emovis Podcast Importance of Environmental Sustainability

At Asda, our approach to sustainability is based on the belief that protecting the environment and saving people money go hand in hand. We have a really clear aims – to reduce the environmental impact of our operations, the goods and services we sell, and the suppliers that make them.  Packaging, it’s part and parcel of what we do. Without great packaging, many of our products wouldn’t make it to our stores, or your homes, in one piece. Some of our food wouldn’t be safe, others wouldn’t taste so good, and some things need to be packaged for extra protection as they are so delicate.  We’re focused on reducing and improving it and, since 2007, we have reduced packaging weight by 27 percent. But, it isn’t just about less packaging, it’s about packaging that keeps products at their best for longer, both in our stores and your homes.

A new research hub led by the University of Exeter will spearhead national efforts to create a sustainable, circular economy where fewer resources are used and more waste materials reused – delivering huge benefits to the environment and UK economy. The National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Hub is supported with £3.5 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). It will work with the five circular economy centres that were recently announced to explore how reusing waste materials in a wide range of industries, including textiles, construction, chemical and metals, could boost the UK economy as well as deliver massive environmental benefits. The circular economy hub will provide national leadership to facilitate the exchange of knowledge across the five centres and with the UK’s wider research and innovation landscape.