Introduction

Over the last 18 months, FDF published its heat decarbonisation roadmap to 2050, set a baseline for its 2021 Net Zero programme through the Net Zero Narrative project, and following FDF’s public announcement in April 2021 for a Net Zero by 2040 Ambition, we are now developing our associated Roadmap and handbook for businesses to be published at COP26.

In light of this work, and as part of a PG Dip in Sustainable Business that I’m undertaking at the University of Cambridge, I am working on an ‘Analysis Paper’ looking at a sustainability challenge in the food and drink sector.

This survey forms part of the research I am undertaking to help establish / lead to a set of recommendations, on what FDF can do to accelerate changes in the UK’s farm-to-fork supply chain to deliver Net Zero by 2040 – it is open to both members and non-members of FDF.

All information gathered will be confidential and non-attributable unless explicit permission is otherwise given.  The final paper will be viewed only by Cambridge University and key FDF staff.

This questionnaire will be open until Friday 20th August – but sooner by Friday 13th is much appreciated (first draft of paper is to be submitted on 23rd August)!

If you would like a 1:1 conversation instead of or in addition to the survey, please contact me at emma.piercy@fdf.org.uk to arrange a convenient time.

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* 1. How would you describe / what do you know of FDF’s strategy around Sustainability?

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* 2. To what extent do you feel FDF is influencing / driving the environmental sustainability agenda?

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* 3. To what extent do you feel FDF is influencing / driving the economic sustainability agenda (e.g. industry growth)?

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* 4. To what extent do you feel FDF is influencing / driving the social sustainability agenda (e.g. diet & health)?

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* 5. To what extent do you feel FDF works on behalf of industry for changes to current / impending legislation / policy frameworks?

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* 6. To what extent do you feel FDF advocates and proactively shapes / prepare ideas for / input into future policy framework design?

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* 7. Does FDF have the balance correct between focusing on current regulatory frameworks and then advocacy around future developments?

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* 8. To what extent should the FDF take a leadership / advocacy role in driving the sector towards Net Zero by 2040?

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* 9. If you are not an FDF member – could FDF taking a more leadership role in sustainability / Net Zero, encourage you to join?

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* 10. Do you work with or are you a member of other trade associations / industry bodies (e.g. NFU, BRC, WRAP, IGD, WWF, ….)?

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* 11. How important is collaboration between trade associations and industry bodies in the food and drink sector?

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* 12. Any other comments?

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