Wal-Mart said it was “surprised” by criticism levelled at it by Greenpeace, which has accused the retail giant of driving rainforest deforestation and pushing animals to extinction by buying...

It was disappointing that Australia’s Environment Ministers have chosen to use tax-payers money to fund another study into a national Container Deposit Legislation (CDL) system, the Australian Food...

Last Friday (2/7/10) Unilever published its sustainable paper and board packaging sourcing policy as part of its commitment to double the size of the business while reducing its environmental impact. The...

The latest major food product promotion programme financed by the EU is focusing heavily on healthy foodstuffs – with organic, fruit and vegetable products getting the lion’s share.The European...

Organic bodies around the world need to work together more closely to promote the environmental benefits of sustainable farming, the departing director of the UK’s Soil Association said yesterday...

Getting packaging right can help convince a cynical consumer that a product’s ethical claims are real, according to new research from Datamonitor.A major study from the independent business analyst...

Six activists from the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) have protested at the executive offices of US agribusiness and food giant Cargill.The activists on 5 May chained themselves to the staircase of the...

Australia must adopt a national food waste strategy to ensure the long-term sustainability of the nation’s food supply, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) said today at the launch of...

Nestlé Chairman, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, this week repeated the Company’s call for a moratorium on the destruction of the world’s rainforests and blamed the biofuel industry for the growth...

The impacts of a warming Indian Ocean on Western Australia’s climate, environment and fisheries was discussed in Perth last week by scientists at a Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI)...