Tag: Tesco

Tesco unveils rapid expansion of low-carbon fertiliser trial

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco’s CEO, Ken Murphy recently called on political parties to stand by their net zero commitments and give businesses the confidence to invest. The call to action came as he unveiled the rapid expansion of one of Tesco’s key agricultural innovation initiatives, the largest commercial field trial of low-carbon fertilisers in the UK. Speaking at the Reuters IMPACT event in London last month, Murphy said green innovation in the food industry could be transformational in helping to cut costs and carbon, protect food security and stimulate green growth. But he…

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‘Enjoy Breakfast your Way’ with Nestle and FareShare

Stuart Mitchell

This autumn, Nestlé are donating thousands of jars of Nescafé Coffee and boxes of Shreddies to FareShare to help families across the UK. Alongside the surplus food Nestlé donates on a regular basis, this generous provision will ensure that more children and families can start their day with a nutritious breakfast. Nestlé are celebrating their long-standing partnership with FareShare by launching an eight week ‘Enjoy Breakfast your Way’ campaign, exclusively in Tesco stores from Wednesday 4 October. At FareShare we believe that no one should go hungry. But across the…

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Tesco introduces change to over 425 million bottles of milk – with new clear caps making it easier for customers to recycle at home

Stuart Mitchell

Customers shopping at Tesco will soon see changes across its own brand milk – as the supermarket works with suppliers to make milk bottles even easier to recycle.  By removing coloured plastic and changing blue, red and green milk caps to a clear alternative – on around 425 million bottles of milk every year – Tesco is improving the quality of recovered material from household waste and enabling the cap to be recycled back into milk bottles. Customers are encouraged to squash or crush empty bottles, replacing the original lid…

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Nestlé UK and Ireland on track to help net zero progress in successful double-stacked rail trial with Tesco

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé UK and Ireland has delivered a first of its kind rail container which facilitates double-stacked pallets, to Tesco last week. The advanced rail container utilises a roof raising mechanism, allowing products to be double-stacked from floor to ceiling operating at full capacity before the roof is lowered for transit. This means it’s easier to carry up to double the amount of product compared to other container types.  According to the Rail Delivery Group, each freight train has the potential to take up to 76 heavy goods vehicles off the…

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Tesco’s ambitious net zero targets validated by Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has outlined an ambitious plan for emissions reduction across its own operations and value chain as it becomes one of the first retailers globally to have its net-zero science-based targets validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), the official body that validates climate targets. Tesco’s targets include stretching interim commitments to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions from its own operations by 85% by 2030 from a 2015 baseline year, absolute Scope 3 emissions from energy and industrial sources by 55% by 2032 from a 2019 baseline…

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