UK could ban single-use plastics as early as next year

The world’s largest hotel chain has announced that it is to stop providing toiletries in single-use plastic bottles, in a bid to reduce waste caused by the packaging.

With sustainability is high on the corporate agenda, the procurement office has the opportunity to take a lead and drive the agenda through the supply chain.

All across Hinderaker Lawn, a variety of booths were lined up with different opportunities for students to learn about fair trade.

On a recent trip to South Africa, I often heard it said that low-income groups have “good access to bad food and bad access to good food”. While the In South Africa, levels of childhood obesity have increased to 13 per cent, more than twice the global average and the highest in the region.