Retail Supply Chain Market Report
– 8th Jul 2008 by Alex Briggs
This report, commissioned by Unipart Logistics, aims to deepen the understanding of consumer supply chain drivers, logistics models and improvement initiatives.
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Are ethical food labels telling the whole story?
– 14th Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
Organic or fairtrade? Sustainable or certified? With so many labels on food, clothes and white goods, it’s a miracle that we make it to the checkout before closing time. This article in the Observer takes a look at some of the labels out there. Which ones live up to their eco credentials?
Consumers demand green action from UK’s top brands
– 9th Nov 2007 by Alex Briggs
The °Climate Group has launched findings of the UK’s first ever Climate Brand Index which tracks year-on-year consumer perceptions of how brands are performing on climate change.
How organic is organic? More bad news for British farmers
– 24th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs
This Times article has raised a difficult topic for organic farmers.
The article reveals that Helen Browning, the director of food and farming at the Soil Association, sends pig shoulders from Wiltshire, England to Germany for processing into sausages and imports pork loins from Sweden to make bacon.
Vegetarian Society launch Climate Change ads
– 24th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs
The Vegetarian Society has launched a new ad campaign on climate change. The ads are aimed at educating the public as to the carbon emitted by livestock.
This often overlooked issue was addressed by Rowland Hill, the Sustainability Manager at Marks and Spencer, in one of our podcasts as he talked about measuring the carbon footprint of their top selling ready meal, Beef Lasagne:
What Assures Consumers?
– 1st Sep 2007
New global research sponsored by Lloyd’s Register, M&S and the Co-op shows that consumers want better independent, impartial assurance of corporations’ environmental claims.
What Assures Consumers? Podcast
– 16th Jul 2007
This podcast is all about What Assures Consumers on Climate Change?, the title of a report produced by AccountAbility and Consumers International.
Green Issues: Carbon Labelling and Food Miles
Event: 26th Sep 2007 –
This event will help to answer the following questions:
- Do you understand carbon labelling and food miles?
- What will be the impact on your business?
- How will your company prepare for the future?
- What are the systems and which should you use?
- Are you ready?
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