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November 06 2009 – Leading retailers and food and drink companies are backing a new drive to cut manufacturers carbon emissions and energy costs by up to a third and shrink the carbon footprints of finished products.

Tesco, Britvic and Highland Spring are among the major industry players supporting the Carbon Trust in its Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA) scheme. Trade bodies including the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and Dairy UK have also joined.

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Tags: Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprints, CRC, U. K. Carbon