SUSTAINABILITY
52 intelligence insight for retailers and manufacturers across the globe ,” adds Crewe , who is proud of the opportunities taken by Anthesis to provide thought leadership and guidance on food waste across the UK as part of its collaboration with the Institute of Grocery Distribution ( IGD ).
Crewe is mindful of the obstacles to further progress and notes that the shifting sands of government legislation can often cause uncertainty when it comes to driving innovation and investment . Meanwhile , the spectre of Brexit has caused organisations to slow down until they have more
certainty around what it will mean for their business . Crewe also notes the rate of change with technology has surpassed expectations in the last few years … “ For example , with energy lighting the efficiency of the LED processors has improved incredibly . Sometimes organisations see that rate of change and then choose to wait for the next iteration , so it can almost become a challenge to tick that box and try something new .”
Awareness around sustainability has spiked . Thanks to TV shows like Blue Planet , plastics has become extremely topical . “ We have a division dedicated
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