Tag: Sustainable
Europe: Using blockchain in the food industry
Described as an ‘open ledger’ for transactions, blockchain gives a secure way to track and transfer assets through supply chains, states Sustainable Foods Summit.
It...
Asia Pacific: Sustainable packaging center opens in India
The Michelman Innovation Centre for Coatings (MICC) has opened in Mumbai, India, for designing and producing sustainable packaging.
The centerpiece of the MICC is a...
Europe: Amcor sets ambitious packaging goal
Amcor has pledged to develop all its packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025.
The company is also significantly increasing its use of recycled...
Europe: Brown carton for chilled products
Elopak and Stora Enso have launched a gable top carton made from natural brown unbleached paperboard called Naturally Pure-Pak.
The new paperboard, Natura Life by...
Americas: PepsiCo joins The Recycling Partnership
PepsiCo joins The Recycling Partnership to address the continued shortfall in US recycling rates.
Currently, still less than half of recyclables in U.S. homes...
World: Growing sales of organic foods in 2017, report
The global sales of organic foods are expected to continue the positive trajectory, with most growth envisaged in North America and Northern Europe,...
Europe: Barry Callebaut commits to sustainable chocolate
Barry Callebaut launches a sustainability strategy called Forever Chocolate that addresses challenges in the chocolate supply chain.
It introduces four 2025 sustainability targets to guide...
Europe: Nestlé Waters opens Swiss biogas plant
After works lasting more than one year, Nestlé Waters and Groupe E Greenwatt have inaugurated Switzerland’s largest agricultural biogas plant in Treize-Cantons, next to...
Europe: Fresh applications from food waste
A third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted in the supply chain, says the FAO (United Nations).
With food companies and...
Europe: Researcher makes durable plastics from plants, clay
A new more sustainable material developed by reinforcing commercial bioplastic using additives from plants such as nanocellulose and oregano extracts can solve the most...