Australian winemakers and grape growers now have a formal way to highlight their green credentials nationally and internationally. EntWine Australia is a voluntary national environmental assurance scheme...

The UN Climate Change Conference got underway overnight (7 Dec) in Copenhagen. The intense media attention the conference has generated in recent weeks underlines both the importance of what is to be discussed...

New research from food and grocery expert IGD has revealed that 85% of manufacturers have either boosted their investment in sustainability or kept it the same during the recession despite just over two-fifths...

The recession has raised concerns about commercial models, supply chains and finance that will reshape business behaviour well into the next decade, according to a British business organisation. Launching...

The recognition and support for food processing in the Federal Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) amendments has been welcomed by Australia’s largest manufacturing sector,...

Kraft Foods has said that its premium Cote d’Or chocolate brand will convert to the use of sustainable cocoa beans. Beginning in France and Belgium, Cote d’Or dark chocolate will contain cocoa...

Many companies are failing to adequately address the issue of sustainable sourcing of raw materials, a new report has claimed. The report*, which highlights Unilever as a leading example of best practice,...

Nestlé has insisted it is “committed” to using only “sustainable” palm oil from 2015, the latest in a series of announcements on the raw material from food manufacturers and retailers. The...

Companies can make considerable sums by greening their bottom-line an internationally respected de-carbonisation and sustainability expert told Australian businesses this week.Dr Martin Blake, a business...

The carbon and water footprints of Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry are being reduced to safeguard the nation’s long-term food supply, a new report by the Australian Food...