Business Green
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Fast food giant working with McCain and Prince's Countryside Trust to help farmers improve soil health and boost resilience to climate change and Brexit. The money will also fund research looking at the benefits of using cover crops to retain soil quality.
Business Green
MARCH 20, 2023
The UK start-up manufactures biochar from woody biomass waste and compost for use as an agricultural soil enhancer, and hopes to sell the CO2 sequestered from the process in the form of credible and "ethical" offsets. It's not the end of the journey just because the biochar goes in the soil, we should see what its true impact is."
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Low Impact
MARCH 10, 2021
Why farmers’ markets are good for shopping ethically. By contrast, farmers’ markets have greater transparency and a much shorter chain between food production and consumer, making them a more ethical choice for shoppers. Shopping at farmers’ markets can help strengthen resilient and transparent local food supply systems.
Low Impact
DECEMBER 2, 2020
The way we eat has a profound effect on how eco-friendly, ethical, and sustainable our lives can be. Whether we grow our own, or buy ethically from local food producers, these age-old techniques can help us transition to a better future for ourselves, our families, and the planet. They aim to make ethical the new normal.
Business Green
JANUARY 26, 2021
As well as destroying critical habitats, the loss of forests is exacerbating the climate crisis as trees and soils are natural carbon sinks thought to hold huge amounts of CO2. This is just one piece of a much larger package of measures that we are putting in place to tackle illegal deforestation," they added in a statement.
Business Green
JANUARY 16, 2023
They must examine ways to decrease the use of all materials, improve resilience and minimise the negative environmental, health and social impacts associated with the extraction, use and end of life of these resources. EU policies should not simply be aimed at securing access, but also at minimising critical raw material needs.
Low Impact
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
If you simply want somewhere to grow your own food, or to work with your hands in the soil, there are other possible options, so it is worth asking: Is there already a community garden near you? The more biodiverse an ecosystem, the more resilient it will be. They aim to make ethical the new normal. About the author.
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