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Which? Says M&S Tops List of Worst UK Supermarket for Packaging

June 29, 2009 by Gina Roos

Despite running a high-profile environmental campaign over the past two years, Marks & Spencer is ranked the supermarket with the worst packaging according to a new study, reports the Telegraph. While Marks & Spencer (M&S) has made significant strides to improve its green credentials it lags behind Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, ... Read more »

Greenpeace Says Big Brands Destroying Rainforest

June 23, 2009 by Gina Roos

A three-year investigation by Greenpeace into Brazil’s cattle industry shows that the expansion of the cattle sector is driving the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and threatens to undermine Brazil’s pledge to cut deforestation by 72 percent by 2018. The environmental group also says the cattle industry is the single ... Read more »

New Asda Store Emits Half the Carbon of Typical Stores

June 22, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

A new Asda Supermarket location in Liverpool emits 50 percent as much carbon as other locations, according to a press release. Additionally, the supermarket will send 95 percent of operational waste toward recycling or repurposing, as opposed to landfills. The new location was built to standards from the British Research ... Read more »

Forster Tops UK’s 60 Best Green Companies Ranking

May 26, 2009 by Gina Roos

Times Online releases its second annual list of the best green companies in the UK. This year, the Green List has been expanded from 50 to 60 organizations. It also requires companies to meet a higher overall green score. Last year, the overall green score, taking into account both company ... Read more »

Wal-Mart Wants to Eliminate All Packaging Waste by 2025

April 20, 2009October 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

Wal-Mart wants to eliminate all waste by reducing, recycling or reusing everything that comes into its 4,100 American stores by 2025, and for Asda, its British operation, the target is 2010, reported UK Times Online. The giant retailer aims to reduce the amount of packaging in the supply chain 5 ... Read more »

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