Event – Conference: Corporate Climate Response – Countdown to the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) & Climate Change and the Food Industry
Posted in Events, Models, Research by fedwards on March 11th, 2008
A two day conference will be held on 20 & 21 May 2008 at the CBI Congress Centre, London. The focus of the first day is on helping companies prepare for the UK’s new mandatory carbon trading scheme – the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). The second day focuses specifically on climate change and the food industry. The day will look at climate impacts at each stage in the food chain from agriculture through to waste, and speakers include representatives from M&S, Tesco, McCain’s, Nestle, Cadbury Schweppes, The Co-operative Group, Innocent and Scottish & Newcastle.
Presentations include:
· An update from Defra on its dairy roadmapping project
· A presentation by Bidwells on the sustainability of Asda’s potato supply chain
· A case study by Nestle on water conservation in food production
· Tesco’s one year-on update on its carbon labelling project
· Cadbury’s presentation on its plan to cut its carbon footprint by 50%
· McCain’s case study on its goal to make chips from 70% renewable energy
For more information please visit http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/corporateclimateresponse/CCRLondon_08.html.
