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Day: 26 September 2014

Solar-powered beer: Heineken unveils UK’s largest green brewery

Heineken has taken its sustainability strategy to the next level by becoming the first major brewer in the UK to implement a large-scale solar panel installation on the roof of one of its flagship production sites in North Yorkshire.

Flood-resilient construction materials put to the test

Low-carbon sustainable building materials can now be tested in realistic open-air conditions before being incorporated into buildings thanks to a new facility in the University of Bath's Building Research Park.

United Biscuits powers lorry fleet with waste cooking oil

International biscuit and cake manufacturer United Biscuits (UB) has developed a sustainability scheme which will see the use of waste cooking oil to power 12 lorries in its fleet.

Boots beats recycling goals, withholds water figures

A newly released CSR report from Alliance Boots - the company behind Boots pharmacies - shows drastic improvements in waste and recycling rates, but an absence of data regarding water consumption.

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