Retailers energised by potential AD offers to close the loop

摘要

In the retail sector, where brand reputation is paramount, food waste is a critical issue. Diverting it from landfill is more or less a given, but in terms of corporate social responsibility, the strategic management of this waste stream has raised potential conflicts and dilemmas - the main one being charitable redistribution versus sending it for energy recovery. Most of the major food retailers have settled on some form of compromise -edible food waste, for instance, which is close to or just past its sell-by date (and which hasn't been sold in-store despite discounting) tends to be donated to various food or animal charities, usually at a local level, and often through national agreements with the likes of FareShare.