Sustainability
Rocol announces it will remove ‘forever chemicals’ from food lubricant product range
Food lubricant manufacturer Rocol has announced it will be removing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the formulations of its entire Foodlube product range.
SIG and partners unveil project aimed at boosting recycling and improving livelihoods in Egypt via blockchain
SIG has teamed up with the social enterprise Plastic Bank and an experienced partner in development cooperation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, to unveil a project set to reshape Egypt’s recycling landscape while increasing security for waste collection members.
Arla Foods Ingredients to cut carbon emissions with heat pump technology
Arla Foods Ingredients is taking a major step towards its carbon reduction goals with the construction of an electric heat pump facility at its primary processing plant in Denmark.
IDF event at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi looks at sustainability
The event, organised by the International Dairy Federation (IDF) in collaboration with key partners, brought together experts and stakeholders to discuss the diverse contributions of ruminant production to sustainability.
Three billion aluminium-free SIG cartons now used in Europe’s dairies
Since 2010, SIG has been expanding its aluminium-free solutions for achieving higher recyclability of carton packs, by simplifying the material structure and increasing the proportion of paper, using its SIG Terra Alu-free and SIG Terra Alu-free + Forest-based polymers packaging material in the dairy sector.
NZMP launches tools to increase transparency of product level emissions data
New Carbon Footprinter and Carbon Footprint Certificates give customers access to emissions profiles of NZ sourced dairy products.
On-Pack Recycling Label programme selects interim MD
OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) in the UK has appointed Jude Allan as interim MD, to cover Dr Margaret Bates’ secondment to Defra.
21st.Bio opens a more sustainable avenue for dairy protein production
Global bioproduction company 21st.Bio has announced it is granting access to its precision fermentation technology platform to ingredient manufacturers enabling the production of dairy proteins.
Fonterra to install its first electrode boiler at Edendale to reduce emissions
In its next step to get out of coal, Fonterra has announced it will install a 20-megawatt electrode boiler at its Edendale site in Southland.
Volpack launches photovoltaic installation for sustainability
In addition to specializing in the development of automatic machines and systems for flexible packaging, Volpak is taking a leap towards sustainability through the implementation of an innovative photovoltaic generator field at its facility.
Heat pumps and infant formula
The news that Nestlé is doubling its infant formula capacity while employing heat pumps and other environmental processes to reduce its carbon emissions in the Netherlands is a good news story on all fronts.
Clean Energy begins producing renewable natural gas at latest project
The 6,500-cow dairy farm is expected to supply 1.66 million gallons of negative carbon-intensity RNG annually to the transportation market when at full capacity.
Trending in 2024
The Global Dairy Platform, as part of the Pathways to Dairy Net Zero, will offer on 17 January the first quarterly webinar of 2024, which will focus on the potential of animal nutrition to lower dairy’s environmental footprint.
From recyclability to circularity with NextCycle IML
Continuous packaging improvement: from partially recyclable to fully recyclable and RecyClass B-score.