Sainsbury's is phasing out brown eggs in its own-brand ranges, switching exclusively to white eggs, "to reduce carbon emissions and support net-zero targets".
Research conducted for the UK's second-largest supermarket found that white eggs have a 12.7% lower carbon footprint than brown eggs, primarily because the hens that lay white eggs are smaller and require less feed, which reduces emissions associated with egg production.
The switch to white eggs is expected to indirectly reduce demand for land and water used to grow feed crops.
Sounds fair, but your old mate is sure the Greens won't fall for this green-washing story and will be lodging a discrimination complaint with the Race Relations Commissioner forthwith!
