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发布年 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
语种 | 英语 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
国家 | 英国 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
领域 | 气候变化 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
正文(英文) | News story Global Resource Initiative taskforce: greening the UK’s environmental footprintA taskforce of leaders from business and environmental organisations meets for the first time to consider actions the UK can take to green its international supply chains and leave a lighter footprint on the global environment. ![]() The Global Resource Initiative taskforce Representatives from leading businesses and environmental groups come together today (18 July) to consider how we can reduce the climate and environment impacts of key UK supply chains. The Global Resource Initiative (GRI) taskforce will seek to identify ambitious actions to drive more resilient and sustainable food systems that avoid deforestation and environmental degradation overseas, while supporting jobs and livelihoods. The taskforce will bring together major businesses including Legal & General, Cargill, McDonald’s and Tesco together with the Green Finance Institute, WWF and NGO Forest Coalition. Just as any company has a supply chain, so too does the UK and demand for key commodities like palm oil, soya and beef can act as a driver of deforestation and environmental degradation overseas, leaving a so-called environmental footprint. Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey said:
The government anticipates a report next year, ahead of key international biodiversity and climate summits later that year. The series of summits in the 2020 ‘super year’ offer opportunities to shape the international sustainability agenda. It will contribute to the delivery of the UK’s international commitments on climate and biodiversity, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals. The GRI is a key part of the commitment the government made in the 25 Year Environment Plan to leave a lighter footprint on the global environment. It will complement existing work to promote sustainable commodities, and the government’s recent commitment to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The taskforce is supported across government and was developed in partnership by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra); the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for International Development (DFID). Sir Ian Cheshire, the chair of the independent taskforce said:
Beth Hart, Director of Supply Chain at McDonald’s UK and Ireland said:
Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas, Chief Executive Officer for the Green Finance Institute said:
Further information and taskforce members
Published 18 July 2019
Last updated 19 July 2019 + show all updates
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来源平台 | GOV.UK - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
文献类型 | 新闻 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/216338 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
专题 | 气候变化 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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