Produce auctions are getting fresh vegetables into food deserts, building community and helping rural farmers earn a living, writes Erin L McCoy. Bob Fedyski was adamant: his...
Buying food from local sources will help retailers and consumers avoid scandals akin to the horsemeat contamination of British food products in 2013, the chair of...
Predictions that half of the British population will be obese by 2050 may actually be underestimating the scale of the problem, a new report has suggested....
Morgan Stanley’s Institute for Sustainable Investing has launched a competition for business students, inviting them to submit market-based solutions that take into account social and environmental...
Deforestation in the Amazon region not only affects the local climate and biodiversity, but also access to water, food and energy for people in Latin America,...
Around 37,000 people have pledged to recycle in a joint initiative from Tesco and Coca-Cola Enterprises. The campaign aimed to provide engaging information for the supermarket’s...
Food waste is arguably one of the most serious issues facing the developed world. In terms of environmental and social costs, a huge amount of resources...
Jamie Grainger-Smith, founder of Think.Eat.Drink, tells us his top five seasonal (and sustainable) recipes. This article originally appeared in Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Sustainable Spending...
Homeless charity Crisis has opened its doors to vulnerable people on Christmas day, as it expects thousands of visitors over the holiday period. The centres in...
While the word ‘sustainability’ is becoming increasingly popular, its meaning is often unclear and varies depending on a person’s beliefs or lifestyle. This article originally appeared...
Meat should be taxed to dissuade people from eating it, therefore reducing the environmental impact of farming livestock, scientists have said. The digestive systems of ruminants...
After recent household energy bill hikes, spending on gas and electricity continues to be the most acute source of pressure on consumer budgets, according to a...
You’ve opened your presents, tucked into your turkey, indulged yourself on endless chocolates and drunk one too many glasses of wine. Christmas Day is over for...
The UK must set up a specialist crime unit to investigate organised crime in food supply chains in the aftermath of the horsemeat scandal, an official...
Air pollution from China’s coal plants was responsible for over 250,000 premature deaths in 2011, while also harming hundreds of thousands of Chinese children, according to...