May 16, 2023 | Sustainability
The Ministry for the Environment will begin engaging with food and grocery companies in coming months regarding next steps in the Government’s waste strategy. A webinar organised by NZFGC and The Packaging Forum to update members on the strategy was told the ministry...
Oct 23, 2022 | Latest News, Sustainability
A voluntary agreement between leading food sector businesses to reduce food waste across NZ’s food supply chain will be launched next month. The Kai Commitment project is an initiative of the New Zealand Food Waste Champions 12.3 Trust. It will help businesses to: set...
Sep 23, 2022 | Latest News, Sustainability
FGC and The Packaging Forum are to jointly lead a project to co-design a Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship Scheme for New Zealand. Environment Minister David Parker made the announcement today at an event hosted by FGC and The Packaging Forum. It will use funding...
Jul 13, 2022 | Sustainability
The recycling of packaging in New Zealand is set to increase thanks to a new partnership between FGC and the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation which will advance the uptake of the Australasian Recycling Label. The ARL is an on-pack labelling scheme that helps...
Dec 7, 2020 | Sustainability
FGC established a Sustainability Committee in July 2019. It consists of seven sub-committees that tackle all issues of sustainability as they relate to the food and grocery sector. About 90 FGC members are involved in these sub-committees. The Sustainability Committee...
