Pledges made in 2008
- Reduce PIUK total waste to landfill by a further 20% during 2008.
- Achieve zero landfill waste across our total supply chain within 10 years.
- Commission life-cycle assessments of our major packaging materials to identify optimal choices for greenhouse gas and water reduction.
- All Quaker and Walkers packaging to be renewable, recyclable or biodegradable within 10 years Quaker and Walkers to roll out Forest Stewardship Council paper-based packaging, where appropriate, within 3 years.
- Donate surplus Tropicana, Copella and PJ's Smoothies to breakfast clubs in deprived communities, diverting them from landfill.
- Reduce Walkers packaging weight by a further 10% by 2010.
For full details of these and all our pledges, read or download our Environmental Sustainability Report, published in 2008.
Key achievments
In the first year after our pledges we:
- managed to radically reduce our waste sent to landfill by 39%, exceeding our initial target and almost doubling our performance since 2007.
- reduced our Walkers' packaging weight by a further 2%.
For details on progress against all our pledges, read or download our Environmental Sustainability Update, published in 2009.
