Just 16 companies responsible for 2.21 million tonnes of food waste

A Consumer Goods Forum report published this week found that 16 of their members produced 2.21 million tonnes of food waste in 2021. They say this will be a baseline from which they aim to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 of halving food waste by 2030. The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Food Waste Coalition was launchedContinue reading “Just 16 companies responsible for 2.21 million tonnes of food waste”

Government rejects mandatory food waste reporting despite 99% in favour

The government has rejected plans to make large businesses report how much food they waste despite 99% of respondents of their own consultation agreeing with the plans. The Defra consultation ran during summer 2022 and aimed to collect views on whether large businesses should be legally required to report how much food they waste, orContinue reading “Government rejects mandatory food waste reporting despite 99% in favour”