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Environmental Sustainability Matrix: Understand sustainability issues across the supply chain

This Environmental Sustainability Matrix will help food and grocery companies of all sizes increase their understanding, assess the impact and manage environmental sustainability related issues in their supply chains.

It outlines the main concepts, issues and challenges, and provides solutions across four key environmental sustainability topics.

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Waste not want not

Reducing food waste hits something of a sweet spot for shoppers, as it helps them save money while maintaining quality and satisfying some of their ethical concerns, writes Tim Maton.

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Factsheet:
Packaging Innovation

Packaging innovation seeks to reduce waste & environmental impact whilst adding value and sales through improved design and use of alternative materials.

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  Sainsbury's - Million Meal Appeal

  24 January 2013

  In November 2011, Sainsbury’s and FareShare launched the Million Meal Appeal to supplement Sainsbury’s ongoing and extensive food donations programme, which is part of its policy to send no food waste to landfill. In total, in just three days over 2011 and 2012, the Million Meal Appeal donated 3.2 million...

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  Booker - Customer Packaging Recycling Service

  04 January 2013

  In 2010, Booker decided that it needed to broaden its sustainability focus to drive improved environmental outcomes for its customers as well as for itself. Having identified a potential need from its customers, in 2011 it carried out a trial creating customer recycling centres in branches to allow customers...

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  Sainsbury's - Donating to charity during the Christmas period

  04 January 2013

  Sainsbury’s knows that its customers care about the environment and is offering them a number of hassle-free ways of recycling and minimise their impact on landfill. For the festive period it has introduced a simple way for customers to help make an even bigger difference when it comes to recycling Christmas...

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Sustainability in the food and grocery industry - one-day workshop

Develop your understanding of sustainability within the food and grocery industry with our practical one-day workshop.

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Supply Chain Waste Prevention guide 2013

A highly practical and easy-to-use guide developed by leading retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers.

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