climate change
The Giving Bear sculpture lights up London’s West End to support key workers
The sculpture, made from over 3,000 reused plastic milk bottles and upcycled wood, was created at the end of 2019 as a symbol of climate change awareness and charitable giving over the festive season.
Dairy UK responds to Climate Change Committee’s Sixth Carbon Budget
Dairy UK has expressed ‘disappointment’ with the Climate Change Committee’s recommendations for dairy consumption.
New Veolia report highlights importance of plastic recycling
A new report commissioned by Veolia and published by Imperial College London has highlighted the importance of plastic as a material compared to alternatives when examining carbon emissions.
New WWF and WRAP report sets out guidance on halving food waste by 2030
The report analyses the EU’s progress on Food Loss and Waste (FLW) and sets out guidance for governments, industry, researchers and NGOs on how to reach this target.
Milag asks farmers what they want from consumers
Germany’s Milag dairy working group has asked its Rhineland-Palatinate dairy farmers what they want from consumers, and the response was appreciation, fair prices and a knowledge of how farming helps to alleviate climate change.
SIG announces funding for sustainable packaging research at EPFL
SIG will fund breakthrough research at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, as part of a joint initiative with Nestlé, Logitech and other partners, to tackle environmental challenges associated with plastic waste.
SIG achieves milestone with billionth combibloc EcoPlus filled by DMK
SIG’s combibloc EcoPlus, the world’s first and only aluminium-free aseptic carton, has hit the major milestone of one billion packs filled.
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) responds to EU Climate Law
ACE has released a statement in support of the European Commission proposal on the EU Climate Law aimed at reaching climate neutrality by 2050.
Danone reports on positive growth in 2019 figures
Danone has reported on its 2019 sales, which were €25.3 billion, up 2.6% on a reported and like-for-like basis, with a 4.1% increase in Q4 on a like-for-like basis.
Dairy UK takes issue with climate change report
Dairy UK chief executive Dr Judith Bryans says the industry “does not agree with the recommendation to cut dairy consumption by 20%”, and issued a response to the publication of the British Committee Climate Change report.
Arla farmers will use data to accelerate journey to carbon net zero dairy
The dairy farmers that own the Arla co-operative are setting out to create the worlds’ largest climate database as they head towards carbon net zero by 2050.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, Sustainability
Elopak pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Elopak has become one of the first companies in the world to formally pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in line with the new criteria set by the Science Based Targets initiative.
Cows are not killing the climate
A key claim to the rise in greenhouse emissions is that globally, meat production generates more greenhouse emissions than the entire transportation sector, but is this true?