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‘Transport Grand Challenge: travel behaviour, habits and practice’ – EPSRC Call for Participants
The transport sector contributes significantly to the production of carbon dioxide (CO2). In 2006 transport accounted for about 24% (approximately 130 million tonnes) of the UK’s domestic emissions of carbon dioxide. It is therefore clear that reductions from this sector will play an important contribution in reaching the UK’s 2020 and 2050 emissions targets. Vehicle technologies and fuel choices can play a significant role in reducing emissions by decarbonising transport, but travel choices themselves are inherently complex. While there is frequently a willingness to change travel behaviour, for example by reducing the amount people travel by car, evidence also demonstrates that there is often a resistance to changing behaviours which are considered to cause a significant lifestyle shift. People do not always, indeed, if ever choose stable, considered and rational patterns of travel behaviour, and there are multiple factors which affect their choice and decision, beyond that of the technological solutions which are available. Applications are invited for attending this EPSRC-organised sandpit, which will focus upon determinants and incentives for changing travel behaviour, habits and practice in order to better understand how we can move towards increased use of lower carbon transport. Applications should be received by 4pm on 18th August 2010. More…
Research in the Wild – EPSRC Call for EoIs
Applicants are invited to apply for short-term funding to perform their 'Research in the Wild'. The Digital Economy is an RCUK cross-Research Council Programme, aimed at realising the transformational impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for all aspects of Business, Society and Government. 'Research in the Wild' is about enabling researchers, in the digital economy, to expose and test their research ideas with potential beneficiaries (for example, individuals, business and/or society) in order to get closer to achieving a viable proposition with potential for transformational impact. This call focuses on: the applicant identifying a genuine problem and user need with the potential for transformational impact; exposing potential research ideas to beneficiaries; and improving research ideas based on user input in order to get closer to achieving a viable proposition. Proposals should address research challenges under two themes: new economic models, or communities and culture. Activities could either cover the testing of new technologies and methods with potential beneficiaries or looking at new ways of using existing technologies/methods. Expressions of Interest should be received by 5pm on 12th August 2010. More…
Nurturing responsibility: connecting business practice, education and sustainability – Call for Papers
The Journal of Global Responsibility recognises that tackling worldwide recession, rapid globalisation and the varied and complex challenges of ‘sustainability’ requires a systemic reorientation of business practice. The scale and depth of these challenges raises questions about the effectiveness of existing educational offerings, in preparing future managers, leaders and entrepreneurs to make these changes. Papers are invited for a Special Issue that will explore the future horizons for engagement with ‘sustainability’ in Higher Education (HE) business curricula and to showcase emerging research, leading practice and suggestions for future pathways. The aim of this Special Issue is to strengthen discussion and to encourage greater connectivity at the interface between sustainability imperatives and standard economic and management education. Priority themes for the collection include: the need to reconcile sustainability issues and economic understanding within business education; graduate skills and learning processes for sustainability education in business contexts; the influence of market trends towards global corporate responsibility on HE business curricula; and, ways to challenge existing curricula to provide globally responsible business education. Please email Dr. Alex Ryan for more information. Abstracts should be submitted by Friday 30th July 2010.
What works in engaging the public on global issues? – DEA Call for Information
DEA is conducting a literature review on what works in engaging the public on global issues such as sustainable development and global poverty. DEA is particularly interested in any deliberative dialogue approaches, which stimulate learning and encourage critical thinking amongst the general public, or amongst particular groups. If you have used a deliberative dialogue approach to engage members of the public, or you have worked to promote learning about sustainable development and related topics outside the formal education system, DEA are keen to hear from you. The organisation is particularly seeking any formal evaluations and/or reports on public engagement programmes, which show evidence of stimulating reflection, attitudinal change and/or behaviour change among participants. Any response would be very much appreciated, and should be sent to Max Hogg by 30th July.
Reconceptualising school design: children and youth environments for learning – Call for Abstracts
Nations around the world are re-examining the idea of school as both a physical place and as a set of practices related to learning and development. As ‘school’ broadens its scope in response to pedagogical developments and is reconstructed in the face of climate change, conflicts and disasters, the field of school design is challenged to respond with appropriate processes, spaces and places. This special issue of ‘Children, Youth and Environments’ will explore multi-disciplinary perspectives on school design. At the centre will be the aim to develop understanding of the relationship between a school’s physical environment, the processes undertaken to create that environment, and a student’s learning and self-development. Papers will be based on real-world research in school or school design settings, with a focus on participant experience and voice. The issue will reflect an international perspective and will draw on ideas from theory, research, policy and practice. Papers will be particularly welcome that focus on: (1) the design, planning and development of schools in the developing world context; (2) environments of disadvantage and areas of reconstruction after conflict or disasters; and (3) schools for children and young people with special needs and/or from marginal communities. One-page abstracts of paper ideas should be sent by 30th March 2011 to Rosie Parnell and Laura Malinin. Abstracts will be accepted any time prior to this deadline. More…
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Research
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey – Sustainable places and greenspace
The findings of the sustainable places and greenspace module of the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey have recently been published by the Scottish Government. The survey highlighted that two-thirds (66%) of people in Scotland live within a five-minute walk of their local greenspace. However, only 53% of people in the most deprived areas of Scotland live within a five-minute walk of their local greenspace, compared with 67% of people in the least deprived areas of Scotland. It also conveys a strong link between the distance people live from their local greenspace and how often they use it. Half (50%) of those who live less than a five-minute walk away from their local greenspace visit it more than once a week, compared with only 16% of those who live more than a ten-minute walk away. When asked what people think makes a good local park or greenspace, features that require more active management, such as being well maintained, play facilities, lighting and security and good paths, were chosen more often than features relating to the overall ambience of the area, such as having lots of plants, trees or flowers, being peaceful and having attractive views. A third (33%) of people are very satisfied with the quality of their local greenspace; 46% are fairly satisfied. Being very satisfied with the quality of local greenspace is associated with better self-assessed health, higher life satisfaction, greater social trust and a higher sense of community cohesion. More…
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Events
Conference – ‘Green Economics Institute Conference’
29th – 31st July 2010: Mansfield College, Oxford.
This international conference, organised by the Green Economics Institute, will draw together key institutional, political, business and sustainability practitioners to explore emerging issues in the new discipline of Green Economics. Delegates are invited to join in the activities to explore innovations across a range of conference themes, including: development, biodiversity, climate change and gender, Green IT, eco-technology and green procurement. Further details and registration fees are available online or by email.
Lecture – ‘Beef, bread and water: ethical food in a warm and thirsty world’
20th September 2010: Savoy Place, London.
Bringing together some of the world’s leading experts on climate change, water scarcity, food insecurity and farm animal welfare, Compassion in World Farming’s Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture will address key challenges in achieving a global food supply that is fairer for animals, people and the planet. What should we eat? Is organic food best? How much water do we use to produce a kilo of beef or chicken? How can we achieve equitable food distribution? More…
Conference – ‘Changing fuels or changing patterns? The role of renewables in sustainable urban mobility’
14th – 15th October 2010: Freiberg, Germany.
Transport and mobility remain significant challenges for urban areas today. Car-dependent lifestyles contribute to congestion, air and noise pollution, as well as greenhouse gas emissions, leading to health and safety concerns, and providing constant challenges for land use and urban development planning. Hot on the heels of extensive biofuels promotion in the past few years, the new trend of e-mobility seems to offer interesting solutions for urban mobility and its manifold challenges. Mobility in a post-oil era requires new options. When considering sustainable solutions, key areas that require attention include: the use of clear energy sources, the provision of secure and sufficient energy from renewable sources, and considering sustainability of the whole production chain. Urban transport and mobility planning, however, go beyond looking at fuels and engines. It has a lot to do with people’s behaviour and available options or restrictions. Reducing mobility demand, preferring non-motorised modes of transport, and reinforcing public transport are vital building blocks of many sustainable urban mobility plans today. This Local Renewables Conference seeks to tackle these issues through a range of workshops and panels, exploring questions such as: Biofuels or e-mobility or both? E-mobility for urban areas and infrastructure changes – what is needed to make it happen? E-mobility and renewable energy for transport – adequate supply and demand? Changing fuels or changing patterns – how to achieve real sustainable urban mobility? What role can renewables play in public transport and car-sharing? More…
Conference – ‘Greening Education’
27th – 29th October 2010: Karlsruhe, Germany.
This three-day event seeks to guide academia, education and environmental policy-makers, non-governmental organisations and international development agencies, teachers, sustainable development and environmental management professionals and other stakeholders through the need for greening education and then discuss effective initiatives that can be taken to translate ‘education for sustainability’ into action. Knowledge sharing on topics such as ‘ecologising curriculum’ (incorporating sustainability), ‘greening’ courses and creating low carbon education institutions will be accompanied by valuable networking opportunities with academia, sustainable development practitioners and other stakeholders in Europe and beyond. More…
Symposium – ‘Re-imagining our sociological contemporaneity: what is the Age of Reimbodiments?’
16th July 2010: BSA Meeting Group, Suite 2, Fulham, London.
In this one-day event, speakers will engage in a preliminary attempt to define the theoretical implications of the ‘Age of Re-embodiment’. Re-embodiment is described as a global social phenomenon. It is considered as a popular and organized response against the excesses of Wester(nized) modernity and postmodernity, which are considered to be part of the colonial legacy. They are conspicuously epitomized in the international climate change regime. Re-Embodiment seeks to cut across the social and natural sciences and reassembles both. It builds on previous work on embodiment theory from varied fields such as 20th-century philosophy, environmental sociology, ecofeminism, political economy, ethno-ecology and human geography. Re-embodiment theory equally builds upon classical and post-structuralist social theory and philosophy. More…
CRR Workshop – ‘Remanufacturing’
14th October 2010: Broadway House, Tothill Street, London.
The Centre for Remanufacturing and Reuse (CRR) are holding a one-day Remanufacturing Workshop, including presentations and discussions on live remanufacturing issues. The list of speakers includes: Jeroen Gruben, Director of Marketing for Refurbished Systems, Philips Healthcare, Walter Stahel, Rolls-Royce, Ricardo and more. Combined with a report of the outcomes of CRR's 2007-10 activities, the workshop promises lively debate concerning future support and intervention needs in remanufacturing and reuse. Themes for the event include: performance business models; reuse capabilities; and, emerging Reuse. More…
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Online
Online survey - Is all nature good for you?
Researchers at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute are seeking volunteers to help them assess how people interact with nature. As part of the work for the Behaviour for Well-being, Environment and Life network, scientists aim to study the thoughts people have about the environment and nature, and how these opinions relate to overall well-being. How people interact with nature, and what relationships, if any, these interactions have with other environmental behaviours is a growing research area at the Aberdeen-based Institute. Dr Tony Craig, an environmental psychologist, is currently carrying out research focussing on the relationship between natural environments and psychological restoration. Work is also being carried out to assess differing views of nature and how nature should be managed, and the contribution of 'green spaces’ to human health and well-being. An online survey has been created to collect information on attitudes and behaviour in relation to the environment and nature. More…
Nature Language
Peter Kahn and the HINTS lab at the University of Washington are working on a research project called ‘Nature Language’. The purpose of the project is to collect personal nature stories that will contribute towards a better understanding about the many ways in which people relate to and interact with the natural world. A website has been developed which people can visit and share a story about their interactions with nature. More…
City Harvest
In the UK, growing food in towns and cities has become incredibly popular over the last couple of years, and community food growing projects are mushrooming all over the country. Urban agriculture has even attracted the attention of local authorities and government departments as a way to tackle obesity, health inequalities, climate change and more. For example, many local food strategies, such as Camden’s food strategy ‘Good Food for Camden’, and planning documents such as the London Plan include food growing. Yet, despite increased interest from the media, policy-makers and the community, there seems to be a lack of hard evidence demonstrating the benefits of growing food in urban settings. If urban agriculture is to meet its potential to contribute to a more sustainable, just and equitable food system, more research is needed to demonstrate its benefits and to support the work that urban agriculturalists worldwide are doing. City Harvest aims to strengthen and promote the urban agriculture movement across the world by providing online access to publications and projects that show evidence of how urban agriculture is beneficial for our environment, economy, education, health and communities. More…
Eco-Label Index
As consumers and companies become increasingly aware of their environmental impact, a surge of ecolabels have flooded the marketplace. Today, hundreds of ecolabels worldwide declare products to be “carbon neutral”, “forest safe”, “fairly traded”, or any number of standards of sustainability. Yet in the self-regulated eco-certification industry, how can consumers and institutional buyers really know what these stamps of approval mean? The 2010 Global Ecolabel Monitor, a collaboration between the World Resources Institute and ecolabelling.org founders Big Room Inc, gives a behind-the-scenes look at how different ecolabels certify their products. They invited 340 ecolabels in 42 countries to participate in a survey of their performance, organizational structure, and verification systems. The results are housed online in a web resource that gathers ecolabels onto a common platform to make it easier for consumers and institutional buyers alike to interpret and compare them. The survey covers questions such as how the ecolabels’ rules were created and how they are funded. It also asks how the ecolabel is enforced, for example via site visits, audits, and/or third party verification. The Global Ecolabel Monitor illustrates that there is clearly scope for improvement in ecolabel transparency and accountability. Over half of the ecolabels invited to participate were unreachable or unwilling to share information about the metrics underlying their certification. Additionally, less than 30% of the ecolabels surveyed recognized, or were recognized by, any of their fellow labeling organizations, making it impossible to know for certain if one ecolabel’s interpretation of “green” would pass muster with their peers. More…
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New Publications
RELU Briefing – ‘The challenges of implementing the Water Framework Directive’
Implementing the European Water Framework Directive will pose challenges for the UK. It seeks to: halt deterioration in the water environment; promote sustainable water use; reduce pollution of surface water and groundwater; and, mitigate the effect of floods and droughts. This latest Relu briefing examines some of the problems and the evidence from Relu projects that could help to make this legislation work at the local level. The projects suggest that in order to implement the Directive, three areas need to be addressed: engagement, policies and governance. More…
New Report – ‘Gardening in schools: a vital tool for children’s learning’
New research by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) conveys the significant impact gardening plays in a child's wellbeing, learning and development. Commissioned by the RHS from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), the report highlights how schools which actively use a garden, develop 'resilient’, 'ready to learn' and 'responsible' children; 3R attributes that make up well-balanced, happier, healthy, rounded individuals. The RHS believes these 3 R's can be learnt when gardening is used as a teaching tool, not just an extra-curricular activity. The NFER surveyed a selection of 1,300 school teachers and studied ten schools belonging to the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, from a large urban London primary school to a small village school in Yorkshire, to discover that gardening in schools encourages children to: become stronger, more active learners capable of thinking independently and adapting their skills and knowledge to new challenges at school and in future; gain a more resilient, confident and responsible approach to life so they can achieve their goals and play a positive role in society; learn vital job skills such as presentation skills, communication and team work, and fuel their entrepreneurial spirit; embrace a healthier, more active lifestyle as an important tool for success at school and beyond; and develop the ability to work and communicate with people from all ages and backgrounds. More…
EEA Report – ‘10 Messages for 2010: the EEA’s new assessment on agricultural ecosystems’
The seventh of the EEA’s 10 messages for 2010 recommends that policy promotes the creation and maintenance of more diverse agricultural landscapes, arguing that healthy agro-ecosystems are necessary for high and sustained productivity. The aim of this initiative is to highlight one theme per month until the tenth meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in October. Intensive farming has long been a major cause of biodiversity decline in Europe. The European Environment Agency's (EEA) new short assessment examines Europe's efforts to strike a balance between producing sufficient food and maintaining agro-ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity above and below ground. It highlights that mechanisation, drainage and introduction of irrigation crops have simplified the agricultural landscape and cleared small woodlands, ponds and hedges to allow heavy machinery to move. Re-introducing such buffering elements into intensely farmed systems would create a more diverse landscape, providing a mosaic of habitats and thereby boosting biodiversity. Intensive farming has also favoured genetically uniform crops and livestock breeds vulnerable to pests and diseases. Long and varied crop rotations, diverse regional distribution of crops and selecting crops better matched to the natural fertility of the soil could all contribute to fostering biodiversity, while maintaining a high level of productivity. The report suggests that the upcoming CAP reform offers a good opportunity to address existing shortcomings and integrate biodiversity issues more effectively. More…
New Report – ‘An assessment of the benefits and issues associated with the application of biochar to soil’
Biochar is a fine-grained, highly porous material similar to charcoal, that is produced from the decomposition of plant-derived organic matter (biomass) in a low- or zero-oxygen environment. Biochar is already found in soils around the world as a consequence of naturally-occurring fires and, in the Amazon, as a deliberate result of its addition by past human populations (the so-called terra preta soils). Contemporary interest in biochar is, first and foremost, driven by its potential role as a response to the problem of climate change. This is through the long-term storage of carbon in soils in a stable form. There are, however, some major uncertainties surrounding the role of biochar, its impacts upon soils and crops, its overall performance and its costs compared to other carbon mitigation options. This new publication reports on the findings of a study that sought to provide a detailed state-of-the-art and critical review of what we really know about biochar, identification of the key gaps, uncertainties and risks, and suggestions on key research questions that need to be addressed before biochar can be widely deployed. More…
New Publication – ‘Rare Earth metal scarcity in low carbon technologies’
Oakdene Hollins has recently completed a DfT-funded report on the scarcity of rare earth elements in low carbon technology applications. The ‘Rare Earths’ is a group of metals with chemically similar properties. Despite the name, Rare Earths are not all that scarce: the term ‘rare’ is more of a reference to historical difficulties in separating and identifying the metals. Although mineable concentrations of Rare Earths are quite few and far between, all of the Rare Earths are more abundant in the earth’s crust than silver, and the four commonest are more plentiful than lead. There has been a flood of news in the media about the Rare Earths due to their strategic applications in clean technologies such as hybrid and electric vehicles and the new gearless wind turbines, the current generation of which uses substantial quantities of Rare Earth elements in the form of rechargeable batteries and high-strength magnets. Demand for Rare Earths is forecasted to grow at 8-11% per year between 2011 and 2014. The highest growth is expected for magnets and metal alloys, required in hybrid and electric vehicles. Options for alternative technologies which eliminate or reduce the quantity of Rare Earths in electric vehicle motor magnets are limited. The project identified possible shortages in dysprosium, terbium and neodymium as likely limiting factors for the future of electric vehicles and off-shore wind turbines. It recommends that the UK Government supports application-focused development of Rare Earth magnets and of whole life-cycle management (for example, product life extension, remanufacturing, recycling) of the systems within which they are used. More…
JRF Publication – ‘Community and mutual ownership: A historical review’
Policy-makers have identified that community and mutual ownership can make a significant contribution to the economy, welfare and society more generally. A historical analysis of social change can inform contemporary understanding, policy and practice. This study: adopts a broad definition of 'community and mutual' as a way of exploring the history of ownership; identifies five models - customary and common, community, co-operative and mutual, charitable, and municipal and state forms of ownership; argues that systematic and values-based approaches are needed to develop community and mutual ownership to respond to current social problems; and, notes that time is needed to develop democracy, membership and belonging, all factors that have been historically important to the success of community and mutual ownership. More…
nef Publication – ‘An inconvenient sandwich: the throwaway economics of takeaway food’
The British appetite for quick, cheap, convenient food that we can eat wherever we happen to be has hidden costs to society, public health and the environment. This report investigates the economic pressures facing independent cafés and sandwich bars which often forces social justice, sustainability and health off the menu. Being casual about what, when, and where we eat is both a cause and a symptom of the hectic, mobile lives we lead. It helps to shape our aspirations and our sense of identity. Although casual food is everywhere, the ‘casual eating’ subdivision of the catering sector is overlooked. So diverse that it can seem to defy classification, it has no shared voice or body of knowledge. Nevertheless, this report suggests it requires closer scrutiny. Casual food tends to be cheap, is often highly processed, and generates a lot of food and packaging waste. Although it is hugely popular, it is criticised for being unhealthy, and information about where it comes from or what it contains is rarely available when you buy it. Work in the sector is poorly paid, precarious, and sometimes illegal. The whole food system is under widespread pressure to become more sustainable. Broadly speaking, the challenge is to produce more and better quality food, more ethically, from less land, using fewer resources, and with fewer negative impacts, and to share it more equitably. Efforts to make the food system more sustainable will have to take the social, environmental, and economic impacts of our casual eating habit into account. This report is based on a series of interviews with the owners of small independent takeaways and cafés. More…
DEMOS Report – ‘Measuring social value’
Ensuring value for money in public service delivery is now a more pressing policy concern than ever before. Measures of social value, which take into account wider ‘value added’ impacts and softer outcomes, are increasingly replacing narrow financial returns as funders and commissioners seek ever more ‘bang for their buck’. This is particularly the case for the third sector, where often unquantified social returns can be far greater than in the commercial world, and whose role in delivering public services has grown apace in the last few years, and is set to continue. This report provides a snapshot of the third sector’s ability to measure and communicate the social value of the services it provides. It also investigates the range of frameworks available for measuring social value and assesses progress made towards using these frameworks, particularly the Social Return on Investment (SROI) model currently being promoted by Government. Based on a review of 30 charities and social enterprises of different sizes and working in different sectors, Measuring Social Value reveals a gap between the aspirations of policy-makers for quantifiable measures of social value, and the ability of third sector organisations to measure and capture basic social outcomes. It argues that the sector as a whole must achieve a basic and universal standard of outcome measurement before attempting to implement more complex and rigorous models such as SROI; and that such a universal standard would be both more viable and equitable for charities and useful to funders. More…
SDC Report – ‘The Future is Local: Empowering communities to improve their neighbourhoods’
Enabling communities to lead local renewal projects with a neighbourhood-wide approach is the most cost-effective way to ensure our villages, towns and cities are fit for the future and create the conditions for people to thrive, a new report from the Sustainable Development Commission finds. This report emphasizes that failing to upgrade our local infrastructure will have a negative effect on all areas of life in the UK, hampering our ability to deal with climate change, future housing and transport needs, ill health and unemployment. The report concludes that empowering communities to prioritise, finance and deliver necessary local works in an integrated way – from improving home energy efficiency to upgrading green spaces and installing flood defences and renewable energy sources – will: save money by taking advantage of economies of scale; attract higher levels of participation compared with programmes to tackle individual issues; help communities access better finance solutions and generate income to be re-invested into other community projects; reduce disruption by tackling works together; and, strengthen communities by involving them in decisions about their area. More…
CABE Report – ‘Community green: using local spaces to tackle inequality and improve health’
Thousands of hectares of development land and open space around social housing estates are not being used because of their poor quality. According to new research from CABE, this creates a major opportunity to tackle inequality and improve health in inner cities. The quantity of green space, as well as the quality, varies enormously across these areas. In areas where residents are almost entirely white, there is 11 times more green space than in areas where 40% of residents are black or minority ethnic. This research shows that the inequality in provision of green space is even worse than inequality in schooling, housing, jobs and health. The report finds that people view green space as a key service, alongside housing, education and policing. Half of the 500 people interviewed reported they would do more exercise if green spaces were improved, and half expected they would have better mental health. Yet less than one per cent of people living in social housing said they use the green space on their estate. The study also reveals a number of barriers to better use of public green space by black and minority ethnic people. Only half of Bangladeshi people, for example, reported feeling safe using their local green space, compared with three quarters of white people interviewed. In response, CABE recommends there should be more scope for communities to take over temporarily vacant land, and that local authorities responsible for green spaces should work with voluntary groups to make it easier for people to improve the green spaces on their doorsteps. More…
WWF Report – ‘Strategies for reducing the climate impacts of red meat/dairy consumption in the UK’
This report reflects the findings of an investigation into possible strategies for reducing red meat and dairy consumption in the UK in order to cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the food sector, with particular focus on the role of the multiple grocery retailers. It aims to provide new and useful insight into the orders of magnitude relating to reductions in GHG required and the potential solutions to deliver these reductions at a time when there is urgency to tackle the role of food in climate change at a national and global level. The analysis of the policy and business context points to multiple initiatives relating to environment and sustainability across the various players in the red meat and dairy food chain, but highlights that they tend to relate to single and ‘emblematic’ issues, such as organic, animal welfare, or fair trade and do not go far enough to tackle climate change effectively. Meanwhile consumer adoption of environmental behaviours is also slow and centres on easy and convenient actions. From a retailer point of view, red meat and dairy are core revenue streams and, for several, these categories are key to the brand ‘offer’. As a result, retailers are reluctant to reduce consumption amongst their customer base. This report explores these issues in depth and presents five priority commitments for retailers, together with five recommendations for government. It also calls for a new form of collaboration in the food market with a greater degree of open-mindedness and creativity than at any point in the past. More…
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