New carbon economy: what it means for FMCG

Major retailers seeking to reduce their carbon emissions will be looking at their supply chain, in the wake of the new Australian carbon pollution reduction scheme. Shoppers will increasingly look to the carbon footprint of the products they buy.

For Retail World Magazine by the FMCG Sustainability Institute, a joint initiative of Shopportunity and EcoSTEPS to provide Sustainability  thought leadership, research, education and advice to the FMCG industry. For more information visit www.fmcg-sustain.com.au

Whether you are a climate change believer or skeptic, one thing is for sure: the carbon issue is escalating and will have a major impact on the economy more broadly, and FMCG specifically, over the next few years.

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