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Latest updates

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Read the latest environmental sustainability updates in food and drink manufacturing.

Extended producer responsibility

Updated: 24 Medi 2025

Net Zero Initiative

Updated: 10 Medi 2025

Environmental Leadership

Updated: 10 Medi 2025

Food Waste Initiative

Updated: 10 Medi 2025

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A2030 member toolkits

Whether your business is just at the start of its sustainability journey or looking to push to the next level, these toolkits can help guide you, with practical steps and guidance for each of the Ambition 2030 pillars.

Ambition 2030

Ambition 2030 is the flagship environmental sustainability strategy for food and drink manufacturing and sets out the sector’s important role in tackling environmental challenges and how every business can make its contribution.

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Pillar 1: Net Zero

This toolkit provides guidance on delivering Net Zero targets for 2030.

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Pillar 3: Sustainable commodities

This toolkit focuses on how members can contribute to halting commodity-driven deforestation and conversion by 2030.

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Pillar 4: Food waste

This toolkit focuses on how FDF members will contribute to halving food waste by 2030.

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Pillar 5: Packaging

This toolkit provides guidance on how to work towards a circular economy.

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The five strategic pillars

The strategy has five pillars, reflecting the areas our sector can make the greatest contribution through their action. This work sits alongside actions that members and FDF are taking on other sustainability issues including labour and human rights, diet and health, industry growth. Read more about each pillar here.

Guidance & toolkits

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Net Zero Support for Scotland

Our Net Zero Commitment Programme is here to ensure that everyone in Scotland’s food and drink industry understands net zero, knows where we’re going and knows how to get there.

Net Zero Support

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Energy

The seriousness of the energy price situation and its impact on food and drink manufacturers continues to be a top focus at the FDF.

Read FDF's guidance on energy

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Climate Change Agreements

Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) are voluntary agreements entered into by UK industry with the Environment Agency to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide emissions.

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Make the most of your membership with our committees, newsletters and alerts.

Environmental Sustainability Committee (ESC)

The Environmental Sustainability Committee aims to provide a strategic and proactive lead on sustainability and environmental issues, and its areas of work include: climate change, energy, packaging, food waste, water, environmental regulation, transport, natural capital, sustainable

Upcoming events & webinars

Explore and register to attend our upcoming events and webinars.

In case you missed it

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Watch previous environmental sustainability webinars, hosted by FDF and our professional affiliate members.

Introduction to Nature with the Green Finance Institute

In support of FDF’s Ambition 2030 Nature pillar, this webinar covers what guidance is there for food and drink manufacturers on nature, and explains how retailers and manufacturers are getting started.

Smart Water Management for F&B: Opportunities for Water Reuse and Efficiency Improvement

In this webinar, Alpheus explores how water recycling can help businesses ensure a more sustainable and cost-effective water supply.

Food waste action week: Transforming surplus into opportunity

Discover practical insights on reducing food waste in your value chains.

Join the FDF

FDF membership gives you access to guidance, insights and networking opportunities so you can stay ahead, while our campaigns and engagement with government help shape critical industry issues.

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