The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has launched five toolkits designed to help its members meet their sustainability ambitions.
The toolkits form the next phase of the FDF’s Ambition 2030 initiative which aims to halve emissions across the entire agri-food supply chain by 2030. Launched in October 2024, FDF said Ambition 2030 is the flagship sustainability programme for the UK food and drink manufacturing sector. It focuses on the impacts of climate change and nature’s decline which pose a threat to food production and security, and also highlights the need for a united approach to tackle this.
To help advance the sector’s progress further, FDF has now launched five new member toolkits covering each strategic pillar of the programme:
- Net zero
- Nature restoration
- Sustainable commodities
- Food waste
- Packaging.
The toolkits are designed to help businesses in taking the next steps on their sustainability journey, whether they’re just at the start of acting on one of the pillars or are already making progress.
Each toolkit provides practical steps and guidance, including detailed insights into the current sustainability policy landscape; guidance on the latest frameworks and standards for food manufacturers; priority areas for businesses to act; and information on FDF activities that can help members achieve their sustainability ambitions.
They also include the resources that businesses need to undertake a self-assessment to understand their current environmental impact and potential areas for improvement. This could be engaging with industry initiatives to help build sustainability through their supply chains, promoting regenerative farming, or standardising carbon reporting.
“Achieving our sector’s ambitious net zero and nature targets will take proactivity and collaboration, with each business recognising the part they have to play in tackling critical climate issues,” said Emma Piercy, head of climate change and energy policy at the FDF.
“We recognise that the sustainability policy landscape is complex, and that food and drink manufacturers will all be at different stages in their sustainability journeys. That’s why we’ve created these new Ambition 2030 toolkits, giving businesses the support and guidance they need to contribute to our collective action on climate progress towards their sustainability goals.”
Progress is being made by in the baking industry, with five initiatives recently shortlisted for Sustainability Initiative of the Year at the 2025 Baking Industry Awards. The finalists include regenerative farming projects, plastic reduction by major bakery suppliers, and work on surplus.
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