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This section highlights information which has been added to the Research Library within the last 14 days.
ADDED Friday September 5, 2008 – WASTE |
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Potential Refill Solutions for the Food and Non-Food Retail Sectors – Feasibility Study
Published by WRAP in June 2008, this report looks at refill systems and their waste management implications. It examines a number of possible products (food and non-food) suitable for refillable packaging and looks at the potential for using a range of different pack types. It discusses the advantages, disadvantages and potential commercial benefits for these different options, to make a case to retailers that such systems are commercially feasible. The report also identifies potential barriers and constraints to the wider implementation of refill systems in the UK and proposes solutions that may overcome or mitigate these barriers and constraints. |
ADDED Friday September 5, 2008 – AGRICULTURE |
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An overview of climate change adaptation in the Australian agricultural sector – impacts, options and priorities.
This report, published in July 2008 by CSIRO (Australia’s national science and research agency) brings together the latest science from research groups around Australia, and provides an overview of the steps that need to be taken to adjust to the ongoing changes to the Australian climate. The report looks at each of Australia’s main agricultural sectors, including cotton, sugar cane, livestock, rice and grapes. For more information see here.
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ADDED Friday September 5, 2008 – ALCOHOL – INDUSTRY – CARBON LABELLING |
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Sapporo breweries to introduce carbon footprint labels
Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun newpaper reports that Sapporo Breweries Ltd. has announced it will introduce a label on one of its beer products next year stating how much carbon dioxide is emitted per can during the entire production and disposal process. The label will be printed on 350ml cans of Black Label draft beer.
According to the company, it will be the world's first brewer to print the amount of CO2 emission on its products. The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry is working at hammering out unified rules on how to calculate CO2 emissions and label it. The rules are expected to be in place by February or March next year. Sapporo plans to begin labeling the amount of CO2 emission on its products immediately after the introduction of the unified rules. I can’t find anything on the Sapporo website but you can read coverage in the paper here. |
ADDED Friday September 5, 2008 – CARBON LABELLING |
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Check-out carbon
This report from the Forum for the Future published in July 2008, explores the potential of carbon labelling. It concludes that carbon labelling does have a role to play in moving people towards a low-carbon shopping basket, but that trying to put a label on everything isn’t the answer. It says that people don’t just want to be told that it’s up to them to choose the right products - they want government and retailers to act too, by taking the most environmentally damaging products off the shelves. For more information see here. |
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