Viridian urges industry to pledge to sustainable future through Terra Carta
Viridian Nutrition’s founder Cheryl Thallon is among the first to sign Prince Charles’ ground-breaking environmental pledge, the Terra Carta, in which he calls on businesses to make an ethical investment…
Alara claims cereal brand first with Scope 3 CO2e declaration
Alara Wholefoods has announced it has become the first cereal manufacturer in the world to declare the Scope 3 CO2e – the most demanding measure of carbon emissions – of…
Organic Trade Association welcomes Sustainable Food Trade Association in 2021
New consolidation strengthens organic’s mission to build sustainable food system and fight climate change The Organic Trade Association announced the Sustainable Food Trade Association (SFTA) has consolidated with the Organic…
Carbon management expert to advise Organic Trade Association sustainability council
The Organic Trade Association is pleased to announce that carbon management and sustainability expert Lisa Braun is joining the trade association as the Sustainability Technical Services Manager for the trade…
UK Vows To Slash Emissions By More Than Two-Thirds To Tackle Climate Crisis
The UK has vowed to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by more than two-thirds in the next decade to fight climate change. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the ‘ambitious’ target…
The Value of Going Carbon Neutral
When Garth Mulholland, environmental programs adviser at the Carbon Reduction Institute in Sydney, returned to work in January 2020 after the summer break, he discovered a remarkable backlog of phone…
Weleda pledges to plant 1 million trees
To celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2021, Weleda has announced plans for a long-term collaboration with UK charity TreeSisters with the aim of planting a ‘Weleda forest’ of one million…
The new plastic-eating ‘super enzyme’ signalling hope for recycling
In 2016 a species of bacteria was identified at a Japanese waste site as having the natural ability to break down PET; now, a new ‘super enzyme’ has been engineered…
Support and solace: RSPB sets out plan for Green Recovery
The day before the UK Prime Minister makes a speech to the UN on biodiversity, the British based nature charity RSPB today launch a major new Green Recovery Plan for…
Elevating organic: Report positions organic as ‘time-tested’ tool for stemming climate impacts
A major new report from the Organic Trade Association highlights organic agriculture’s multiple climate change mitigation benefits and ways it can be harnessed to stem, and even reverse, climate impacts.
