The UK labour market continues to perform strongly, in spite of the poor economic environment, with employment rising and unemployment low. ONS research shows that the employment rate rose slightly in the period from December 2022 to February 2023, reaching 75.8%, although this remains just below the pre-COVID level. Unemployment rose slightly to 3.8% in January 2023, but redundancies h...

As part of the food and consumer goods industry’s shared ambition to halve the environmental impact of the UK packaging system by 2030, IGD has launched a new heatmap report to highlight where the opportunities for action lie in UK supermarkets. ‘ Packaging: Which supermarket categories have the biggest opportunities for action? ’  is a free report that aims to help industry take action and re...

Your overview of economic and policy news with a focus on the food and consumer goods industry. Featuring the latest developments and guidance on the rising cost of living, disruptions to supply chains, the Ukraine crisis, labour shortages, policy developments and adapting to a new relationship with the EU. The future of UK trade Last week the Government published the Target Operat...

The Government has published the Target Operating Model (TOM), setting out how trade will operate between the UK and the rest of the world. IGD Viewpoint The Target Operating Model is an important step forward to the UK’s border regime following the UK’s exit from the European Union. The plan for the model is ambitious, and if successful will provide a bio-secure border for the UK w...

This policy outlines what IGD expects of stakeholders (i.e. customers, suppliers and working group participants) in terms of compliance with relevant competition laws when they are working on supply side projects with a trading partner, or with another supplier with whom they do not compete. Supply side projects focus on issues which may affect the supply chain, such as distribution and wastage...

This online tool helps to integrate sustainable thinking into the packaging design and selection process by encouraging life cycle thinking to consider the whole-life environmental impacts of packaging. The purpose of this tool is to educate, guide and inspire change in packaging selection and design. For more information, get in touch at [email protected]. Sustainable Packaging ...

A supermarket heatmap report has been produced to highlight where the environmental impacts of packaging are most significant within an average UK supermarket. Focusing sustainability efforts on packaging categories that have a high environmental impact is key to meet the industry ambition. For more information, get in touch at [email protected]. Download PDF report Downlo...

Since 2019 we have been conducting real-life behaviour change trials with retailers, testing what works and what doesn’t to promote healthier diets. This research accelerates the pace of change in food retail and health policy. These findings are the latest set of results from an intervention run with Lidl in collaboration with the University of Leeds. This trial in Lidl signposted healt...

Your overview of economic and policy news with a focus on the food and consumer goods industry. Featuring the latest developments and guidance on the rising cost of living, disruptions to supply chains, the Ukraine crisis, labour shortages, policy developments and adapting to a new relationship with the EU. New Target Operating Model The Government has published the Target Operatin...

Leading a team when you’re surrounded by uncertainty is hard. To successfully support your team, you first need to challenge your mindset to embrace the change. In this live virtual event recording, you will: Look into understanding your mindset around change and discuss barriers to change. Practice using a coaching approach and build your confidence before using it with your team...