Big-name signatories: why we are backing Courtauld 2

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AG Barr
Roger White
Chief executive

“The aims of the Commitment, to waste less materials, re-use and recycle packaging are not new activities to AG Barr but have been a part of our overall sustainability strategy over the years. We are committed to the development of a broad range of initiatives aimed at minimising our ongoing use of packaging resources.”

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Alliance Boots
Alex Gourlay
Chief executive, Health and Beauty Division

“We believe that the more holistic focus of the new commitment will help deliver real improvements in the sustainability of consumer products.”

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Britvic Soft Drinks
John Gibney
Group finance director

“We are proud to be a founding signatory of Courtauld Commitment 2 as it allows us to build on earlier successes achieved under the initiative. At Britvic we are committed to continuing our journey to reduce the environmental impact we have through a range of measures including further packaging reductions, the use of recycled plastic and a range of more energy efficient chillers.”

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Constellation Europe
Nick Thomas
Vice-president, technical

“Constellation Europe is pleased to join the second phase of the Courtauld Commitment. As the world’s largest wine company we understand that we have a key role to play in reducing the industry’s impact on the environment and look forward to working with our suppliers and partners to meet the targets set by this agreement.”

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Co-operative Group
Peter Marks
Group chief executive

“The Co-operative is pleased to support WRAP in their ambitions to deliver these new targets which encompass environmental benefits beyond simple packaging weight reduction.”

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Dairy Crest
Mark Allen
Chief executive officer

“We look forward to supporting Phase II, giving us the opportunity to improve on successes already achieved.  Through continued work with suppliers and retailers we will attempt to reduce the environmental impact of our packaging and achieve better supply chain efficiency, all of which will contribute to our overall business performance.”

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Danone Waters UK
Adam Grant
Managing director

“The Courtauld Commitment underlines the seriousness of our sustainability endeavours and we’re proud to be a signatory for the second phase of this important agreement. Commitments like Courtauld give key focus to manufacturers and bring the industry together in an effort to reduce our impact.”

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Fosters EMEA
Regional Supply Services and Production
Rob Hollis, Director

“Foster’s are proud to be a founding signatory of Courtauld Commitment 2 as it allows us to build on earlier successes achieved under the initiative. This agreement ensures we explore every opportunity to reduce the weight of packaging and increase recycled content and recycling rates where appropriate – in addition to reducing the carbon impact of packaging.”

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HJ Heinz Co Ltd
Nigel Dickie
Director, Corporate and Government Affairs

“As the first brand manufacturer to sign up to the original Courtauld Commitment, Heinz is proud to be a founding signatory of Courtauld Commitment 2. This provides a framework to build on our earlier successes such as the introduction of the lightest can ends on the planet and savings made to our plastic top down ketchup bottles by switching to PET.”

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Innocent Drinks
Jessica Sansom
Head of sustainability

“Sustainability is really important to us at Innocent and we are constantly working to improve the performance of our business. One of our key work areas is to monitor and target waste reduction throughout the supply chain and to ensure we put the best possible packaging on shelf.  Courtauld 2 provides great focus for us in these areas and we are proud to be signatories”

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Morrisons
Angus Maciver,
Group Marketing & Communications Director

“Looking forward, by engaging with WRAP through Courtauld 2 we aim to find new ways of embedding sustainability into the lifecycle of our products and enabling resource efficiency.”

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Muller Dairies
Gharry Eccles
Chief exective officer

“Becoming a signatory to the Courtauld Commitment has helped us to accelerate our packaging waste reduction programme, by quickly identifying opportunities to optimise our packaging and by providing a clear method to measure our progress. The Commitment brings together suppliers and retailers who are willing to share their knowledge and experiences to achieve a common goal.”

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Nestlé UK & Ireland
Paul Grimwood
Chairman and chief executive

“We look forward to continued collaboration with WRAP to support the achievement of its new targets and also we hope to develop a future framework to assess the environmental impact of products across a wider range of metrics – which would include water usage and other environmental factors as well as carbon reductions.”

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Tesco
David North
Community and government director

“We have set some ambitious climate change targets for the future, including to help customers halve their carbon footprint, and to help reduce the carbon impact of the products we sell by 30%, both by 2020. We look forward to working with WRAP and others to help drive progress across the industry in these important areas.”

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Unilever UK and Ireland
Dave Lewis
Chairman

“At a global level we are developing targets to reduce GHG emissions and the production of waste; improve the conservation of water through our operations and those of our suppliers and our consumers and to buy all of our agricultural raw materials from sustainable sources.The Courtauld Commitment Phase 2 addresses many of these issues and we aim to help deliver its objectives through our global programme.”

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