Water-hungry food companies ignoring supply chain risks, report finds.
Just six of the world’s largest food companies have set sustainable water-sourcing targets for the majority of their agricultural inputs, as a new report reveals that water risks in the supply chain are still largely ignored.
Ceres published its latest Feeding Ourselves Thirsty report today (11 September), which evaluates 42 of the largest food companies on water risks across packaged foods, beverages, agricultural products and meat.
The latest report found that while the number of companies that were assessing water risks had increased by 30% since 2015, just six has set sourcing goals across key areas of the business.
Anglian for change It’s not just businesses that are attempting to reduce water usage.
“We are really excited to deliver positive, real change for Anglian Water around consumer water usage,” Given London’s managing partner Ben Hayman said.
Our approach is insight based, as we work closely with Anglian Water and the local community, to deliver results which can then be replicated at scale across the UK.” Refill scheme While it is important for businesses to track water use, another key environmental issue is emerging regarding the use of plastic bottles.
Once such campaign is Refill, which aims to reduce the use of plastic bottles by getting businesses to offer free tap water refills.
Last week, Banbury and Bicester became the tenth and eleventh towns in England to sign up to the scheme.
Matt Mace