Organisation helping businesses and individuals reduce waste, develop sustainable products and use resources in an efficient way. The focus is on packaging, ...
Link: wrap.org.uk
The Courtauld Commitment 3 launched early May 2013 and runs until 2015. It aims to further reduce the weight and carbon impact of household food waste, grocery product and packaging waste, both in the home and the UK grocery sector. The impact of Courtauld Commitment 3 is predicted to...
Signatories including all major grocery retailers, and many household brands and manufacturers*, could reduce waste by 1.1 million tonnes by 2015, bringing £1.6 billion cost benefits to consumers and industry**. The expected 2.9Mt CO2(e) reduction would be the equivalent of permanentl...
WRAP’s report - Evaluating the financial viability and resource implications for new business models in the clothing sector – looks at the commercial viability of a number of alternatives to make-buy-use-dispose business models. The research takes into account realistic estimates of t...
WRAP is currently in contract negotiations with 11 organisations from the first round of funding. These have the potential to deliver carbon savings of 18,000 tonnes and create 58 full-time jobs, 21.5 volunteers, 16 apprenticeships and four training places. Mervyn Jones, Head of Produ...
There has been a considerable reduction in supply chain waste: 8.8% less, well ahead of the three-year target of 5%. Supply chain waste reduction was added to the voluntary agreement in Phase 2 and has been an area of focus for WRAP and signatories over the past year, following modera...
The baseline figure for subsequent years shown here differs from those previously published. This is because data from Morrisons is now included in the published figures as it is now a full BRC member and has asked us to disclose its additional data. We’ve added this into our reportin...
The Rippleffect provides your business with a straightforward structured approach to help you to: understand how much water your business uses; identify simple ways to start saving water and money; measure the water and cost savings that you have made; and learn about 'quick win' wate...
