In 2008, the Sustainable Development Commission conducted a review of government's role to enable supermarkets to deliver a sustainable food system in the UK.
The review focuses on the role of government in supporting sustainable supermarket food in the UK. It the effectiveness of government policies towards the food system and supermarkets and the extent to which these policies are helping or hindering progress towards sustainable development. The report focuses on six priority areas of concern: Climate Change; Waste; Water; Ecosystems; Nutrition and obesity; Fair Supply Chains.
Research undertaken for the report indicates that supermarkets are frustrated by a perceived lack of long-term government strategy on how the food sector can and must contribute to government policy goals. In the course of this review, supermarkets said they were willing to work with government to develop a coherent vision for a green, healthy and fair food system, with a roadmap that identifies priorities for retailers, continues to build the evidence base and implements the range of policy tools that will enable progress.
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