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Tesco drives emissions reduction as it rolls out 42 low-carbon trucks

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has announced it has added 42 new IVECO S-Way Natural Gas trucks to its fleet in Livingston, Scotland, to help it reach its goal to be carbon neutral across its own operations by 2035. The trucks will transport food and goods across Scotland, Cumbria, and Northumbria, servicing more than 250 stores. Covering more than 200,000km per year, the trucks will save up to 6,4731 tonnes of CO2e annually.  The new IVECO S-Way trucks run on biomethane and can cut CO2 emissions by up to 83%2 compared to similar diesel…

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Tesco branches out: Broccoli from low carbon concept farm hits shelves this week

Stuart Mitchell

Broccoli from Tesco’s low carbon concept farm in Lincolnshire has hit the shelves this week, giving customers a first taste of veg grown using a variety of low carbon techniques. The farm, developed in partnership with some of Tesco’s long-standing vegetable suppliers, is exploring innovations such as low carbon fertilisers, alternative fuels, state-of-the-art cold storage, and carbon removal techniques.   Broccoli and purple sprouting broccoli have been grown using a number of different sustainable agriculture methods including cover cropping, which locks nutrients into the soil and improves drainage. The crop has…

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Tesco and Pampers partner to support parents of premature babies with free nappies

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has partnered with Pampers to offer free Pampers Preemie Protection nappies specially designed for premature babies, in over 350 Tesco Pharmacies across England, Scotland and Wales. One in 13 babies in the UK are born prematurely1 and have skin that is up to two times thinner than that of a full term baby, which makes it highly sensitive to touch2. Pampers Preemie Protection nappies have been developed with neonatal nurses and parents to be extra gentle on even the most fragile of skin. Designed to fit around medical lines…

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Tesco offers travel safety protection to 300,000 UK colleagues as a free benefit

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s largest private sector employer Tesco is giving all its UK colleagues free access to a personal safety App that can track their journeys and help them to raise the alarm if they don’t feel safe. The grocer has made the wellbeing and safety of its colleagues a top priority and has chosen to invest in offering every UK colleague the Peoplesafe App. The introduction of the app follows feedback from colleagues who said they sometimes felt unsafe travelling to and from work. It helps address situations such as…

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Tesco farmers set to benefit from financial incentives to achieve environmental goals

Stuart Mitchell

More than 400 British farmers across Tesco’s long-standing sustainable farming groups are set to benefit from additional financial incentives and data collection support to achieve key environmental and animal welfare goals. From September, 260 UK dairy farmers which make up a significant part of Tesco’s Sustainable Dairy Group (TSDG) and who supply Tesco’s liquid milk through processor Müller UK, will earn up to an extra 2.5p per litre of milk if key targets on emissions reduction, animal health, feed conversion efficiency and genetic improvements are achieved, with the group also…

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