David Burrows

David Burrows is a writer and researcher specialising in sustainability (within the food industry in particular). He writes for titles including Footprint, Ends Report, Just-Food and The Grocer, on everything from packaging and labelling to diets and deforestation.

News

The mucky business of intensive farming 

The corporates behind intensive poultry and pig farms are profiting from pollution

Animal welfare Environment and ethics Farming
Features

Regen chicken, plucky producers & fresh ideas

Environment and ethics Farming
Features

1.1 billion chickens: profit, poo and the pollution of our rivers

Animal welfare Environment and ethics Ethical business
Features

Lab-grown and cultured: Is this the future of meat?

Water Climate change Animal welfare Meat Plant-based
Features

Food waste in the fields

Climate change Food waste Ethical business Farming
Features

Where do supermarket plastic collections really go?

Ethical business Packaging Plastic Recycling
Features

Scotland's oat milk ambition

Farming Plant-based
Opinion

Eco labels are complex but could encourage change

Biodiversity Animal welfare Ethical business Net zero
Features

Murky waters

Animal welfare Environment and ethics Fish
Features

A green tidal wave

Environment and ethics Ethical business Net zero

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