Date published: 2008/02/16
The BBC says:
An over-arching policy on supermarkets is needed if the government is to meet targets on obesity, waste and climate change, an independent report has said.
The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) report suggests the food chain contributes about one-fifth of total UK greenhouse gas emissions.
It admits supermarkets are improving performance in many ways, but calls for clear government policy guidance.
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The SDC blames stores for exacerbating global poverty and promoting unhealthy lifestyles.
More hand wringing from the academic middle class. The SDC is one of those dreadful quangos which serves absolutely no purpose in life, so has to constantly try and justify its existence by writing silly, vacuous reports. And being academic middle class, they of course have to blame most of the problems of the world on corporations, here supermarkets. Well one thing is sure, we need more "government policy guidance" like a hole in the head. And just think how much "waste and climate change" would be reduced if the government just abolished all these pointless quangos.
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