Tackling food waste in Tesco’s operations

Since 2009 no food from Tesco UK has gone to landfill. Bakery surplus which we’re unable to donate to charity is made into animal feed for livestock. We were the first UK retailer to publish independently assured food waste data for our own operations. Publishing a detailed breakdown of our waste enables us to identify hotspots and take action.

We have made a commitment that no food that’s safe for human consumption will go to waste from our UK retail operations. We are working towards minimising the surplus in our distribution centres and in our stores. However, if food cannot be sold, we offer it to charities and community groups who help feed people in need. Through Community Food Connection we have donated 48 million meals to over 7,000 charities and organisations since launch in 2016.

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Zero landfill waste at the Siemens location in Newcastle

The Zero Waste to Landfill initiative, which has been running since 2013 and aims to prevent future landfill waste, launched a sustainable and environmentally-friendly disposal process at Newcastle. As a result, the site has created a flagship project for the environmental program Serve the Environment. Today the Siemens location in Newcastle is proud to announce that 99.7 percent of all waste is recycled. In the wake of the successful reduction of waste and related costs, motivation and awareness of recycling in Newcastle were noticeably stronger – employees are proud of their contribution to "Zero Waste to landfill".

Learn about the Priceless Planet Coalition, with Mastercard!

Mastercard announced the launch of the Priceless Planet Coalition, a platform to unite corporate sustainability efforts and make meaningful investments to preserve the environment.Together with partners the Priceless Planet Coalition is pledging to plant 100 million trees over five years. Large scale reforestation programs need to be executed carefully, with consideration given to a number of factors including local climate, adverse biodiversity impacts, lax or poor forest management practices, unintended future deforestation, risk of reversal, and unintended social impacts. Mastercard has selected global environmental organizations Conservation International and World Resources Institute (WRI) to lead the tree planting efforts. Working closely with local and indigenous communities, Conservation International has protected or restored over 6 million square kilometers of land and sea across more than 70 countries

NIVEA is focusing on refillable and recyclable containers

Regardless of whether the material is plastic, glass, metal, cardboard or paper, we're constantly working on reducing the amount of material we use. Wherever possible, we apply the sustainability criteria; avoid, reduce, reuse and recycle to all of our packaging innovations. Today, nearly 100% of our packaging materials are recyclable. We have also reduced our packaging volume by 15% - saving 350 tonnes of plastic every year! Refill pouches are just one way we reduce packaging. Thanks to refillable containers and reusable product packages, such as soap dispensers, waste volume can be substantially reduced. For example, the refill pouches for our NIVEA Creme Shower Gel result in 75% less waste.

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