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THE COURTAULD COMMITMENT PHASE 2 Final Results

A voluntary agreement aimed at improving resource efficiency and reducing the carbon and wider environmental impact of the UK grocery retail sector

Issued: November 2013

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“I am proud to say that Courtauld 2 has helped prevent 1.7 million tonnes of waste, the value of which is worth £3.1 billion. This is a commendable result and could not have been achieved without the determination and collaboration of all the participating organisations.”

Dr Liz Goodwin, Chief Executive, WRAP

ForewordI had high hopes of success when we launched the first phase of the Courtauld Commitment back in 2005 to reduce food and packaging waste, but even I was surprised by the scale of impact. A total of 1.2 million tonnes of packaging and food waste was prevented; the value of which was worth £1.8 billion. The question was could Phase 2 of the agreement do better?

The aim of the Courtauld Commitment Phase 2 was to tackle a broader range of issues, bringing benefits to consumers, businesses, local authorities and the environment. As such it continued to target reductions in primary packaging and household food and drink waste. In addition, we included supply chain waste, secondary and tertiary packaging, and focused on reducing the carbon impact of packaging. A total of 53 major retailers, brands and manufacturers rose to the challenge. We worked closely with them to create strategies to meet the targets, helping them become more resource efficient. We helped implement solutions that were good for their bottom line, customers, and of course, the planet.

I am proud to say that Courtauld 2 has helped prevent 1.7 million tonnes of waste, the value of which is worth £3.1 billion. This is a commendable result and could not have been achieved without the determination and collaboration of all the participating organisations. We have equally high expectations for the third phase of the Commitment, which is now underway. We aim to meet ambitious targets that could deliver a further £1.6 billion of benefits to consumers, the food and drink sector and local authorities. This is equivalent to a reduction of 1.1 million tonnes of waste.

I would like to thank all of those involved in Courtauld for continuing to deliver such significant progress. I look forward to building on the successes of both Courtauld Commitment 1 and 2 by achieving further financial and environmental savings.

Dr Liz Goodwin, Chief Executive, WRAP

Contents PagesExecutive Sumary 3Background 4-5Packaging target 6-8Household food and drink target 9-12Supply chain target 13-15Conclusion 16

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Executive summary

The second phase of the Courtauld Commitment, a voluntary agreement funded by the UK governments and delivered by WRAP1, set out to improve resource efficiency and reduce waste within the UK grocery sector from 2010 to 2012 inclusive. It aimed to achieve three targets: to reduce household food and drink waste, supply chain product waste and the carbon impact of packaging. Read on to find out what has been achieved during the course of the Commitment.

Packaging target was achieved

The carbon impact of grocery packaging was reduced by 10.0% compared to the target of 10%. Grocery packaging weight also reduced by 10.7%.

Household food and drink waste target was narrowly missed

An estimated 3.7% absolute reduction in total household food waste2 was achieved (270,000 tonnes per year) against a target of 4% (92% of the target was achieved). However avoidable household food waste reduced by 5.3%. This will have saved consumers £700 million and local authorities £20 million a year in 2012. The carbon savings associated with the reduction in avoidable household food waste amounted to around 930,000 tonnes CO2eq a year.

Supply chain product and packaging waste target was exceeded

Traditional grocery product and packaging waste in the grocery supply chain was reduced by 7.4%, exceeding the 5% target. Supply chain waste decreased by 217,000 tonnes per year over the period.

Executive summaryA total of 1.7 million tonnes

of waste was prevented through the influence of the

Courtauld Commitment 2, saving £3.1 billion.

This represents a reduction of 4.8 million tonnes of CO2eq.

1 Support for Courtauld Commitment activities in Scotland is delivered through Resource Efficient Scotland rather than the WRAP brand. 2 Food waste is used as shorthand for food and drink waste.

Enough waste has been saved to fill 184,500 refuse lorries. If lined up, this would stretch from Edinburgh to Geneva.

Edinburgh

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Background

BackgroundWhy was Courtauld created?

Discarded food and drink is not only a waste of money and resources, but is also detrimental to the environment due to the associated carbon emissions that are generated. Approximately 15 million tonnes of food and drink are thrown out in the UK every year.3 What is worse is that the majority of this could have been consumed.

Every year around 10 million tonnes of packaging is used in the UK.4 About 4.9 million tonnes is household related and, if it isn’t reused or recycled, can end up in landfill. Supply chain waste is also a critical issue as 6.5 million tonnes is wasted annually in UK grocery manufacturing and retail.5

Action was taken to help address these issues. WRAP met with leading grocery retailers, brands and suppliers to develop a collaborative solution to reduce waste. As a result, the Courtauld Commitment was launched in 2005.

Phases of the Courtauld Commitment

Courtauld 1, the first phase of the agreement, ran from 2005 to 2010 and focused on innovative solutions and technologies to prevent and reduce food and primary packaging from ending up as household waste. A total of 42 signatories participated.

WRAP and its signatories successfully prevented enough food and packaging waste to fill 128,000 refuse lorries that, if lined up, would stretch from Truro to Inverness. A total of 1.2 million tonnes of food and packaging waste was prevented, equivalent to £1.8 billion.6 Approximately 3.3 million tonnes of CO2eq was saved, equating to the emissions produced from 500,000 round-the-world flights. (See case studies).

What is Courtauld?

The Courtauld Commitment is a voluntary agreement aimed at improving resource efficiency and reducing the carbon impact of the UK grocery sector.

The Commitment helps deliver the UK governments’ policy goal of a ‘circular economy’ and the objectives of the Climate Change Act to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 34% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. Efficiencies made through the Courtauld Commitment benefit the grocery sector, consumers and the economy.

WRAP is responsible for the delivery of the Courtauld Commitment using funds provided by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra); the Scottish Government; the Welsh Government; and the Department of the Environment (DOE) in Northern Ireland. WRAP works in partnership with leading retailers, brand owners, manufacturers and suppliers who sign up and support the delivery of the targets. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) are also aligned with its principles.

Courtauld helps businesses, consumers and local authorities to save money, improve performance and reduce waste.

It specifically helps businesses to:

� save costs, cut waste and reduce CO2eq emissions; � deliver against consumer demand for less waste; � improve industry practice and drive sector innovation; � improve resource efficiency of products and their packaging; � create a support network and vehicle for change; � enhance corporate environmental performance; and � improve the competitiveness and resilience of businesses and their suppliers.

3 2009-2012 WRAP research.4 Ibid.5 Ibid.6 Note that the reductions in household food waste reported under the first phase of Courtauld were conservative estimates. These have now been re-stated as described in the Courtauld Commitment 2 Household Food Waste Technical Paper for more details.

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Background

Courtauld 2 was the second phase of the Commitment and ran from 2010 to 2012. It aimed to reduce:

� the carbon impact of primary, secondary and tertiary packaging; � household food and drink waste; and � supply chain food and packaging waste.

53 businesses signed the agreement, which encouraged the sustainable use of resources throughout the supply chain and used a broader metric for assessing the environmental impact of packaging based on carbon emissions.

A collaborative approach

A collaborative approach

WRAP works closely with Courtauld Commitment signatories to help them deliver the Courtauld targets in a way that is best for their business and their customers.

WRAP provides support and guidance to signatories, providing regular updates, website tools, research and resources to support the delivery of the targets. Many of these tools and publications are available on WRAP’s website. WRAP also promotes change by facilitating forums, workshops and meetings to encourage the adoption of best practice across the entire grocery sector. Signatories provide data to WRAP on their progress on a confidential basis. WRAP analyses these data confidentially, under the terms of the agreement, and reports the total impact from all the signatories. Much of the data submitted to WRAP is required to meet legal obligations and WRAP’s analysis of the submitted data is independently audited.

Partnership working is crucial to the success of the Commitment. Examples of how signatories have worked in collaboration to deliver activities that deliver the greatest impact are referenced throughout this document.

WRAP works closely with a range of influential industry bodies, local authorities, community-based organisations, and many others. These include:

� British Retail Consortium; � Chilled Foods Association; � Dairy UK; � Food and Drink Federation; � Food Standards Agency; � INCPEN (Industry Council for Research on Packaging and the Environment); � LARAC (Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee); � Packaging Federation; and � The Women’s Institute.

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Packaging target

Target

To reduce the weight, increase recycling rates and increase the recycled content of all grocery packaging, as appropriate.

Through these measures the target was to reduce the carbon impact of grocery packaging by 10% by the end of 2012 against a 2009 baseline.

This target covers both:

� primary packaging (individual product packaging); and � single-use transit packaging, comprising single-use secondary (grouping of

products together) and tertiary (distribution) packaging.

Why?

In the UK, 10 million tonnes of packaging is produced annually and the food and drink sector is a major user of packaging.7 Approximately half of that amount goes to households, and the other half is used in the commercial and industrial sectors.

A certain amount and type of packaging is necessary to protect and preserve products. The Courtauld Commitment helps achieve the right balance to support resource efficiency whilst ensuring packaging is recyclable and incorporates recycled content where appropriate.

Results

The target was achieved as signatories delivered a 10.0% reduction in the carbon impact of primary and single-use transit packaging, which is a reduction of 594,000 tonnes CO2eq.8

Grocery packaging weight reduced by 10.7% over the three years (Table 1). It is worth noting that the weight of primary packaging (covered in Courtauld 1) reduced by a further 7.2%, whereas the weight of single-use transit packaging (new to Courtauld 2) reduced by a substantial 24.7%.

The major contribution was due to a significant decrease in packaging materials used, as minor changes to recycled content and carbon factors (incorporating UK recycling rates) were realised.

Packaging target

2009 2010 2011 2012 % change 2009 - 2012

Weight (million tonnes)

Primary 2.69 2.61 2.55 2.50 -7.2%

Single-use transit 0.69 0.62 0.56 0.52 -24.7%

Total 3.37 3.23 3.12 3.01 -10.7%

GHG emissions (million tonnes CO2eq)*

Total 5.95 5.69 5.49 5.35 -10.0%*includes data from 53 signatories

Table 1. Packaging savings made in weight and emissions during the period

7 Defra 2012.8 2011 recycling rates which affect the carbon calculations have been used as 2012 rates are yet to be finalised (Defra).

“The significant reductions in food and packaging waste made during the lifetime of the Courtauld Commitment 2 highlight what can be achieved when retailers work together with partners and collaborate and share best practice across the grocery supply chain. This momentum will be continued as signatories work to meet new targets to 2015 under Courtauld Commitment 3.”

Alice Ellison, Environment Policy Adviser, British Retail Consortium

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Packaging target cont.The changes in emissions for the packaging types are reflected in Figure 1.

The reduction in carbon emissions of packaging relative to growth in the sector is shown in the figure below.

Methodology

Courtauld signatories provided data on the amount, material and recycled content of packaging within the scope of the Commitment; this included Producer Responsibility data9. This information, combined with the carbon methodology,10 was used to measure the carbon emissions of packaging materials. Further details about these methods are available in the Courtauld Commitment 2 Packaging and Supply Chain Waste Technical Paper.

How was this achieved?

The target was achieved as a result of work undertaken to innovate and optimise product packaging. This included, for example, lightweighting, using recycled content, designing packaging with recyclability in mind and changing product formats to better accommodate consumer needs (e.g. refill packs).

9 Businesses obligated under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 are required to produce packaging weight data annually – see Environment Agency.10 Carbon Methodology Report.

Figure 1. Changes in packaging emissions (thousand tonnes CO2eq)

Figure 2. Total CO2eq emissions in packaging by year (millions of tonnes of CO2eq)

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Packaging target: case studies

Associated British Foods reduced weight of glass jars

Britvic Soft Drinks reduced secondary packaging around bottles

Mondelez International’s new design reduced packaging weight of coffee jars*

Moy Park reduced packaging weight of poultry products

Tesco reduced glass in champagne bottles

Premier Foods down-gauged bread bag film, and lightweighted steel cans

Kimberly-Clark Europe launched smaller tissue boxes that better fit consumer needs

AB InBev UK changed design of Beck’s bottles

Refer to full list of case studies. *Mondelez International Inc. comprises the global snacking and food brands of the former Kraft Foods Inc.

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Household food and drink target

Household food and drink targetTarget

To achieve a 4% absolute reduction in total household food and drink waste by the end of 2012, against a 2009 baseline.11

Why?

Household food waste accounts for almost half of wasted food in the UK, equating to 7 million tonnes annually. A total of 4.2 million tonnes of this food could have been eaten, costing consumers £12.5 billion annually.12 Around 4 million tonnes of household food waste is sent to landfill, costing local authorities around £350 million a year in disposal costs (at 2012 gate fees and landfill tax).

Results

There was an estimated 3.7% absolute reduction in total household food waste between 2009 and 2012, signifying that 92% of the target was achieved. Total household food waste was reduced by 270,000 tonnes. Avoidable household food waste reduced by 5.3%, or 240,000 tonnes. The savings in CO2eq associated with the reduction in avoidable household food waste amount to around 930,000 tonnes a year and 2.3 million tonnes over the entire period of Courtauld 2.

Had the reduction in food waste not occurred, consumers would be spending at least £700 million a year more on food bought but thrown away. Local authorities across the UK are likely to save around £20 million a year as a result of the reduction in household food waste since 2009, based on 2012 gate fees and rates of landfill tax.

2009 (kg/hh) 2012 (kg/hh)

Total (rounded) 280 260

Avoidable (rounded) 170 160

Table 2. Cumulative reductions in household food waste, and associated benefits

Table 3. Annualised reductions in total and avoidable food waste per household

There were an additional 660,000 households in the UK in 2012 compared to 2009, and assuming household food waste would have increased in line with household numbers, a total of 450,000 tonnes of household food waste would have been prevented to achieve the 3.7% absolute reduction (350,000 tonnes for avoidable food waste).

A breakdown of annualised reductions in total and avoidable food waste per household is illustrated in the table below for the baseline year of 2009, and for 2012.

Taking into account the increase in the number of households in the UK from 2009 to 2012, a relative reduction of 6.1% of total food waste was achieved over the period (7.6% for avoidable food waste). This is illustrated in Figure 3.

11 This is a 4% reduction in the absolute amount of household food waste – i.e. not taking into account population increases or other (e.g. economic) factors that could influence household food waste arisings.12 2009-2012 WRAP research.

Figure 3. Absolute and relative reductions for total household food waste

2009-2012

Reduction in total household food waste (t) 670,000Reduction in avoidable household food waste (t) 590,000Value of avoidable food waste prevented (£m) 1,700CO2eq associated with avoidable food waste prevented (t) 2,300,000Cost savings to local authoritiess (£m) 46

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Household food and drink target

Household food and drink target cont.Figure 4. Absolute and relative reductions for avoidable household food waste

Figure 5. Change in total household food waste over time (tonnes/year)

Whereas food waste arisings dropped sharply from 2007 and 2009, there was a slower reduction between 2009 and 2012 as shown below. It is not certain why there was this decrease, although a number of factors are likely to have influenced this, including for example economic conditions (which will have affected consumers directly, the levels and types of interventions deployed by WRAP and partners), some of the ‘easy wins’ being achieved early on, changes to our eating habits (including people eating more at home) and increasing household numbers.

Overall, the reduction in food waste discussed above can be attributed to a range of factors, including the work of WRAP, the Courtauld signatories and other partners. The extent to which each of the various factors has played a role is challenging to determine. Research is therefore being undertaken to better understand the contribution of these elements, the reasons for the slowing down in the rate of reduction in recent years, and the steps that can be taken to address this. New research by WRAP will also help focus activity to help consumers save more.13

13 Report on household food and drink waste in the United Kingdom 2012.

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Household food and drink target

Methodology

Numerous studies on UK household food waste levels were collated and analysed to determine the degree of change from 2009 (the baseline year for Courtauld 2) to 2012. This included research on the levels of household waste collected by local authorities, sewer waste (food and drink waste disposed of via drains), home composting and waste fed to animals. Further details about these methods are available in the Courtauld Commitment 2 Household Food Waste Technical Paper.

How was this achieved?

WRAP worked with Courtauld signatories, local authorities, and the third sector in a variety of ways to help consumers reduce the amount of food thrown away. For example, national communications initiatives were undertaken, including the cascading of WRAP’s consumer campaign, Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW). In addition, there were national government sponsored communication campaigns such as that delivered by ‘Greener Scotland’, supported by WRAP, Zero Waste Scotland and Courtauld signatories. Collaborative work was undertaken to provide community engagement and support, as well as deliver design changes to products, packaging and labelling.

Household food and drink target cont.

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Household food and drink target

Household food and drink target: case studies

Sainsbury’s promoted their ‘Food Goes Further’ campaign

Müller Dairy responded to consumer feedback for smaller portions

Molson Coors Brewing Company launched ‘Ultimate Boxing Day Leftovers’ curry menu

Asda and Warburtons featured

recipes to reduce

waste via a consumer

magazine

The Co-operative showed LFHW messages on till screens, reaching approximately 20 million customers per week

Unilever received staff training on LFHW and promoted the campaign via social media

Marks & Spencer helped launch and promote the award-winning ‘Fresher for Longer’ campaign

Retailers made big changes, as many removed ‘display until’ date labels, and replaced ‘freeze on day of purchase’ labels with ‘freeze by date shown’ labels

Refer to full list of case studies.

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Supply chain target

Supply chain targetTarget

To reduce traditional grocery product and packaging waste in the grocery supply chain by 5% by the end of 2012, against a 2009 baseline.

This included both solid and liquid wastes and is a weight-based target aimed at waste prevention, rather than diverting waste from landfill.14

Why?

Total UK supply chain waste in the food and drink sector equates to 6.5 million tonnes, costing £6.9 billion per year.15

Waste prevention can be achieved by targeting the supply chain as a whole and working collaboratively to implement change.

Results

The target to reduce supply chain waste was exceeded as waste reduced by 7.4% compared to the target of 5%. This equates to a reduction of 217,000 tonnes in 2012 compared to 2009.

In addition to this absolute reduction, significant volumes of waste moved from disposal (landfill or incineration) to recovery and recycling. Sewer waste also decreased over the period but only contributed a small amount to the overall reduction.

Table 4. Change in total supply chain waste over time (tonnes/year)

Figure 6. UK supply chain waste trends from 2009-2012

Millions of tonnes 2009 2010 2011 2012

ChangeWeight %

Recovery /recycling

2.15 2.18 2.22 2.30 0.15 7.0

Disposal 0.42 0.25 0.09 0.08 -0.34 -81.9Sewer 0.39 0.39 0.36 -0.36 -0.03 -6.8%Total 2.95 2.82 2.67 2.73 -0.22 -7.4

Includes data from 44 signatories

Whereas supply chain waste decreased by 4.4% in 2010 and by 5% in 2011, it grew by 2.1% in 2012. The waste trends over the years are shown in the figure below. Whilst the overall reduction of 7.4% is to be applauded, this increase in 2012 gives an indication of the challenges faced in continuing to reduce waste and reap the associated financial and environmental benefits.

14 It is noteworthy to highlight that 7 of the 53 signatories did not participate in the supply chain target since they have no UK manufacturing, and thus don’t produce supply chain waste.15 2009-2012 WRAP research.

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Supply chain target cont.Methodology

Courtauld signatories provided information to WRAP on waste data in the supply chain.18 This included all material classified as waste under European Union definitions such as that landfilled, incinerated, recycled, composted and anaerobically digested. More details about the methods used are available in the Courtauld Commitment 2 Packaging and Supply Chain Waste Technical Paper.

How was this achieved?

Reductions in supply chain waste have been achieved due largely to the implementation of focused waste prevention strategies taken by retailers and manufacturers. WRAP has worked closely with signatories and their suppliers to help cut waste, which not only benefits the environment but usually results in financial savings as well. WRAP has provided signatories with evidence-based research, guidance, tools, case studies and expert knowledge and support to help deliver the target. These tools are available to all businesses on WRAP’s website.

Signatories reported a 7.4% absolute reduction in supply chain waste despite a 1.1% sales growth over the period.16 Taking the manufacturing output and volume sales growth into account this equates to a 8.3% reduction in relative terms.

The total weight of supply chain waste decreased in both 2010 and 2011, but rose slightly in 2012. Relative to output and sales, however, supply chain waste has shown a continued reduction.

The change in supply chain waste over the years, thanks to the efforts of Courtauld 2 signatories, is represented in Figure 7.

Figure 7. Supply chain waste in millions of tonnes of waste17

16 This applies to the 42 signatories that supplied both supply chain waste and relevant sales data.17 Based on data from 44 signatories.

18 Of the 53 signatories, 7 have no UK manufacturing and therefore no supply chain waste. A further two signatories were unable to provide comprehensive information and have not been included in the analysis. Businesses in the UK are required by laws implemented under the EU Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive to manage waste in accordance with Regulations. Larger manufacturers may also be required to manage and report waste under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) 2010.

“Reducing waste through the Courtauld Commitment makes a major contribution to the food and drink industry’s efforts to deliver sustainable growth and improve resource efficiency. We are particularly pleased to have exceeded the 5% target for 2010-2012 by achieving an absolute reduction of 7.4% in food and packaging waste while still increasing output to meet higher demand. The Courtauld Commitment is an excellent example of how government and industry can work together in a voluntary framework for the benefit of everyone. We look forward to further progress as we continue to work with WRAP in the Commitment’s next phase.”

Andrew Kuyk, Director of Sustainability, Food and Drink Federation

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Supply chain target: case studies

Carlsberg UK reduced malt and hop extract waste in manufacturing processes

Typhoo’s waste initiatives resulted in reductions in carton waste

Greencore Group implemented LEAN waste prevention techniques

Waitrose reduced bagged salad waste at convenience stores

Arla Foods UK reduced dairy waste

Morrisons reduced product waste at the point of manufacture

Refer to the full list of Courtauld 2 case studies, and other waste prevention case studies.

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ConclusionImpact

The overall impact over the Courtauld Commitment 2 period was significant. A total of 1.7 million tonnes of waste was prevented, which represents a reduction of 4.8 million tonnes of CO2eq. This results in huge cost savings of around £3.1 billion.

Data on waste savings, greenhouse gas emissions reductions and financial benefits for each of the three targets is given in Table 5.

Table 5. Cumulative waste or packaging avoided (tonnes), over the period of the Courtauld Commitment 219

Courtauld 2 (2009 to 2012)

Tonnes GHG emissions (tonnes CO2eq) Cost savings (£)

Household food waste 700,000 2,300,000 1,710,000,000

Packaging waste 800,000 1,300,000 1,220,000,000

Supply chain waste 600,000 2,000,000 620,000,000

Packaging & supply chain waste overlap*

-300,000 -900,000 -450,000,000

Totals 1,700,000 4,800,000 3,110,000,000 *Transit packaging avoided by manufacturers and retailers would also show a reduction in retailer supply chain waste. An overlap has been estimated to avoid double counting when adding the impact of these two targets together.

19 Totals may not add up due to rounding.

£3.1 billion was saved over the period of Courtauld Commitment 2.

1.7 million tonnes of waste was prevented,

which represents a reduction of

4.8 million tonnes of CO2eq.

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Next stepsWhat’s next?

The third phase of the Courtauld Commitment launched in May 2013 and runs until 2015. The aim is to reduce the weight and carbon impact of household food waste, grocery product and packaging waste, both in the home and the UK grocery sector, by 4% overall by 2015, from a 2012 baseline. This translates into a cumulative reduction of 1.1 million tonnes of waste, 2.9 million tonnes of CO2eq and a cost benefit of £1.6 billion to industry and consumers.

52 signatories have signed up to the agreement to date. These organisations will work with WRAP to deliver the following targets:

1. To reduce household food and drink waste by 5% by 2015. This represents a reduction of 9% relative to anticipated changes in food and drink sales.

2. To reduce traditional ingredient, product and packaging waste in the grocery supply chain by 3% by 2015. This equates to an 8% reduction relative to anticipated production and sales volumes.

3. To improve packaging design through the supply chain to maximise recycled content (as appropriate), improve recyclability and deliver product protection to reduce food waste, while ensuring there is no increase in the carbon impact of packaging by 2015. This equates to a carbon reduction of 3% relative to anticipated sales volumes.

Product Sustainability Forum

WRAP leads the work of the Product Sustainability Forum (PSF), a pre-competitive, collaborative forum that brings together organisations with an interest in quantifying, reducing and communicating the environmental sustainability hotspots associated with grocery and home improvement products.

The forum has identified the top 50 ‘priority products’ in grocery; and has published an at-a-glance sector heat map, product summary slide decks, topic guides and action plans to support change by industry and others. The forum has also initiated a series of Pathfinder demonstration projects to work with industry partners to tackle hotspots in their supply chains.

FUSIONS

WRAP is a lead partner in FUSIONS (Food Use for Social Innovation by Optimising Waste Prevention Strategies), a European project working towards improving resource efficiency by significantly reducing food waste. This is being done by harmonising food waste monitoring and understanding the extent to which social innovation can reduce food waste.

Think.Eat.Save.

WRAP is working in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as part of Think.Eat.Save. – a global programme to prevent and reduce food waste – to produce guidance to support action by Governments, businesses and other organisations. The development of this guidance draws on the Courtauld Commitment, Love Food Hate Waste and the Hospitality and Food Service Agreement in the UK.

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