Meat in a Net Zero World

As part of WRAP's Courtauld 2025, which aims to reduce food waste, cut carbon and protect critical water resources, Meat in a Net Zero world sets out a vision and set of actions for the UK meat industry to work from farm to fork to improve efficiency and productivity, minimise waste, protect natural assets and reduce global warming. Meat in a Net Zero World will help deliver against a number of industry initiatives including the NFU's Net Zero vision, the European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability/UK Cattle Sustainability Platform and the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soya. Our cross-industry vision aims to optimise productivity and minimise waste throughout the supply chain, where our 5 priority areas focus on primary production, feed processors, processors, consumers, retail and hospitality and food service businesses. The main actions of Meat in a Net Zero world are to influence and deliver whole chain improvements by: • Playing our part as a supply chain to help deliver productivity improvements, GHG emissions reductions and protection of natural assets (e.g. soil, water) during livestock (cattle, sheep, pigs) and poultry rearing; • Sourcing soya for use in feed that is cultivated in a way that protects against conversion of forests and valuable native vegetation; • Large meat processors, retailers, and hospitality and food service businesses continuing to take action to reduce their own operational food waste, GHG emissions and water impacts; and • Helping to halve the amount of meat thrown away at home.