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Eco-labelling
by 55 North
SUSTAINABILITY: FOUNDATION EARTH
Eco-labelling drive gathers pace
Retailers and food giants have signed up to help Foundation Earth develop an optimum environmental scoring system.
PepsiCo, Danone and Starbucks have teamed up with Tesco, Lidl, Waitrose, Aldi and Morrisons in joining the Foundation Earth industry advisory group, as moves to introduce front-of-pack environmental scores gather pace.
The new additions to the group, which already includes Nestlé, Tyson,
Co-op, Sainsbury’s and M&S, have signed up to help Foundation Earth develop an optimum environmental scoring system to be rolled out at scale across Europe.
Work will begin next month to bring together the best of the world’s two leading systems – Enviroscore and Eco-Impact
PepsiCo’s Gloria Gabellini said: “We believe that consumers have the right to transparency from producers, and we want to give them easy-to-understand information to help them make sustainable choices.”
Work will begin next month to bring together the best of the world’s two leading systems – Enviroscore and Eco-Impact – for measuring and communicating food and drink’s environmental impact.
Lidl unveils eco-score trial in Scotland
Lidl GB plans to roll out new labelling across key categories for sustainability across its 105 Scottish stores in October.
The retailer will apply Eco-Score labelling to more than 50 of its own-label products and will support the initiative with wider communication in stores.
Eco-Score independently assesses various factors including production methods, biodiversity impact, packaging and carbon footprint. Products also score better when they are certified to schemes like Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance.
The new labelling system will give shoppers a better understanding of the environmental consequences, at a glance.
Amali Bunter, Head of Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade at Lidl, commented: “We know that shoppers want more support in understanding the environmental impact of the products they buy day-to-day and Eco-Score will do just that.“The trial will help customers in our 105 Scottish stores road test the new traffic light system and ultimately make greener shopping choices in the process.”
