David Burrows, Author at Just Food

Pace and patience: the competing demands on the new CSO

David Burrows — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:40:24 +0000

The chief sustainability officer is having to do more – and faster – but sometimes with less. We dig into the pressures facing food’s CSOs.

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The problems with ‘carbon negative’ claims

David Burrows — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:44:03 +0000

Carbon-neutral claims are so last year. Now brands involved in everything from beef to beer are calling their products ‘carbon negative’.

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Why claims of ‘sustainable’ beef should be taken with a pinch of salt

David Burrows — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:09:24 +0000

Meat processors the world over are touting their beef as ‘sustainable’ or better for the environment. Do their claims really stack up?

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A good COP for food is bad news for failing food companies

David Burrows — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:52:21 +0000

Food companies appear lost for ways to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions but COP28 could give them a much-needed shove in the right direction.

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Food finally on radar as COP28 gets underway

David Burrows — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:30:13 +0000

With food companies struggling to live up to their net-zero promises, it’s apt the industry is more central to the agenda at COP28 than in previous years.

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Optimism emerges in grim fight against food waste

David Burrows — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:33:00 +0000

Tackling the scourge of food waste can seem an insurmountable task. David Burrows digs into the challenges facing industry and hears some positivity.

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Are ‘carbon neutral’ claims dead?

David Burrows — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:14:38 +0000

Carbon neutral claims are under the cosh, so will the world’s major food brands continue to use them? David Burrows reports.

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Is the net closing in on chemicals used in food packaging?

David Burrows — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:51:41 +0000

How much do we know about food contact chemicals used in packaging and what is being done to alleviate potential risks?

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Goldilocks and the EU green claims crunch

David Burrows — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:32:54 +0000

The EU wants to regulate companies’ green claims but will its new rules see brands give sustainability the cold shoulder?

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Livestock industry pushes ‘less but better’ as sustainability debate rages

David Burrows — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 10:57:37 +0000

Debate rages over the need to eat fewer livestock products, with the narrative narrowed into ‘meat is bad and plants are good’.

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