday, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO ) reinstated Nestlé’s
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Report into impact of China recycling ban released
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has released the Market Impact Assessment Report, a new study defining the impact of China’s National Sword policy.
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Woolworths to phase out plastic bags by June 20
Woolworths has announced its Supermarkets, BWS, Metro and Woolworths Petrol stores will no longer provide single-use plastic shopping bags nationally from 20 June 2018.
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AIP to discuss consumer & environmental trends in plastic
The AIP in conjunction with the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) will hold a technical dinner in Melbourne on April 11.
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Australia’s first Sustainable Seafood Week launched
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), this week launched Australia’s first ever Sustainable Seafood Week.
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Ecolean takes on leadership role with Environmental Product Declarations for packaging
As the first packaging system supplier to review the entire system with detailed analysis and description of Environmental Product Declarations, Ecolean continues to develop its focus on sustainability.
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South Melbourne Market wins environmental award
The market’s work to recycle tonnes of food, vegetable and other waste, and other sustainable practices is cutting business costs and greenhouses gas emissions.
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Sustainable palm oil: A complex issue
With new labelling choices launched recently in Australia to certify products that are palm oil free, opinions differ on the best way to deal with the complex issue.
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New SA technology to tackle agricultural waste
Technology developed in South Australia that will make it more affordable to convert agricultural waste into high value activated carbon could soon be on the market.
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Australia’s first Sustainable Seafood Week
The Marine Stewardship Council will be highlighting the vital role Australians can play every day to help keep our oceans healthy at the event.
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Bioenergy project at NSW abattoir commences production
ReNu Energy has announced that the Goulburn Bioenergy Project, located at the Southern Meats abattoir in Goulburn has reached practical completion and commenced commercial operation.
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Unilever calls for accelerated industry action on packaging waste
Unilever has called for the consumer goods industry to step-up its efforts to tackle the mounting challenge of ocean plastic waste and create a circular economy for plastics.
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In search of environmentally friendly shopping bags
Free plastic carrier bags will disappear from Australia’s two largest supermarkets in 2018. There are many arguments for and against this change, as it is important to look at the all environmental impacts of their alternatives.
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AIP invites industry to participate in sustainability research
The Australian Institute of Packaging is collaborating with Empauer to undertake research into the attitudes and behaviours of industry across sustainability.
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