Resources

A consistent methodology for businesses to measure and track progress in reducing supply chain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Protecting critical water resources for food supply, for nature and for local communities.

 A new Roadmap towards Water Security for Food & Drink supply.

24 November 2021, 1400-1500 GMT

WRAP and UKRI are delighted to be able to offer an International Circular Plastics Flagship Competition covering the areas of India, Chile, Kenya and South Africa. 

If you believe you have the experience, knowledge, facilities, and passion to deliver a project that will make a real impact, we want to hear from you. Apply by 13 January 2022 at 23:45 GMT.

Please download the Guidance Document for more information. 

There has never been a better time for forward thinking businesses to get ahead of regulation. There is a business imperative to collaborate, innovate and find ways to create both impact and commercial opportunity. The challenge is to go beyond targets by delivering practical changes that go beyond ‘greenwash’.

Defining the actions the hospitality and food service sector will take to help to deliver the UK Food Waste Reduction Roadmap.

The ambition of The UK Plastics Pact is for supermarkets to provide widespread collection points for plastic bags and wrapping in advance of kerbside collections, and collect 10% of material that is placed onto the market by the end of 2022. Consistency in these collection points will be important to avoid confusion for citizens and maximise the amount collected. This guide will help retailers simplify recycling for you and your customers. 

Textiles 2030 is the trailblazing initiative for fashion and textiles companies in the UK.

Setting out the UK’s vision for best in class design in rigid household plastic packaging. Includes plastic packaging currently classed as recyclable and the ambition for recycled content. 

Updated Guidance: March 2021 

Affiliates of Textiles 2030 can accelerate important change in the UK textiles sector through research, innovation and systems design, forming partnerships within the business community and informing legislation. Our Affiliates signatory pack is a quick step tour of what Affiliates can expect as signatories of Textiles 2030, covering reasons to get involved, our ambitions and targets, as well as how to participate and what this entails.

Increasing the amount of food surplus that is redistributed from food businesses is a key strand of the strategy to reduce food waste, to deliver the Courtauld Commitment 2025 (Courtauld 2025) target and ultimately the Sustainable Development Goal 12.3. There has been a significant increase in activities aimed at achieving this, with good progress being made over recent years (Surplus Food Redistribution in the UK; 2015 to 2017).

The following organisations have committed to the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap and the Target, Measure, Act principles.