WRAP freshens up Courtauld Commitment supermarket sustainability push

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Signatories of voluntary agreement committing to new waste and resource targets, include Tesco, Sainsbury's, Unilever, and Nestle UK

Resource efficiency charity WRAP will today unveil a series of new targets to improve the sustainability performance of the food and supermarket sector, as part of a refresh of its influential Courtauld...

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