Federation House Commitment (FHC) - Highlights
What wonderful progress the Federation House Commitment
(FHC) signatories have made – I hope everyone involved is
proud of this achievement.
Dr Liz Goodwin,
WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme), Chief Executive Officer
WRAP took over the responsibility for delivering
the FHC from Envirowise following a review by the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(Defra) in 2009.
It was clear from day one that the signatories and
the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) were absolutely
committed to ensuring the success of this initiative.
We were delighted to come on board to share our
technical expertise and our experience of managing
responsibility deals.
Over the past year, the progress made has been really
impressive – a 5.6% reduction in water use, despite an
increase in production of 4.2% by the 42 signatories
involved.
Without doubt, there's still much work to be done to
achieve the industry target of 20% by 2020. However,
I know this ambitious target is within our combined
reach - a look at how far we've come since the
initiative started in 2007 tells us that we can do it.
I hope WRAP's expertise will further add to the body
of knowledge that already exists. For example, new
signatories will benefit from a package of support
including three days of on-site support from a
technical water expert.
Additionally, they can access online tools,
benchmarking information and case studies, and
participate in peer working groups.
If you're not already a member company of the
FHC, please pick up the phone or e-mail us and find
out more.
We're looking forward to working closely with the FDF,
existing FHC member companies and new signatories
to continue making a difference. Together we can
tackle the issue of water scarcity while delivering
cost savings and reducing the carbon footprint of
those involved.
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Last reviewed: 08 Sep 2010