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Join the sustainability journey at emex, ExCeL, London on 19 & 20 November 2025!
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For more than a decade, emex has championed the vision of a sustainable future, with a mission to lead, inform, and support UK industry on its journey toward achieving net zero. The outstanding free-to-attend conference programme is a huge draw with more than 3,500+ visitors expected for 2025 as the show expands to welcome those involved with smart and connected buildings.
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BT and sustainability: We’re working towards becoming a net zero and circular business
Corporate Reports
At BT we’re aiming to be net zero in our operations by the end-March 2031 – and for our full value chain by the end-March 2041.
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“From Policy to Practice”: Make Your Impact with the Environmental Industries Association (EIA)
Business Organisation Practice & Training
In an era defined by environmental urgency and innovation, the Environmental Industries Association (EIA) stands as a beacon for professionals and businesses committed to environmental excellence and sustainability. Whether you're a seasoned expert or a growing enterprise, EIA membership offers opportunities to influence policy, and regulations; to collaborate with industry leaders, and drive meaningful change. -
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Food
Shoppers might be shocked to learn they're contributing to destroying the Amazon rainforests! This is after UK supermarkets have been ranked on their efforts to remove deforestation and land conversion from their supply chains for soy – a key commodity imported to feed British livestock, poultry and salmon.
A Norfolk agricultural enterprise, which employs regenerative techniques on its Ribena blackcurrant farm, is involved in a research project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and boost soil microbiology from the growing of its soft fruit.
Offshore shellfish and seaweed farming have the highest growth forecast in the EU. However, the ropes used in their cultivation are made from conventional fossil-based plastics, which can potentially contribute to the generation of plastic waste and marine litter and have a negative impact on the marine environment if not properly managed.
While steps to manage fishing in Marine Protected Areas are welcome, Greenpeace campaigners say the consultation process, launched today (17 January) is too sluggish and cumbersome to match the urgency of the oceans crisis. The campaign organisation say the government's approach to reef protection doesn't go far enough, as they're not proposing site-wide bans and therefore don't address the damage caused to the whole ecosystem by other forms of industrial fishing.
Northamptonshire-based Weetabix Food Company is setting out a plan to produce its first box of zero carbon Weetabix Original. It aims to achieve this by drawing on the results of carbon footprint studies undertaken with its farmers in England's East Midlands, to explore the carbon emissions associated with producing their wheat.
A UK-based food-tech business, Clean Food Group, has announced that it is one step closer to producing a viable yeast-based alternative to palm oil. Their 'lab grown' cellular-based alternative could help reduce the detrimental environmental impact of a range of palm-based ingredients that can be found in nearly 50% of all packaged products found on our supermarket shelves.
Dorset is pressing forward with its ambition to become the World's First Sustainable Palm Oil County. Thirty six businesses and organisations across the South West England county have committed to only using sustainable palm oil via the Dorset Sustainable Palm Oil Community (DSPOC), an initiative announced by Efeca, a specialist on responsible sourcing of agricultural commodities. The movement is quickly gaining momentum with Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, recently announced as an ambassador for the Dorset Sustainable Palm Oil Community.
With UK households wasting on average the equivalent of eight meals a week (87,000 tonnes a week throughout the UK) TV presenter Gregg Wallace has joined Food Waste Action Week to help households get on top of food waste and spread the message Wasting Food Feeds Climate Change.
New evidence from waste reduction charity WRAP shows that selling fresh produce loose, and removing date labels could prevent 14 million shopping baskets worth of food from going to waste and 1,100 rubbish trucks of avoidable plastic simply by allowing people to buy what they need.
Philip Simpson, commercial director at ReFood, highlights the escalating issue of food waste and discusses why government funding is more important than ever before.
