environment
Hershey ramps up sustainability drive with latest ESG performance report
The Hershey Company has released its latest 2021 ESG (environmental, social and governance) report, focused on highlighting progress made against its core sustainability goals across environment, human rights and employee wellbeing areas, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory
Swiss cocoa business Ecom targets 100% traceability of crop supplies by 2025
Swiss-headquartered Ecom cocoa and ingredients supplier has unveiled its Smarter Cocoa Charter, linked to its first ever sustainability report targeting key environmental goals within its operations, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Mondelēz offers global first with QR pack codes on sustainability initiatives
Mondelēz International is delivering a global first for the brand within the UK with its latest venture, displaying QR codes on its confectionery packs, providing information on its sustainability initiatives, reports Neill Barston.
Ishida makes key sustainability move with eco-friendly stands
Packaging systems business Ishida Europe has agreed a deal enabling the company to deliver carbon neutral exhibition stands at a number of key events, as it seeks to enhance its overall environmental performance, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Sustainability remains at the core of industry agendas
There is no doubting that sustainability has taken hold as the number one industry issue relating to our sector, as well as many other sectors besides, as major environmental topics presenting major long-term challenges.
Mars invites Mondelēz International, Nestlé and General Mills into key climate action group
Mars, Incorporated has alongside industry partners, invited nine major global brands including Mondelēz International, Nestlé and General Mills, to the Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition (Supplier LoCT) consortium, designed to drive action on delivering net-zero greenhouse gases, writes Neill Barston.
GNT unveils major report on driving sector sustainability
Netherlands-based colouring foods group GNT has released a key new report exploring its key drive to become a leader on delivering sustainability within in its field, writes Neill Barston.
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Tomra celebrates 50 years of developing sorting and collection systems
Tomra, the global provider of advanced collection and sorting systems, has confirmed an ambitious new mission to “transform how we all obtain, use and reuse the planet’s resources to enable a world without waste,” as it marks its 50th anniversary today, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Urgent confectionery sector action on stemming deforestation needed
The last few years within the confectionery industry have seen an increasing spotlight being placed on the sustainability of the cocoa sector, with farming communities at the heart of the supply chain in West Africa facing considerable challenges.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Industry top trends for 2022 identified by FMCG Gurus
Health and wider wellbeing have emerged as continued major topics in FMCG Gurus latest top ten consumer trends studies on shopper behaviour, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Sustainability
Schubert reports resilient performance and targets business carbon neutrality
German-based packaging equipment and systems company Gerhard Schubert has recorded a strong performance for 2021, as it looks to continue its growth pattern into the New Year, reports Neill Barston.
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Mondelēz makes progress on UK Plastics Pact, as initiative warns of key challenges
Mondelēz International has reported key progress as part of its environmental improvement measures as part of the UK Plastics Pact, as the collaborative industry venture expresses broader concerns that ‘there is still a long way to go,’ in attaining overall targets, writes Neill Barston.
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India’s Kocoatrait gets in festive spirit with its plum cake chocolate release
A ‘guilt free, sustainable and plastic free Christmas’ is promised by Indian business Kocoatrait’s latest festive release in the form of its plum cake chocolate bar, writes Neill Barston.
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Mars Wrigley’s removal of PE liner from Maltesers targets cut of 82 tonnes of plastic waste
A recent introduced initiative from Mars Wrigley UK involving the removal of the black PE liner from Maltesers boxes is anticipated to deliver the a total of 82 tonnes of plastic being eliminated every single year, reports Neill Barston.
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