References:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/02/16/easuper116.xml

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7247384.stm

Report entitled: Green, Healthy and Fair

Professor Tim Lang, Commissioner at the SDC, said:

"Government cannot resolve the problems of obesity, waste or climate change alone. Given the enormous influence wielded by supermarkets, working with them effectively is essential.

"There are many areas where the government and retailers are already working together, but government needs to be more ambitious. With public scrutiny of retailers' behaviour increasing, many supermarkets are keen to work with government to develop a green, healthy and fair food system.

"In fact, our research with supermarkets has shown that in areas such as climate change or recycling policy, they are often frustrated by the lack of clarity or long-term strategy on which they can plan for the future."

Ah those lovely supermarkets! Poor misunderstood chaps that they are.

Why is it that government has to do the work? Why cannot morals, ethics, common sense, public conscience and other such standards guide the behaviour of the commercial giants? Why cannot families take some responsibility?

Dream on!

Role Players:

Sustainable Development Commission (SDC): www.sd-commission.org.uk

British Retail Consortium: http://www.brc.org.uk

Competition Commission: http://www.competition-commission.org.uk

Food Climate Research Network: http://www.fcrn.org.uk

Office of Fair Trading: http://www.oft.gov.uk

Issues:

Environment

Carbon Footprint

Greenhouse Emissions (Greenhouse Gases)

Transport

Packaging

Obesity

Health

Advertising

Waste

Climate Change

Global Warming

Supermarkets

Agricultural Methods (Farming)

[Why not take a look at www.alternativevet.org , while you're here?]