British Soft Drinks Association commits to environmental targets

Britain's leading soft drinks companies from Britvic to Coca-Cola have teamed up to commit to targets on:

• Climate change (30% reduction in CO₂ by 2020 on 1990 levels)
• Waste and packaging (zero waste to landfill by 1015)
• Water (reduce water used by 20% by 2020 on 2007 levels
• Transport (reduce external impacts of transport - not defined in press release - by 20% by 2012 on 2002 levels).

To read the BSDA press release, see here. For coverage in the Telegraph see here.