One of the bright spots of this year’s COP26 climate change conference was the commitments from the business sector to reducing their impact on climate change. In fact, according to Greenbiz, a US-based sustainable business outlet, the Glasgow event could be termed ‘Business COP’ for the efforts put in by the corporate world to be part of the solution.
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Kraft Heinz cements climate ambition to become carbon neutral by 2050
Kraft Heinz has pledged to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its operational footprint and entire global supply chain by 2050, reaffirming its commitment to reducing the ongoing threat of climate change.
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Independent brewers association working towards more sustainable industry
The Independent Brewers Association (IBA) has announced the launch of a new sustainability benchmarking tool on Thursday 2 December at 11am.
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New MAGGI packaging saves 30 tonnes per year of virgin plastic
Nestlé Professional has announced a packaging redesign that removes 30 tonnes of virgin plastic from the marketplace per year, reducing plastic use in MAGGI pails by 17 per cent.
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Weet-Bix boxes become 100 per cent recyclable
From this month, Sanitarium Health Food Company will include the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) on their Weet-Bix boxes, alerting customers that 100 per cent of the packaging can be recycled.
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With Grundfos there’s already a way to make your overall production more sustainable
Take the lead on sustainability through water reuse
With expected population growth of 2 billion by 2050, and at least 14 of the world’s 20 megacities already facing issues surrounding access to safe drinking water and sanitation, our water resources are under great pressure. Furthermore, the ongoing challenge of water pollution and overconsumption increase the pressure, which leave the world in the midst of a water scarcity crisis.
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Sustaining Australia TV window into food manufacturing industry
With a sophisticated supply chain that spans the country and reaches out around the world, Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry is the link between our world-class agricultural sector and the supermarket shelves.
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Papyrus Australia to create packaging alternative with banana fibre
Papyrus Australia has recently completed a proof-of-concept trial which has successfully demonstrated the commercial viability of using 100 per cent refined banana fibre to produce moulded food packaging such as pizza boxes, burger clamshells, meal containers and serving dishes.
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Coles ranked number one retailer in Australia for sustainability
Coles has officially been ranked number one food retailer in Australia for sustainability – and second across the globe – in the World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA) 2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark overnight.
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Victoria is investing in on-farm sustainability and reducing energy costs
Meredith Dairy, a family run business in western Victoria, is one of several businesses benefitting from the Agriculture Energy Investment Plan (AEIP), which is helping farmers to save on energy costs and reduce their on-farm emissions.
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Shotspresso incorporates sustainable packaging via Biogone
Shotspresso, a local coffee beverage manufacturer and distributor in Melbourne, is now using more sustainable packaging solutions in their supply chain through a partnership with Biogone, an Australian eco-conscious company.
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Beca helping clients navigate the unfamiliar road to sustainability
Food and Beverage Industry News speaks with Beca about the drivers for change, getting started and some of the solutions helping industry transform sustainable strategic objectives into a roadmap to reality.
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Boost your sustain-ability: Aussie food and drink consumers tell us how
With headlines on climate change growing more alarming by the day, sustainability has never been more relevant for the FMCG industry.
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Cellular agriculture could help reduce meat consumption
According to UNSW School of Chemical Engineering Professor Johannes le Coutre, the global food system could be pushed to breaking point unless major changes happen in the next 20 years, such as reducing meat consumption via cellular agriculture.
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Kinglake Distillery to produce first certified carbon neutral whisky
Kinglake Distillery, a whisky producer based near the Yarra Valley, Victoria, has announced it will produce Australia’s first government certified carbon neutral whisky by the end of the year.
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SodaStream appoints Laura Wilson, new managing director for Australia
SodaStream, an international sparkling water brand, has appointed its first female managing director in Australia, Laura Wilson.
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Sustainable brand Glengoyne Scotch Whisky now available in Australia
Glengoyne Scotch Whisky, a Scottish whisky distiller, is leading the way in sustainability. Its products have had a modern makeover with 100 per cent recyclable packaging and is now available widely across Australia via Dan Murphy’s and BWS stores.
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Creating a circular system with CO2: The Bombaderry Plant
Creating the Bombaderry plant in partnership with Manildra represented more than just a shift in plant location for Supagas, it was a way it could gather sustainable CO2. Food & Beverage Industry News explains.
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CSIRO creates DNA test to better manage wild fish populations
The CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has developed a DNA test to determine a fish’s age, improving management of wild fish populations for conservation or harvest. This will help maintain sustainability in fishery supply chains.
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Sustainability presents businesses with an opportunity for World Oceans Day: Life & livelihoods
More than three billion people worldwide rely directly on the oceans for their livelihoods, with industries from tourism, fishing and seafood to shipping and transport all sustained by the water that makes up 70% of the surface of our planet, writes Elysha Young, Mintel trends manager, Asia Pacific.
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