Tesco, M&S, Starbucks, Nando's, and WWF among founders of new industry standard and platform that aims to monitor and promote product carbon footprints
Environment Secretary Steve Barclay defends UK's record on nature protection at COP28, as Defra confirms list of commodities targeted by proposed rules to combat deforestation in supply chains
Emerging alternative protein products could cut global food system's environmental footprint, particularly in high and middle-income countries, UN report finds
UK Infrastructure Bank pledges £60m to move towards improved semiconductor supply chains and a reindustrialised north east
Financing climate adaptation and resilience provides opportunity for businesses and private investors, BCG, GRP and USAID study claims
Bananas, rice, tea, coffee and sugar among £8bn of UK food imports from countries struggling to cope with increasingly extreme weather, ECIU analysis finds
Amazon study heralds 'new era of smart business buying' but finds costs still outrank sustainability as UK's top procurement priority
Company deploys district heating at six Leeds City Council-owned residential tower blocks, reaching nearly 500 homes as part of £24m scheme
All Amazon paper and cardboard packaging in Europe now compatible with household recycling, as firm confirms it has avoided one billion single-use plastic bags
Brands that fail to shore up their supply chains for sustainability regulation are putting themselves at a competitive disadvantage, BCG warns