2 minute read
Net Zero Commitment Launched
THE SCOTTISH BAKER NET ZERO COMMITMENT LAUNCHED
Advertisement
On 9 November, The Scotland Food & Drink Partnership launched the food and drink industry’s Net Zero Commitment to unite industry efforts and steer its journey to a Net Zero future.
The Net Zero Commitment consists of five long-term commitments, underpinned by a programme of targeted interventions, to help Scotland’s food and drink sector meet Net Zero targets by addressing the challenges and opportunities that a just transition to a Net Zero sector offers producers, manufacturers and those involved throughout the food and drink supply chain. The Net Zero Commitment was launched on 9th November by David Thomson, Chief Executive, Food & Drink Federation Scotland, James Withers, Chief Executive, Scotland Food & Drink and Mairi Gougeon MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands at a COP26 event held in Glasgow. The Partnership’s five long-term commitments include: 1. Placing Net Zero at the heart of all
Scotland Food & Drink’s sector strategies. 2. Supporting Scotland’s food and drink businesses on the Net Zero journey with planning and practical interventions to cater for their specific challenges and needs. 3. Tackling key shared challenges through collaboration which goes beyond the existing full supply chain approach to encompass other sectors in addressing asset lifecycle planning, energy, packaging, waste and carbon sequestration. 4. Using data to drive activity, identifying opportunities as well as challenges. 5. Making the sector’s Net Zero transition a just one, looking to support green skills, fair work and lifelong careers in both rural and urban areas of Scotland. Underpinning the Partnership’s commitments is a series of practical interventions to support Scotland’s food and drink sector in its transition to net zero. Interventions include the introduction of a pilot Net Zero Advisor programme to support businesses making the transition to net zero, learning events and full realignment of the Partnership’s sector strategies, including Ambition 2030, with climate change commitments.
