Three of the UK’s leading food brands have pledged to improve the environmental impact of some of the everyday items we put in our shopping baskets, such as milk, potatoes and chocolate.
The Product Sustainability Forum, which comprises more than 80 organisations and retailers, today unveiled a report showing the 50 grocery and household products that have the biggest impact on the environment.
The products, which include bananas, onions, breakfast cereals and milk, are thought to together account for more than 90 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions from producing, transporting and selling grocery products in the UK.
Liz Goodwin, chief executive of WRAP and chair of the Product Sustainability Forum, said the research was designed to help businesses more effectively target their carbon reduction efforts.
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