23rd February 2026 Environment / WoolworthsWoolworths has closed the loop on renewable energy, with its entire business from supermarkets to distribution centres across Australian and New Zealand now 100% powered by green energy.
24th April 2025 Environment / RegulationThe government has opened consultation on proposed changes to the country’s key legislation regulating waste and litter.
20th November 2024 Environment / TaxDenmark is moving ahead with the world’s first carbon tax on agriculture.
17th September 2024 Environment / WoolworthsWoolworths is opening what is says is the world’s first “supermarket for bees” in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland’s Ambury Farm these school holidays.
6th September 2024 Environment / SeafoodMost environmental claims on seafood labels found in major New Zealand supermarkets are vague and ambiguous, a new University of Auckland study claims.
7th August 2024 Environment / VegetablesPotatoes New Zealand has launched the Sustainable Vegetable Systems Tool, designed to enhance sustainability practices within the vegetable farming industry.
26th July 2024 Environment / SeafoodSeven million kūtai – green-lipped mussels – will be deployed into the Hauraki Gulf/Te Moananui-ā-Toi/Tīkapa Moana to help revive the damaged eco-system.
23rd May 2024 Climate Change / Environment“The future will be one in which more questions are asked about the way we produce food and fibre, and more accountability demanded from producers,” the land use report found.
29th April 2024 Environment / PackagingA new global study linking brands to plastic pollution has named food and beverage firms as the biggest contributors.
11th March 2024 Environment / RegulationCabinet has approved a fast-track approvals bill that will help to speed up key projects, including consents under the Resource Management Act.
19th October 2023 Environment / Refill RevolutionA refill and reuse model is one of the best ways food and beverage businesses can start tackling sustainability, says NZTE head of sustainability Florence Van Dyke.
8th August 2023 Environment / ResearchSustainable food production is a fast growing opportunity for NZ as it looks to build a greener economy.
