Resources

A new generation of sustainable products by design

80% of the environmental impacts of today’s products and services are determined at the early stages of product design and development.

Prepared on behalf of Champions 12.3, The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste analyses the financial impacts of historical food loss and waste reduction efforts.

Progress made by retailers & brands in helping people buy the right amounts of food, and to make better use of the food they buy.

Many businesses have taken steps to develop innovative partnerships to facilitate an increase in the amount of surplus food they redistribute. Here we highlight some examples.

The final report of achievements by signatories to the Hospitality and Foods Service Agreement (HaFSA).

The final report of achievements by signatories to the Courtauld Commitment 3 (CC3).

WRAP is working with retailers and manufacturers, logistics and redistribution organisations, together with industry bodies, to identify ways of increasing the beneficial use of surplus food.

Preventing food waste is a key priority for the food & drink sector, governments and individuals.  Preventing food waste at source should always come first, but surpluses can arise for a number of reasons; for example, food incorrectly labelled, over-ordered, over-supplied or obsolete seasonal stock.

This short research note provides updated (2015) estimates for food surplus and waste in wholesale grocery sector, including cash and carry, and specialist wholesale markets.

Using surplus bakery products in animal feed – and saving money.

Tesco and SugaRich have successfully worked together since 2012 to tackle the problem of surplus bakery products from stores, safely diverting 80% to animal feed, instead of to AD.

Guidance for Food and Drink Manufacturers and Retailers on the Use of Food Surplus as Animal Feed.

These field experiment reports for quality digestate and compost in agriculture provide a robust evidence base to support the confident use of digestate and composts as renewable fertilisers by farmers and growers.