UK Manufacturers Sign up to New Courtauld Commitment
10 May 2013 --- FDF members have reaffirmed their support for the third phase of the Courtauld Commitment– a responsibility deal set up by WRAP to improve resource efficiency and reduce the carbon and wider environmental impact of food and drink waste.
Following the significant progress made so far by FDF signatories under Courtauld Commitments 1 and 2 we look forward to building on this success under Courtauld 3. We particularly welcome the focus on food waste reduction and the recognition that optimised packaging saves waste. This was the basis of the 'Fresher for Longer' initiative launched earlier this year under the WRAP's Love Food Hate Waste campaign in which FDF was a partner.
Andrew Kuyk, FDF's Director of Sustainability, said: “We are delighted that Wrap are launching a third phase of the Courtauld Commitment, especially at a time when the twin challenges of future food security and climate change make it imperative that food and drink businesses address resource efficiency both within their own operations and across their supply chains”.
“Delivering improvements in resource efficiency across our members' operations remains the centre piece of FDF's Five-fold Environmental Ambition. In this regard, the Courtauld Commitment remains an important delivery mechanism for our actions on waste and packaging.”
“This voluntary agreement is a great example of how industry and Government can collaborate to deliver a common set of aims and we look forward to working with WRAP and the signatory companies to complete this new set of goals in the months ahead.”
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