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What is the Courtauld Commitment Phase 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.

Phase 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 the Commitment 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 Courtauld Phase 2...

  • Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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: