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Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
Green lightEnvironmentCorporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?Reuse, watershed restoration and new cooling methods back companies’ commitments to conserve scarce water resources Supported byAbout this contentAmanda SchupakThu 14 Oct 2021 08.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 14 Oct 2021 08.38 EDTOne of PepsiCo’s largest food manufacturing plants sits in the perennially water-stressed Valley of Mexico watershed, which provides water to 21 million people in Mexico City and its surrounding suburbs. The aquifer running below the city is so drastically depleted that the metropolis is sinking as the water table falls, and the pipes that bring water in from far-off rivers and lakes are in disrepair.“The city cannot provide the water that we need, so we truck it in,” said Roberta Barbieri, vice-president for global sustainability at PepsiCo. It’s an expensive solution to an intractable problem – the water shortage is not sustainable from either a human or business standpoint. So Pepsi has promised to decrease its water consumption in the region and replenish what it uses. By treating wastewater on site, for example, the factory can reuse 80% of the water it draws from the tap or the truck. “We’re pushing to get that close to 100%,” Barbieri said.The efforts are part of the company’s “water positive” commitment to put more water into areas where they operate than they take out.The last year has seen a flurry of such promises from large corporations. Microsoft, Facebook and Google have …
What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
13/10/2021 Comments Off on What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?BrexitWhat is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?‘Bespoke Northern Ireland-specific solution’ includes potential new rules on food, plants and medicines Jennifer Rankin and Daniel Boffey in BrusselsWed 13 Oct 2021 15.15 EDTLast modified on Wed 13 Oct 2021 15.56 EDTThe EU’s latest proposals, described as “a new model” for Northern Ireland, are a significant concession from Brussels. Having ruled out renegotiation of the protocol in July, the EU is proposing a “bespoke Northern Ireland-specific solution”.SausagesA new certificate scheme would mean that certain products that are generally prohibited for import into the EU, such as British sausages, would now be allowed to be imported. The EU would retain the right, however, to impose a ban if there is any suggestion these products are entering the wider single market.EU offers to scrap 80% of NI food checks but prepares for Johnson to reject dealRead morePlants, meat and dairyChecks would be reduced by 80% on a large range of supermarket product lines, through reinforced monitoring of supply chains and the use of specific packaging and labelling indicating that the goods are for sale only in the UK. In return the EU wants the UK to deliver on its commitment to complete the construction of permanent border control posts at Northern Irish ports for incoming trade from Great Britain.HaulageA type of haulage known as groupage, where goods from different companies for different customers are …
Continue reading …‘Pay me my worth’: restaurant workers demand livable wages as industry continues to falter
21/09/2021 Comments Off on ‘Pay me my worth’: restaurant workers demand livable wages as industry continues to falterFood & drink industry ‘Pay me my worth’: restaurant workers demand livable wages as industry continues to falter Low wages and poor working conditions – as well as unruly customers – combine to keep the food service labor shortage going Michael Sainato Tue 21 Sep 2021 05.00 EDT Last modified on Tue 21 Sep 2021 […]
Continue reading …Energy industryWhat caused the UK’s energy crisis?From moves by China and Russia to changes in UK regulation, these are the factors that created the perfect storm Jillian AmbroseTue 21 Sep 2021 01.00 EDTThe UK’s energy system has been plunged into chaos by a perfect storm of market forces which threatens to rip through the economy from home energy suppliers to heavy industry, and from factories to farmers.This has stoked fears that a wave of energy suppliers will collapse, and that households will be saddled with unaffordable bills. As the colder weather draws in, these are the factors shaping the energy crisis.China’s post-Covid bounce backChina’s appetite for energy is always a key driver of global market prices. In 2021 its post-Covid economic ramp-up has coincided with an uptick in demand across Asia and Europe too.As economies begin to recover from the fallout of the pandemic, countries across the northern hemisphere, which experienced a long, cold winter in 2020-21 that depleted gas storage levels, have been left scrabbling to secure supplies.Gas prices in the UK have more than quadrupled over the last year to highs of 180 pence per therm, from around 40p/th this time last year. In the last month alone, prices have climbed by 70%.Market experts at S&P Global Platts said earlier this year that China’s demand for gas was likely to rise to 360 billion cubic metres (Bcm) this year, up 8.4% from an estimated 332 Bcm in 2020. To …
Continue reading …Food fraud and counterfeit cotton: the detectives untangling the global supply chain
15/09/2021 Comments Off on Food fraud and counterfeit cotton: the detectives untangling the global supply chainAmid the complex web of international trade, proving the authenticity of a product can be near-impossible. But one company is taking the search to the atomic levelby …
Continue reading …Worker shortage will lead to UK food price rises, industry warns
03/09/2021 Comments Off on Worker shortage will lead to UK food price rises, industry warnsWorker shortage will lead to UK food price rises, industry warns Wholesale firms have been trying to mitigate rising costs ‘but will not be able to continue absorbing them’ Joanna Partridge — Fri 3 Sep 2021 04.41 EDT — The UK’s wholesale food industry is warning that it cannot protect consumers from price rises forever, […]
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