5 February2008


British Sugar announces involvement in Carbon Trust initiative


British Sugar today announced its involvement in the Carbon Trust initiative to trial the draft Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2050, the standard for assessing the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of goods and services, currently being developed in partnership with DEFRA and BSI British Standards.

ritish Sugar joins the third wave of new partners and products to trial the draft PAS 2050 standard, which are as follows:
 

  • British Sugar plc - Granulated White Sugar
  • Colors – South African fruit supplied to UK retailers
  • Continental Clothing Company Ltd – EarthPositiveTM apparel
  • Coors Brewers Ltd – Carling Lager
  • Danone Waters UK Limited – Evian and Volvic Mineral Water
  • Mey Selections – Mey Selections Luxury All Butter Shortbread, Mey Selections Heather Honey and Mey Selections Blossom Honey
  • Morphy Richards – Covering a total of 12 Comfigrip, Turbo Steam and Precise Steam irons


Peter Watson, Head of Growth and leading British Sugar's involvement added, "We are delighted to be involved in this initiative with the Carbon Trust. Our focus on reducing our energy usage has delivered significant results and we are keen to support the development of a common standard for carbon footprinting".

To read the full press release, please click on this link: Carbon footprinting takes major step forward >>
 

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