carbon emissions
ADM takes sustainable agriculture to new heights
Expands regenerative agriculture program and launches traceable soybean pilot.
Pilgrim UK’s meat processing facility achieves remarkable reduction in energy costs and carbon emissions
Bitzer ACP pack saves over £80,000 a year in running costs – a reduction of nearly 60%.
Research suggests 5G technologies could transform ‘Farm to Fork’ journey
If 5G technologies were applied across the food and drink supply chain, they could save 37 million tonnes of CO2e equivalent emissions between 2024 and 2035.
Veolia reduces the carbon and water footprint of Turkish dairy company
Veolia Water Technologies reduces the carbon and water footprint of Pınar Süt at Izmir Plant thanks to biogas production.
Rémy Cointreau announces #OneBottleForEternity project
Drinks group has launched three pilots to be conducted by its brands – LOUIS XIII, Mount Gay and Cointreau – to explore different circularity formats.
Encirc and Diageo hydrogen powered furnace to create world’s first net zero glass bottle
By 2030, the aim is for the furnace to produce up to 200 million net zero bottles of Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Gordon’s and Tanqueray.
Greenall’s launches Greener Greenall’s paper bottle gin in Frugal bottle
Made from 94% recycled paperboard, the bottle is not only five times lighter than a normal glass bottle, but its carbon footprint is six times lower and its water footprint is four times lower.
Pilgrim’s UK set to invest £10m to support net zero roadmap
The investment forms part of Pilgrim’s UK becoming a net zero business by 2030.
Wonky bread is well wrapped in new compostable bags
The C-Range of compostable bio-plastic packaging has similar properties and look and feel to conventional plastic.
Dairy producers must embrace plant-based industry and continue sustainable production
The dairy industry can improve in many areas including waste, and in tackling a global challenge, where 80 per cent of agricultural land is used to produce animal feed.
LanzaTech-Danone consortium discovers method to produce sustainable PET bottles from captured carbon
Proof of concept for direct production of monoethylene glycol (MEG), a key building block in sustainable PET production, completed at lab scale.
Elephant Gin reduces bottle weight to combat carbon emissions
2022 sees Elephant Gin advance towards a net zero carbon emissions target with the unveiling of a new eco bottle.
Roadmap and conquer
The FoodDrinkEurope commissioned roadmap on decarbonisation assesses the climate impact of the European food and drink manufacturing sector and sets out some of the available pathways for decarbonisation.
National sustainability test
This September is the month when we will see a pilot scheme to assess the environmental impact of food, with a new eco label to appear on the front of packaging.