News archive item
Processing technologies –
for sustainability
From June 2006 newsletter
Sustainability is about meeting the needs of today without compromising the capacity for future generations to meet their needs. It impinges on all aspects of society, including industry, which plays a major role in the use, management and environmental impact of many resources. A recent CCFRA/Razor PR workshop, run by Forum for the Future, illustrated to many senior food industry managers why sustainable manufacturing practices will become a business critical issue within the next few years.
CCFRA is already active in this area. As part of CCFRA's new technologies activities, we have increasingly been monitoring and reporting on technologies for waste minimisation and utilisation – through the New Technologies Bulletin – with plans to increase the emphasis on environmental technologies in future issues. CCFRA is looking at how it can help industry in the area of waste management, whilst Grub's Up – an ongoing EU project – will involve hazard analysis of a range of waste conversion technologies.
As part of these developments we would welcome feedback from members on sustainability, waste issues and how we can assist through services and research activities. This is part of a broader strategy to develop and extend our research and services in sustainable resource management, with a further workshop on sustainable practices being planned.
Contact: Craig Leadley
+44(0)1386 842059
Email: c.leadley@campden.co.uk
or Dr Andrew Green
+44 (0)1386 842272
Email: a.green@campden.co.uk