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FEATURE: How Singapore
firms are shrinking their packaging footprint |
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FEATURE: How Singapore firms are
shrinking their packaging footprint |
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Companies have been taking steps to
reduce their use of packaging materials, as part of their efforts under the
Singapore Packaging Agreement (SPA), a decade-long initiative by the National
Environment Agency (NEA) and the private sector to tackle the problem of
packaging waste. More than 200 companies have signed the SPA, and made the
commitment to reduce packaging waste from consumer products and the supply
chain. Since the launch of the SPA in 2007, the signatories have cumulatively
reduced close to 39,000 tonnes of packaging waste,
with savings of about S$93 million in the material costs of locally consumed
products. Read more about it here.
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IMPROVING
NUTRITION |
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COCA-COLA:
Coca-Cola enjoys 25 per cent growth for Sprite on Dutch relaunch, two
countries to follow |
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NESTLE:
Nestlé will do ‘more than ever’ to accelerate reformulation |
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Coca-Cola previously revamped Sprite as a
completely no-sugar and no-calorie soft drink in the Netherlands, which
removed over 900,000kg of sugar from their products and reduced a total of
4.2 billion kilocalories, with taste tests proving it to be just as tasty as
the traditional sugared version. |
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Nestlé is “working tirelessly” to make sure
its products are “the best they can be” and “will be doing more than ever” to
help tackle public health challenges through reformulation efforts, says the
company’s UK and Ireland chief. |
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FOOD SAFETY
FOR SUSTAINABLE TRADE |
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GS1:
Blockchain technology to extend GS1 standards to
food testing labs “for first time” |
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MARS:
M&M's
maker publishes science policy in bid to boost transparency |
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Two food testing labs from Vietnam and
Australia are joining forces with a blockchain
provider to extend globally-recognised GS1 industry
standards into labs, in a bid to boost supply chain transparency and trust. |
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Mars has become increasingly outspoken in recent
years as consumer distrust emerges as a growing concern for Big Food, and
said it wanted to boost transparency amid an increasing need for research
around health, sustainability and food safety and security. |
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CARING FOR A
HEALTHY PLANET |
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CARGILL:
Cargill partners with NGOs to increase sustainability for ocean transports |
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HERSHEY:
Hershey joins sustainable growing practices initiative |
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Cargill joined forces with the Global
Maritime Forum, the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network, the North American
Environment Protection Association and the Women’s International Shipping and
Trading Association, in an effort to establish safer, more efficient
transport shipping, along with lower emissions. |
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The Hershey Company has committed to joining
an initiative to prevent further deforestation in its global cocoa supply
chain. The initiative has two vital components: no new deforestation for
cocoa by avoiding regions where deforestation has already occurred, and the
immediate deployment of agroforestry to support shade-grown cocoa through new
tree planting programmes. |
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Kellogg’s,
Starbucks, PepsiCo and Mars Inc among world's most
ethical companies in 2018
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MCDONALD’S:
McDonald's sets greenhouse gas reduction targets |
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The Ethisphere
Institute recognises companies which “influence and
drive positive change in the business community” and this year six food and
beverage companies, including Kellogg’s, Mars Inc., PepsiCo and Starbucks,
were honoured for demonstrating achievements in
transparency, integrity, business ethics and compliance. |
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McDonald’s, along with its franchisees and
suppliers, aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by roughly one-third,
preventing 150 million tonnes of them from being
released into the atmosphere by 2030. |
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PEPSICO:
PepsiCo innovates, collaborates to reach sustainable packaging goals
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UNILEVER:
Unilever to increase sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia |
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In the area of packaging, PepsiCo’s goal is
to design 100 per cent of its packaging to be recyclable, compostable,
or biodegradable, increase recycled materials in its plastic packaging,
reduce packaging’s carbon impact, and work to increase recycling rates by
2025. |
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Unilever has struck a deal with a
government-owned palm oil plantation firm in Indonesia to help accelerate the
production of sustainable palm oil in the country, which will see the pair
work together to support local mills and farmers in producing palm oil in a
way that does not cause deforestation, development on peat, or exploits
people and communities. |
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