Sustainability
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SustainabilityStandard Ethics updates the esg ranking: Casillo Group and Illycaffé in the lead
Cremonini and Bolton Group are among the 30 Italian F&B companies analysed for sustainability
Standard Ethics, an independent sustainability rating agency based in London, has published an update of the Corporate Standard Ethics Ratings (SER) of the 30 largest Italian food and beverage companies.... more
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SustainabilityThe EU approved (surprisingly) the law on the restoration of nature
After months confirmed the agreement with the Eurocamera on the pillar regulation of the Green deal
The EU Council formally adopted the first regulation on the restoration of nature. After months of stalemate, the Environment Ministers confirmed the agreement with the European Parliament on the regulation... more
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SustainabilityAndriani is Welfare champion 2024 at the 2024 edition of Welfare Index Pmi
Special mention for psychophysical and emotional wellbeing initiatives carried out in favour of workers
Andriani s.p.a. Società Benefit, the benchmark of in-novation and healthy food, has obtained the rating of Welfare Champion for the 2024 edition of the Welfare Index SMEs that took place yesterday and... more
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SustainabilityNo more bisphenol in packaging: the EU launches the squeeze
The Commission approved the Member States' proposal: the ban will come into force in a few months
Long overdue, at least we say since last February when the EU launched the consultation to ban it, now comes the EU’s no to bisphenol A (BPA). Well, EU countries have approved the Commission’s proposal to... more
![Campagna orzo rigenerativo di Heineken](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/41e21e7620045ea450d1b5fe1eea3cb9.jpg.webp)
SustainabilityHeineken, first European collection of regenerative barley
Fruit of the program Transitions and of the coalition guided from the French cooperative Group Vivescia
Heineken goes through a moment that can be defined "historical" from the environmental point of view. If, in fact, on the water saving front, the Italian branch sets itself ambitious goals, driven by important... more
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SustainabilityBayer: agreement in Italy with Iberdrola for 33 GWh in 11 years
New photovoltaic plant will provide clean energy to the multinational
Bayer will purchase clean energy for eleven years from Iberdrola starting from January 2025. This was established by an agreement between the renewables producer and the pharmaceutical multinational. For... more
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SustainabilityMacfrut. Bayer's Vynyty Pro Press awarded Biosolutions Innovation Award
The product line is based on the principle of fighting pests with zero impact on the environment
Product innovation was rewarded at Macfrut (Rimini fair) in the fourth edition of the Biosolutions Innovation Award, as part of the Biosolutions International Event, which makes the trade fair the European... more
![La confezione di Orzoro da 120gr vince il premio “Best Packaging 2024” (19 aprile 2024)](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/d6cb13c32df3b6a6bafa66da9c084635.jpg.webp)
SustainabilityNestlé: Orzoro wins "Best Packaging 2024" award
Recognized product accessibility thanks to ergonomic design and presence of information in Braille
The 120g Orzoro package won the "Best Packaging 2024" award, awarded this morning by the Italian Packaging Institute for the "accessibility" category. The jury in fact recognized its ease of use thanks... more
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SustainabilityPurina Europa: the first "Ocean Restoration Program" begins
The goal is to restore 1500 hectares of marine habitat by 2030 to counteract biodiversity loss
The ocean is essential for all life on Earth. However, due to climate change and human activities, the health of the oceans is deteriorating at an alarming rate, endangering all marine life. To ensure... more
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SustainabilityEmissions. Perfetti Van Melle targets approved by Science based targets
New ambitious targets for scope 1,2 and 3 reduction by 2030
Perfetti Van Melle, the world’s second largest confectionery group (chewing gum and candy), announces that its medium-term greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, based on scientific criteria, have b... more
![Nespresso aiuta i coltivatori di caffè dalla RDC, la Repubblica democratica del Congo](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/355d7d4ed85557355c1da23efe8d1ad4.webp.webp)
SustainabilityNespresso, 20 million for coffee in Dem. Rep. of Congo
Investment to support local farmers' access to global markets
Nespresso will invest 20 million dollars by 2026 to revive special coffee in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is announced by Nestlé, the multinational company that owns the Nespresso brand that,... more
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SustainabilityAccess to food: Nestlé and Gfn for the fight against hunger
Memorandum to support rural communities where the Swiss group operates
Nestlé and The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN), a non-profit organization committed to the fight against hunger and environmental sustainability, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further strengthen... more
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SustainabilityBiogas. Renewables at 21 billion m3, 6% of EU natural gas consumption
Biomethane production alone grew by 20% more than in 2022
Work continues today in Rome on the new edition of Biogas Italy, the event of the Italian Biogas Consortium (Cib) dedicated to the agricultural biogas supply chain (read EFA News ). Companies in the sector,... more
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SustainabilityEmissions directive: final approval from the European Parliament
The measures are extended to pig farms with more than 350 animals and to poultry farms with over 300 chickens /Annex
The Commission will evaluate, by 31 December 2026, whether to also intervene on the beef sector and on any reciprocity clauses towards non-EU producers more
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SustainabilityThe protection consortium for the PDO white fig is born in Italian Cilento
Objective, protecting quality and tradition by promoting the product on domestic and foreign markets
The "Consorzio di tutela del Fico Bianco del Cilento Dop" was born. The establishment took place at the headquarters of the body, in the hamlet of San Pietro, in Perdifumo, in the province of Salerno.... more
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SustainabilityRitter sport opens solar park in Bavaria
On an area of 4 hectares, contributes to commitment to reduce emissions by 42% by 2030
Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co., manufacturer of the square Ritter Sport tablets, confirms its commitment to sustainability with the commissioning of its own solar park. Located in the municipality of Wenzenbach,... more
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SustainabilityRestoration of nature: ok European Parliament with 329 votes in favour
By 2030, Member States will have to reclaim at least 30% of the habitats covered by the new law
The EU nature restoration law, agreed with member states, will restore degraded ecosystems in all member states, help achieve the EU’s climate and biodiversity objectives and enhance food security.To r... more
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SustainabilityCarbon removals: agreement between Parliament and EU Council
The new framework will certify the absorption and capture of the substance in agricultural soils
The European Parliament and the European Council have reached a provisional agreement on the first EU-wide voluntary framework for the certification of high-quality carbon removals. The agreement now requires... more
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SustainabilityBisphenol A, the EU has launched a consultation to ban them
Round of opinions until 8 march, in view of the ban on the use in packaging in contact with food
The European Commission proposes to ban the use of the chemical substance Bpa, Bisphenol A, used in food and beverage packaging. In order to achieve this, it has launched a consultation process with a... more
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SustainabilityFAO-GEF: 2.9 billion dollars for ecological agri-food transition
Green light for the financing of 48 projects, benefiting 46 countries and 4.2 million people
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has greenlighted 48 FAO-led projects worth about $2.9 billion –$294 million in project financing and $2.6 billion in co-financing– that will play a pivotal role in... more
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SustainabilityEU Commission: greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by 90% by 2040
“With the right policies and support, the agricultural sector can play a role in the transition”
The European Commission has published a detailed impact assessment on possible pathways to achieve the agreed objective of making the European Union climate neutral by 2050. Based on this assessment, the... more
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SustainabilityKraft-Heinz, first UK hydrogen site for Kitt Green food unit
Carlton Power invests £40 million to build a 20 MW green hydrogen plant
Kraft Heinz and Carlton Power, one of the UK’s largest energy infrastructure development companies, are partnering for a £40 million green hydrogen plant worth over 46 million Euros. Kraft Heinz Company ha... more
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SustainabilityCoca Cola experiments in the UK Sprite without labels
Instead of the traditional "label" a embossed logo on the front and behind the laser nutrition information
Coca-Cola experiments in Britain bottles of Sprite without a label. The pilot project starts this month and involves the temporary removal of labels from on-the-go bottles of Sprite and Sprite Zero. The... more
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SustainabilityToo good to go fights food waste with artificial intelligence
Additional support to help groceries get rid of food surpluses in Europe and North America
Too Good To Go, a social impact company and the largest marketplace for food surpluses, decided to use artificial intelligence to help grocery retailers get rid of surpluses. The company has launched its... more
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SustainabilityInfinite Roots, 58 million round of funding
German biotech company makes "the largest investment in mycelium technologies in Europe"
Infinite Roots, a German biotechnology company based in Hamburg, has announced the completion of its Series B funding round. The company, formerly known as Mushlabs, has secured $58 million in a funding... more
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SustainabilityHeineken chooses Siemens for decarbonisation
The aim is to reduce energy consumption at 15 brewery and malt production sites
Heineken has chosen Siemens as a partner to develop the global zero emission production roadmap in its breweries and malthouses. The choice of such a high-level partner falls within the brewery’s ambitions t... more
![Unilever e Be My Eyes sperimentano l'app per il food a favore dei clienti ipovedenti o non vedenti](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/b227bcddfdebb04b5da7320cf76ea219.webp.webp)
SustainabilityUnilever and Be My Eyes present Ai applied to the kitchen
Tested hi-tech system to help visually impaired or blind customers buy food
While in Europe we are still discussing what the labels of the future should look like in food, in the rest of the world some companies are even bypassing the problem, which is becoming increasingly old-fashioned... more
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SustainabilityAmbienta takes over the majority of Frigoveneta
First investment for the fund in the field of the refrigeration for the gdo and the logistics
Ambienta, European asset manager focused on environmental sustainability, has acquired a majority stake in Frigoveneta. Founded in 1980 with headquarters in Villa Bartolomea (Verona), Frigoveneta deals... more
![Renato Zaghini, presidente del Consorzio di tutela Grana Padano](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/490f78369d5d9fdf3a3aab45a32cfacd.jpg.webp)
SustainabilityGrana Padano obtains certification for gender equality
Consortium's president Zaghini: “Our path towards a healthy working environment has been rewarded”
For the Grana Padano Dop Cheese Consortium, quality is not just an issue linked to the product made every day by the mastery of the cheesemakers. For the most consumed PDO in the world, quality is also... more
![I nuovi tubi Pringles di Kellanova (ex Kellogg Company) disegnati da Sonoco con base di carta](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/2147ca00d39cc722a803773eed1ff233.jpg.webp)
SustainabilityKellanova hopes for a pipe success
Former Kellogg redesigns Sonoco’s iconic fully recyclable paper-based wrapper
Kellanova Europe has redesigned the Pringles package, in collaboration with US based packaging company Sonoco in Hartsville, South Carolina. The former Kellogg company and its technology partner have effectively... more
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SustainabilityxFarm Technologies and Ocmis intelligent irrigation
Partnership between the two Italian tech companies saves significant amounts of water
Long periods of drought, alternating with extreme rainy events, increasingly push for a new approach to water resource management. Italy, in particular, is a country that is exposed to floods and droughts... more
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SustainabilityChef Express: the goals in the new sustainability report
The company of the Cremonini group has reduced the emissions, increased the sustainability of the supply chain, and pulled down the wastes
Strengthen the path towards a sustainable and inclusive business model. This is the goal that Chef Express, a restaurant company controlled by the Cremonini Group, intends to achieve by publishing the... more
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SustainabilityItaly. Nespresso solidarity: 1 million rice dishes donated in 2023 (+14%)
The collaboration with the Food Bank will allow support for over 500 thousand needy people
Nespresso confirms its synergistic commitment to sustainability and solidarity and announces the achievement of the milestone of one million dishes of rice donated throughout 2023 in Italy. This was possible... more
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SustainabilityBayer in Italy Edge certified for gender equality
An achievement that confirms the company's commitment to promoting inclusion in the workplace
Bayer is the first company in Italy operating in the Life Science sector to have obtained the second level of the Edge certification (level II Move of the three foreseen) for Gender Equality. Bayer was... more
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SustainabilityRoche enters the field of anti-obesity research
Carmot acquires for 2.7 billion dollars: the Swiss company will work on hormones
Roche has stipulated a definitive agreement of fusion for the acquisition of Carmot Therapeutics, private American company with center to Berkeley, in California. Carmot’s research and development portfolio i... more
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SustainabilityIs there such a thing as perfect food?
A dss+' new book takes readers on a journey along the food value chain, from farm to fork, exploring key opportunities to increase positive impacts and circularity
The volume, published by Routledge, will be presented today at Cop28 in Dubai. more
![EcoTote di EcoSpirits per gli imballaggi Diageo su Gordon's, Captain Morgan e Smirnoff](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/ee3d5569175e6ce32dd5d72f0c927b7d.jpg.webp)
SustainabilityDiageo relies on ecoTote to push the circular economy
Agreement with EcoSpirits to use green packaging for Gordon’s, Captain Morgan and Smirnoff
Diageo is the first alcohol manufacturer to sign a global agreement with the hi-tech company ecoSpirits for the distribution of Gordon’s, Captain Morgan and Smirnoff in reusable glass packaging in 18 m... more
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SustainabilityEurostat: agricultural sector energy use stable (-0.3%) in 2021
The figure is however lower than general consumption (+6.2%) compared to the first year of the pandemic
According to the latest Eurostat report, the amount of energy used (known as energy consumption) directly by the agriculture and forestry sector in the EU was equivalent to 28.3 million tonnes of oil in... more
![Premiazione dell’azienda São Mateus Agropecuaria vincitore del premio Best of the Best in occasione dell’ottava edizione dell’Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award.](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/5c9299e4167f17b7571d3439600216ac.jpg.webp)
SustainabilityThe 8th Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award at Brazil
São Mateus Agropecuaria awarded during an event at the New York Public Library
Brazil, with the company São Mateus Agropecuaria, is the winner of the Best of the Best award awarded to Josè Eduardo Dominicale at the conclusion of the 8th edition of the Ernesto Illy International C... more
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SustainabilityUnilever, 12 patents against ice cream freezer emissions
The multinational company wants to bring freezing temperatures from -18 to -12. to save CO2
Unilever supports reformulation patents to combat freezer emissions in the ice cream sector. The British multinational, which owns more than 400 brands of food and beverage, has granted a free and non-exclusive... more
![Inaugurazione impianto biometano di Gruppo Hera e Inalca (Spilambergo, 19 ottobre 2023)](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/479587502fc0f7808661922cdfaeae50.jpg.webp)
SustainabilityBiomethane: Hera Group and Inalca inaugurate plant
By investing 28 million euros, NewCo Biorg is setting up a cutting-edge structure in the circular economy
The inauguration of the innovative biomethane production plant built by NewCo Biorg took place today in Spilamberto, in the province of Modena. This company is the result of a partnership between Herambiente... more
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SustainabilityCarlsberg, understanding with Stonegate: widened the logistics in UK
New vehicles to make the premium brands Brooklyn Pilsner and Angelo Poretti more available to English pubs
Carlsberg and Stonegate Group have announced a new ten-year business partnership that will begin in spring 2024. The agreement regards the logistic net of Marston’s Brewing Company and previews the addition o... more
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SustainabilityGlyphosate/2. Reactions to the yes of Italy to the extension for ten years
Greenpeace asks the Government to reconsider. Satisfaction instead from Pan Europe and Isde Italy
"Italy’s vote in favour is paradoxical". This is how Greenpeace expresses itself with regard to the taking of positions by the Italian Government which, in Brussels, voted in favour of extending the u... more
![Il rum 0,0% alcol Captain Morgan Spiced Gold (Diageo)](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/777e30e8507cfda861365a3bd112ed7c.png.webp)
SustainabilityDiageo accelerates on regenerative agriculture for whisky and Tequila
Two programmes launched in Mexico and Scotland to reduce emissions from barley, wheat and agave crops
Diageo, whisky producer Johnnie Walker, tequila producer Don Julio, and Guinness beer manufacturer, has announced two regenerative agriculture programs for its tequila and scotch brands. The programmes,... more
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SustainabilityEcomondo: a record-breaking fair
In Rimini, from 7 to 10 November, the largest of the 26 editions of the "green" exhibition will take place
Over 1,500 brands, up 10% compared to 2022, on over 150 thousand gross square meters. Over 300 buyers confirmed for a full immersion in cutting-edge sustainable technologies. more
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SustainabilityCompost in boutique: Nespresso rewards green customers
60,000 packs available to those who return the spent capsules ready to be recycled
On the occasion of the International Coffee Day that is celebrated on Sunday, october 1. Nespresso returns with the initiative "Compost in Boutique" that rewards customers who bring exhausted capsules... more
![Coca Cola Hbc introduce le bottiglie con vetro a rendere nel nuovo impianto in Austria](https://www.efanews.eu/resources/small/4725c029c9322417a1a3c63cffc256b1.jpeg.webp)
SustainabilityNew returnable glass bottling line for Coca Cola
12 million euro investment for plant in Edelstal, Austria
Coca-Cola Hbc has inaugurated a new high-speed returnable glass bottling line at its plant in Edelstal, Austria. The investment for the new plant is 12 million Euros, supported by a 4 million Euros grant... more
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SustainabilityAccor, with Orient Express flies to Barcelona in the wake of the Italian Bluegame
Signed the agreement: at the America’s Cup will be the BGM Hsv to support the French team sponsored by hotellerie
It was unveiled during the press conference of Sanlorenzo, in Cannes, the agreement signed between Bluegame, the segment of the shipyard in Ameglia (La Spezia) dedicated to boats under 24 meters and the... more
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SustainabilityRenewables, Ardian fund expands in southern Italy
Acquired control of ICQ, with 200 MW assets including wind, hydro and biogas
Ardian, a private markets investment firm, announces the acquisition, through Ardian clean energy evergreen fund (Aceef), of 100% of ICQ holding, a diversified portfolio of renewable energy assets located... more
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SustainabilityChep Europe presents the first pallet born from recycled plastic waste
The supply chain solutions company focuses on innovation promoting sustainability
Chep, a global pallet pooling specialist and expert in sustainable supply chain solutions, has announced the relaunch of Q+, a revolutionary fourth of display pallets. This new version is the first pallet... more