British families throw away an average of the equivalent of six meals per week in food waste, research has suggested. Publicly-funded recycling group the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) said this would amount to £60 a month for a household.   WRAP said buying too much, serving large portions and confusion over food labelling […]

WFA Report launch with attendance from our Academic Partners – Tuesday 12th November 2013 – Evening session from 5pm and Waitrose Technical Conference – Wednesday 13th November 2013 – Arrival from 8.30am   The evening session on Tuesday 12th November will be the official launch of the Waitrose Farm Assessment (version 1) Report (WFA) 2013. […]

The levels of gases in the atmosphere that drive global warming increased to a record high in 2012.   According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), atmospheric CO2 grew more rapidly last year than its average rise over the past decade.   Concentrations of methane and nitrous oxide also broke previous records. Thanks to carbon […]