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The case studies listed in this section provide recent examples of how food and grocery companies are meeting a variety of significant sustainability challenges.

The aim of these case studies is to demonstrate the many and varied initiatives being undertaken by the food and grocery sector and to encourage other companies and the public to learn from the successes and challenges. The case studies are grouped into the following sections:

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To submit a case study for publication on the IGD website please contact Toby Pickard on 01923 851989 or email: tobypickard@igd.com
 

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* ASDA - Being sustainable in a recessionary environment
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ASDA has launched the most comprehensive driver-training programme in the history of ASDA logistics. The programme covers subjects like fuel economy, safety and new technology and will help enrich the drivers skill set.
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* Tesco - Packaging reduction
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Tesco has a target to reduce packaging weight by 25% on own-label and branded products by 2010 from a base line of 2005. So far the project has saved over 80,000 tonnes of packaging weight.
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* Kimberly-Clark - Sustainability strategy
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Kimberly-Clark is partnering with non-business stakeholders and other companies in support of Sustainability strategy and promoting land-use practices that are both environmentally beneficial and economically sound.
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Alara Wholefoods - 80% Recycling Rate
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Alara Wholefoods - Reducing Packaging by thinking outside the box
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Alpro UK Ltd. - CO2 Neutrality
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Arla Foods - Fresh Milk Packaging Weight Reduction
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ASDA - Being sustainable in a recessionary environment New
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Asda - Carrier Bag Amnesty
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Asda - The Packaging Challenge
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Booker - Local sourced foods
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Booker - Waste reduction
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Cadbury Schweppes - Purple Goes Green
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Cadbury's & Earthwatch – Sustainable cocoa farming
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Cadbury's Schweppes - Building a better community
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Coca-Cola – Calculating the carbon footprint of Coca-Cola drinks
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Convert2Green and 3663 - Turning waste into fuel
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Dairy Crest - The world’s first recycled milk bottle
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) - Blackcurrant Sourcing
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) – Ribena 100% Recycled bottles
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Greencore - Renewable energy from packaging and food waste
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HEART of ENGLAND fine foods - reducing road miles through supply chain collaboration New
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Heinz - Reducing weight, reducing cost: lightweighting can ends
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Heinz - water conservation
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innocent drinks – measuring their ‘carbon footprint’ from farm to fridge to the recycling bin
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JF Hillebrand - Innovative Wine Train
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Kimberly-Clark - Sustainability strategy New
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Kimberly-Clark Ltd - Responsible Fibre Sourcing
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Kraft Foods - Ethical Sourcing of Coffee
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Kraft Foods - health 4 schools - Healthy Living in the Community
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Marks & Spencer and Closed Loop Recycling - Office Recycling
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Mars Drinks – ‘Thirsty for Change’ & offering sustainable drinks to the workplace
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McCain Foods - Cutting costs and emissions by using renewable energy
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Morrisons – ‘Cut the Carbon Campaign’
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Müller - Sustainable Dairy Goodness
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Nestlé - Packaging reduction
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Nestlé and FareShare 1st - Waste Reduction
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Nestlé and United Biscuits – Taking a unique approach to collaboration New
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Nestlé fuels factories with coffee ground
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Noble Foods and Sainsbury’s Woodland Eggs – Improving Animal Welfare and Supporting Farmers
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Northern Foods - Phunky Foods - Promoting Healthy Living
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OPRL Ltd. - The On-Pack Recycling Label
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Packaging Minimisation, a Supply Chain Initiative
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Produce World Group - Managing non-financial information to drive sustainability
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Robert Wiseman Dairies: Zero Waste to Landfill
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Sainsbury’s - Cuts plastic from packaging in environmental revolution
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Sainsbury’s – Food deliveries made by lorry running on rubbish
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Sainsbury’s – Opens the UK’s greenest stores
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Sainsbury’s – Zero waste to landfill
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Sainsbury's - first Carbon Trust certified carbon measure for dairy farmers
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Sainsbury's - Fish now, Fish for the Future
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Sainsbury's - Improving customer communication to help reduce packaging & food waste
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Sainsbury's - launches the world’s first people powered checkouts
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Sainsbury's first environmental convenience store
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Tesco - Building environmental stores
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Tesco - Creating a Greener Store
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Tesco - Empowering customers to tackle climate change
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Tesco - Local Sourcing
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Tesco - Packaging reduction New
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Tesco - Reducing carbon emissions in distribution
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Tesco’s Approach to Tackling Climate Change
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The Co-operative Food - Green Store CO² Refrigeration Systems
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The Co-operative Food - Light-weighting bottles
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The Co-operative Food - Naked cucumbers New
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The Co-operative's wind farms and renewable electricity generation
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Unilever - Ethical Sourcing of Tea
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Unilever - GHG emissions calculator New
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Unilever - Reducing waste through innovative design
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Unilever - Sustainable Palm Oil Procurement
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United Biscuits - Reducing Carbon Emissions
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United Biscuits - Reducing Packaging
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United Biscuits - Reducing Waste
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Waitrose - Local and Regional Sourcing
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Waitrose - Protecting and encouraging wildlife on UK dairy farms
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Waitrose – Reducing waste
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Young’s Seafood: Fish for Life
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