Federation House Commitment to Water Efficiency
FDF members are committed to making significant reductions in water use to help
reduce stress on the nation's water supplies.
Water efficiency
FDF members recognise that the nation's water resources are increasingly
coming under
stress. This can
adversely affect security of supply, local
wildlife habitats
and
water quality. Tackling water stress is therefore an
environmental
priority.
The food and drink industry is a significant water user. As such, FDF and
WRAP are extremely pleased to be
working together to promote water efficiency
best practice across the sector as a whole.
Developed in partnership between FDF and former government-funded body
Envirowise, the Federation House Commitment (FHC) sets out, in a landmark
agreement, a
process for food and drink manufacturing companies to work in a systematic way
towards improving their water efficiency. The Federation House Commitment is a
key
part of the FDF's
Five-fold Environmental Ambition helping FDF members to achieve their collective goal of making significant
reductions in water use by 2020.
All companies in the food and drink manufacturing sector are free to sign up to the Federation House Commitment. It will therefore also be a key medium for the achievement of the
industry-wide target in the Food Industry Sustainability Strategy to reduce its
water use,
outside of that embedded in products themselves, by 20% by 2020 compared to
2007.
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Last reviewed: 03 Oct 2011