Tesco 'green' research misses fact that supermarkets are part of the problem

Tesco is going to fund 77 academic posts in "green" research with a £25m donation to Manchester University - however it doesn't take a university to work out that supermarkets are a huge part of the problem. Read what Green party Principal Speaker Derek Wall had to say on this here.

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Certainly there are so many things that supermarkets could be doing more - take packaging - there is a voluntary agreement - The Courtauld Commitment to redress excess packaging by 92%. It has failed miserably - I have to agree with those who say that such voluntary agreements are usually a way corporations avoid their responsibilities.... and what about plastic bags...

Anyhow just read the Coop will save 8 tonnes of plastic every year by being the first retailer to launch naked cucumbers - no shrink-wrapped plastic around them - it is part of other moves to reduce packaging - all good stuff but too slow! Come on Sainsbury's, Tesco and the others it is time for naked fruit and veg.