Courthauld Commitment
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The ugly truth
FOOD WASTE is costing the retail grocery sector £6.9bn, with complex supply chains creating a pricemeal approach to waste prevention. Manufacturers and retailers need to refocus their efforts. Retailer standards can result in 40% of edible produce being rejected,… Read More
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Courtauld Commitment Phase 2 helps delivers £3.1bn in savings
THE GROCERY sector reduced food and packaging waste by 1.7 million tonnes which equates to 4.8 million tonnes of CO2eq under the Courtauld Commitment Phase 2 agreement. The final results released today from WRAP, show significant progress has been made.… Read More
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Retailers measure themselves against challenging green targets
RESPONDING TO results issued by Government waste body WRAP on the second phase of the Courtauld Commitment, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) says that the results demonstrate that retailers have made major strides to cut waste across the supply chain.… Read More
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Voluntary agreement looking more likely to be end of June
THE LONG-AWAITED voluntary agreement on waste for the hospitality sector looking more likely to be end of June with many more hurdles to overcome. A progress report of the Governments waste review 2011 stated that development of the so-called … Read More