Drinks giants face water pressure
You won’t find a food or drinks business that does not acknowledge they are at the sharp end of the…
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David Burrows
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Pulp fiction: paper packaging raises questions
One in four wine and spirits bottles on supermarket shelves could be paper-based rather than glass within a decade, according…
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Are corporate carbon commitments on life support?
The Science-based Targets Initiative (SBTi), a corporate climate action organisation, enables businesses worldwide to play their part in combating the…
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How durable are sustainability claims made for aluminium packaging?
“Today marks another significant moment and an industry first,” wrote Shiada Drysdale, beverages manager at Virgin Atlantic in March. “For…
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Reality on plastics laid bare as treaty talks resume
Unilever hasn’t had a great few weeks. Once seen as the corporate cheerleader for businesses doing good it has found…
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Why the sustainability spotlight may start to shine brighter on drinks
In 2021, beverage companies emitted 1.5bn tonnes of CO2e, accounting for 3.8% of all global CO2e emissions. At present, these…
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Patience vital as beer industry inches forward on regenerative agriculture
As many of the largest players in the beer industry move to reduce emissions upstream, brewers are turning to regenerative…
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Are ‘carbon neutral’ claims dead?
The EU wants rid of spurious green claims: too many of them are made with “no evidence and justification whatsoever”,…
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Drinks packaging standardisation – green genius or marketing madness?
“People are excited by it, scared by it, challenged by it – but at least they’re having a conversation about…
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Coffee and ESG: the challenges of carbon insetting
The language of sustainability is awash with buzzwords and there’s a new one in town: carbon insetting. “More and more…