Sustainability
Sustainability is about achieving a better quality of life for everyone, now
and for future generations to come. The environment is a central facet of this.
Food and Drink Federation members are committed to making a significant
contribution to
improving the environment.
- Our role as food and drink manufacturers is to supply consumers with safe,
nutritious, appetising and affordable food and to help them make sustainable
choices which will secure these benefits for the future
- We will lead by example, building on the success of FDF's Five-fold
Environmental Ambition to extend our influence across the supply chain as part
of a longer
term food strategy
- We will work with our suppliers, customers, employees, policy makers and other
stakeholders to develop the necessary information, skills and business
environment to deliver continuous improvement in the use of energy, water and
other
natural resources to help address the pressing global issues of climate change
and
loss of biodiversity
- We will encourage the development of life-cycle thinking throughout the supply
chain and try to remove systemic barriers to improving resource efficiency,
from
the sourcing of raw materials to the disposal of post-consumer waste
- We will promote innovation and technology to reduce waste and extract maximum
value from the resources we use and to help consumers get the most from our
products
FDF Five-fold Ambition
Working collectively, FDF members are making solid progress on their Five-fold
Ambition to:
- Seek to send zero food and packaging waste to landfill at the latest by 2015 and make a significant contribution to WRAP's Courtauld
Commitment 2 target to reduce product and packaging waste in the supply chain
by
5% by end of 2012 against a 2009 baseline.
- Achieve significant reductions in water use to help reduce stress on the
nation's water
supplies and contribute to an industry-wide absolute target to reduce water use
by 20%
by 2020 compared to 2007.
- Embed environmental standards in their transport practices, including contracts
with
hauliers as they fall for renewal, to achieve fewer and friendlier food
transport miles and
make a contribution to IGD's Efficient Consumer Response UK Sustainable
Distribution Initiative to save 80 million HGV miles over the period 2010-12 in
the
grocery sector.
FDF is also committed to measuring progress against each of our ambitions and
publishing annual progress - see our 2012 progress report.
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Last reviewed: 06 Dec 2011