WRAP renames the Courtauld Commitment 2030, the UK’s longest-running food system transformation programme, the UK Food and Drink Pact in rebranding move.
The fundamentals of the programme remain the same but the branding change aligns with WRAP’s other voluntary agreement the UK Plastics Pact.
WRAP, the environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO), has also recently expanded its international focus with the global Food Pact Network.
Nearly 200 organisations across the food and drink supply chain, as well as trade bodies, local authorities and charities, signed up to the Courtauld Commitment 2030.
Current members include Aldi, Arla, ASDA, Bidfood, Co-op, Costa, Danone, Diageo, Lidl, M&S, McDonald’s, Morrisons, Nestle, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Unilever, Waitrose.
Commenting on the rebranding, WRAP’s Cailey Grice, Delivery Manager – UK Food & Drinks Pact, said the UK Food and Drink Pact is a “collaborative, non-competitive and trusted network”.
Grice continued that membership grants businesses access to “evidence-based tools, practical resources and a collaborative working group”.
Members of the UK Food and Drink Pact voluntarily commit to goals led by WRAP, such as reducing food waste by 50% per capita (vs the UK 2007 baseline) by 2030.
The other targets are to halve greenhouse gas emissions arising from the food and drink system (against a 2015 baseline) and ensure that half of all fresh food is sourced from areas with sustainable water management.
WRAP said the targets align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 and United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6.
