FOOD AND DRINK MANUFACTURERS AND NEW ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS

Early day motion 1297, tabled 18 January 2011 by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 18 members.

That this House welcomes the significant progress already made by food and drink manufacturers in reducing the environmental impact of their operations, as set out in the third annual report of member company achievements under the Food and and Drink Federation's Five-fold Environmental Ambition published on 8 December 2010; notes that the original resource efficiency targets have been updated to take account of this and to respond to its policy developments since the programme's launch in 2007; and further notes and applauds the decision to extend the scope of the Ambition to include impacts across the supply chain to help deliver sustainability in all aspects of production and consumption, reinforcing the message that good environmental practice makes good business sense and that a vibrant and competitive UK food industry has a key role to play in economic recovery and the transition to low carbon growth through innovation and the development of new skills and job opportunities in an area vital to meeting the future challenges of food security and climate change.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 9, Labour 7, Conservative 2.