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Position Statements and Responses

This section lets you access our policy positions on a range of current sustainability issues.

Position Statements

We have put our position statements in context by providing you with a brief background on each issue.

Climate Change and the Environment

• Water abstraction reform - essential water need

Sustainable Development

• Biofuels
• Palm Oil
• Sustainable Soy

FDF Responses

We have put our position statements in context by providing you with a brief background on each issue.

We have responded to consultations on the following issues:

• Climate Change and energy
• Environment
• Sustainable development

Climate change and energy

September 2014

• Environmental Audit Committee Climate Change Adaptation inquiry

Environment

September 2019

• Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment – Call for Evidence

May 2018

• Final FDF response to the HM Treasury call for evidence on using the tax system or charges to address single-use plastic waste

January 2017

• UK Governments' Consultation on packaging recycling business targets for paper, steel, aluminium and wood and overall recovery and recycling targets for 2018-20

September 2016

• FDF written evidence to Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee inquiry into the economic, social, and environmental impact of food waste in England

November 2015

• Defra Consultation on Balanced Scorecard for Public Food Procurement

May 2014

• Defra/Welsh Government Consultation on Reforming the Water Abstraction Management System

September 2013

• FDF written evidence House of Lords European Union Committee (Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy Sub-Committee) Inquiry into the EU's contribution to food waste prevention
• FDF Response to Consultation on a Waste Prevention Programme for England

June 2013

• FDF Response to Consultation on a Waste Prevention Programme for Wales

February 2013

• LGA Local Waste Review: FDF comments

January 2012

• FDF Submission to Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Water White Paper Inquiry

June 2011

• DfT consultation on the possibility of allowing an increase in the length of articulated lorries (DFT-2011-06)

January 2011

• DEFRA Consultation: Impact Assessment (IA) of Government Buying Standards (GBS) for food and food services

October 2009

• FDF response to the Defra Consultation (Stage 1) on the transposition of the revised Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC)