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Nomad Foods Publishes 2024 Sustainability Report Highlighting Progress in Sourcing, Nutrition and Operations

Stuart Mitchell

Nomad Foods, Europe’s leading frozen food company whose popular brands include Birds Eye, Ledo, iglo, Findus and Frikom, has today published its 2024 sustainability report, providing updates on progress against targets for the period January to December 2024. ‘Appetite for a Better World’, the company’s sustainability strategy, is built around three pillars: Better Sourcing, Better Nutrition and Better Operations, supported by timebound targets aligned to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The new report shows that Nomad Foods is making significant progress against its core sustainability commitments. David Pettet, Head of…

American Lung Association Urges Schools to Test for Radon to Protect Students and Staff

Stuart Mitchell

 With more than 55 million children and 6 million adults spending their days in K–12 school buildings across the country, the American Lung Association is urging school administrators to prioritize indoor air quality by testing for radon, a leading cause of lung cancer and a hidden threat in many schools. Radon is a naturally occurring, odorless, tasteless, and colorless radioactive gas that can accumulate indoors, including in schools. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and is responsible for approximately 21,000 deaths annually. The only…

227% jump in companies setting comprehensive climate targets as corporate climate planning accelerates

Stuart Mitchell

The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) today published the SBTi Trend Tracker – the first in a new approach to exploring key SBTi data insights – finding that the number of companies setting near-term science-based targets has nearly doubled (97% growth) in just 18 months, while businesses going further in their ambition by setting both near-term and net-zero targets more than tripled (227% growth) across the same period. The trend toward comprehensive climate ambition is reflected in the rapidly rising proportion of corporates with both near-term and net-zero targets. At the…

Families help unearth everyday treasures at home of Isaac Newton’s mother, close to the famous apple tree that inspired the scientist’s work on gravity

Stuart Mitchell

Archaeologists from the National Trust have revealed a selection of everyday objects from the site of a house built for Isaac Newton’s mother, in a field next to the famous apple tree which inspired some of his great scientific advances. Searching for the exact location of the house, the archaeologists discovered rubble from its demolition – and intriguingly some objects which might have been in the house when the Newton family was there. They included: decorative Staffordshire slip tableware along with other pottery pieces; a fragment of a 17th century…

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is helping pave the sector’s way to a more sustainable food system with the release of its new Ambition 2030 member toolkits

Stuart Mitchell

FDF has announced the next phase of its Ambition 2030 initiative, which includes aims to help halve emissions across the entire agri-food supply chain by 2030. With food consumption accounting for over a fifth of the UK’s total carbon emissions; half of the UK’s Plastic Pacts targets not looking likely to be met; and 18% of food waste occurring during the manufacturing stage the stakes are high when it comes to sustainability. To help advance the sector’s progress further, FDF has now launched five new member toolkits covering each strategic…