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Environment
Environment
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EnvironmentChelmsford Star Co-op hits target for 25% cut in energy use
Measures include the installation of LED lighting and refrigerator doors, and the sourcing of renewable energy
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EnvironmentCoop Sweden introduces sustainability declarations on all products
Customers can access the information in store by scanning a product’s barcode
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Banking and InsuranceEcology Building Society assets pass the £200m mark
The ethical lender says its improved capital base will help it invest in innovation and accelerate the financing of sustainable property
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EnergyYounity rebrand for Midcounties community energy joint venture
Lizzie Hieron, COO for utilities, says the society is pushing for greener and more socially responsible offerings
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AgricultureCo-ops oppose plans to release Fukushima water into the Pacific
JF Zengyoren president said the federation was 'categorically opposed to the ocean release'
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EnvironmentCo-op Group bans peat from compost in its stores
The retailer is stocking a peat-free product from Westland Horticulture to encourage sustainable gardening
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AgricultureFirst Milk pledges to go zero carbon by 2040
Other sustainability promises include a reduced target for antibiotic use in cattle
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AgricultureDairy co-op First Milk launches scheme to protect Lake District watercourses
Mitigation and monitoring measures will be taken on farms supplying the co-op’s Wigton site
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CommunityEdinburgh Community Solar fits out its 30th public building
It is hoped the installation on the roof of the city council’s Waverley Court HQ will generate enough to power 41 homes for a year
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BusinessNew research adds more evidence to ethical business trends
Covid-19, climate change and the Black Lives Matter movement have helped to drive the change
