PAN UK Updates
Pesticide-Free Towns: Campaigning in lockdown
Background While most of the world is on hold, councils across the UK are still carrying out some of their work, including weed control. That means, unfortunately, that many are still spraying herbicides [...]
Campaign success for Pesticide-Free Balerno
by Hannah Conway (Campaigner, PAN UK) On a frosty morning I met campaigners in their home in Balerno, a beautiful suburb on the outskirts of Edinburgh. We all piled onto the bus on our way to [...]
Thanks to The Knitting Network
The lovely folks over at The Knitting Network have decided that PAN UK is their charity of choice for the month of April and are helping to raise funds for us with a 'click to [...]
Two school girls examine the pesticides in their food
As part of the Big Bang Science Fair, two school girls have examined their food for pesticide residues and are teaching others about their findings. By Anjali and Molly, Y9, Watford Grammar School for Girls Are [...]
Take pesticide products off supermarket shelves!
Take our easy online action CEOs care about their supermarket’s public image and they have the clout to make big changes. As a customer, you have the power to sound the alarm and [...]
Limited progress in reducing pesticide risks in the EU – a little context
By Nick Mole, Policy Officer, PAN UK On 5th February 2020, the European Auditors Office published a special report titled, “Sustainable use of plant protection products: limited progress in measuring and reducing risks”. The report [...]
A pesticide-free passage to India
By Rina Guadagnini, Project Officer, PAN UK PAN UK was recently able, for the first time, to bring together our partners currently working on sustainable cotton projects in Benin (OPEPAB) and Ethiopia (PAN Ethiopia) as [...]
Are big brands doing enough to support sustainable cotton farmers?
Sustainable Cotton Ranking 2020 Published by PAN UK, Solidaridad and WWF, the Sustainable Cotton Ranking 2020 reveals significant progress by big brands toward more sustainable cotton. But also that the divide is growing between companies that [...]
2020: A massive year for UK pesticides
by Josie Cohen, Head of Policy & Campaigns, PAN UK I joined PAN UK in June 2017 to help ensure that UK pesticide standards didn’t drop as a result of Brexit. There was a [...]