Month: November 2025

Waitrose accelerates nature-friendly farming commitments with £1m investment

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose has announced new partnerships with Soil Association Exchange and Regenified to accelerate its support for British farmers to produce food in ways that restore and protect the environment. It marks a significant step in Waitrose’s Farming for Nature programme, which aims to support 2,000 British farmers to move to nature-friendly farming practices, helping boost business resilience of farms in the long-term, secure food supplies and combat the effects of climate change. With a plan for all its UK farms to be using regenerative practices by 2030, Waitrose has committed…

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While keeping momentum on EUDR preparation, Fairtrade extends timeline for cooperatives to complete geolocation data collection

Stuart Mitchell

Despite these uncertainties, Fairtrade is urging companies in the coffee and cocoa sectors to keep up momentum in preparing for the regulation, including working with their suppliers to continue collecting or validating geolocation data. That way, companies can continue to test their processes for conducting due diligence, and all supply chain partners can invest in additional measures to address risks. Although compliance with the EUDR is the responsibility of companies that import or sell on the EU market, the reality is that farm geolocation data is often held by many…

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In the loop! John Lewis launches Closed Loop Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

On the 29th September, John Lewis was thrilled to launch a circular unisex knitwear collection made from reclaimed and repurposed wool. The collection features preloved wool clothing donated through John Lewis’ FashionCycle, as well as other UK takeback schemes, which have been converted into new garments using only UK manufacturers.  The 19 piece colourful collection is made up of five unique jumper designs as well as a striped rib beanie in three colourways and a knitted scarf all created from 100% recycled wool. Prices start from £49 for a Beanie and…

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PepsiCo, Alliance of Bioversity International, and CIAT Launch Major Update to Open-access Climate Resilience Platform to Accelerate Climate Adaptation

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo, in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), today announced a major update to the Climate Resilience Platform (“CRP” ), an open-access tool designed to help agricultural stakeholders plan for and mitigate the impacts of climate change. This milestone marks a significant step in PepsiCo’s efforts to promote regenerative agriculture practices and help build a more resilient agricultural supply chain. Originally developed in 2023 with PepsiCo’s support, the open-access and open-source CRP translates climate research into actionable insights for those in…

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Companies are stepping up on water stewardship, but Ceres’ latest benchmark urges faster action as water risks deepen

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres’ latest benchmark of corporate water stewardship shows how companies from four water-intensive industries—food, beverage, apparel, and high-tech—have responded to mounting financial, regulatory, and reputational risks tied to their water use and impacts.  Coming two years after the first assessment, the new report shows that while companies have made progress—48 of the 71 focus companies improved their scores—it is uneven and not happening quickly enough, nor at the scale needed to meet escalating water challenges. By 2050, more than 30% of global GDP is expected to be exposed to water…

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