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Courtauld Commitment 2

The Courtauld Commitment is a voluntary agreement aimed at improving resource efficiency and reducing the carbon and wider environmental impact of the grocery retail sector.

Courtauld Commitment 2 follows the original Courtauld Commitment (Phase 1), launched in 2005.  It moves away from solely weight-based targets and aims to achieve more sustainable use of resources over the entire lifecycle of products, throughout the whole supply chain. 

At the launch of Phase 2 on 4th March 2010, 29 major retailers and brand owners had already pledged their commitment to this voluntary agreement.

Read what ministers had to say on Phase 2...

  • Lord Henley, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, said:

  • Edwin Poots, Environment Minister, Northern Ireland Assembly, said:

  • Jane Davidson, Minister for the Environment, Sustainability and Housing, Welsh Assembly Government, said:

  • Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment, Scottish Government, said: