'We need to pick up the pace': WRAP warns further action needed to meet Courtauld 2025 targets

Cecilia Keating
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WRAP hails significant sustainability milestones achieved by food and drinks sector this year through Courtauld 2025 initiative, but warns much more progress is required to meet industry-wide waste, water, and carbon goals

Forty-five food and drink businesses across the UK saved £300m-worth of food from going in the bin this year as part of ongoing efforts to slash the amount of food waste they generate, according to the...

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