Contributing to a more sustainable Scotland
Scottish Government policy
The Scottish Government's primary legislative drive for improving Scotland's
environment is Climate Change
(Scotland) Act. This
was updated in 2019 to reflect the Scottish Government's declaration of a
climate emergency, setting
a target of net zero emissions by 2045.
On 28 February 2018, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and
Land Reform
published the Climate Change Plan: Third Report on Policies and Proposals
2018-2032. This report details how the Scottish Government will continue to drive
progress
towards the emissions reduction target.
Latest policy updates
Circular Economy Bill
This is part of wider plans for a step-change in reducing, reusing and recycling
materials and
supports Scotland's transition to net zero emissions. The proposed primary
legislation is very broad
and well potentially give Scottish ministers the powers to implement mandatory
charges on anything
that they view as “single-use disposable items, that are harmful to the
environment, that can be
replaced with sustainable alternatives or are problematic to recycle”.
Read FDF Scotland's response to the Circular Economy Bill consultation.
Ambition 2025 – Shaping Sustainable Value Chains
As part of FDF's “Ambition 2025 – Shaping sustainable value chains” our members have
achieved:
- 44% reduction in CO2 emissions
- 3.2% reduction in supply chain waste
- 3.9% reduction in the carbon impact of packaging
- 30.1% reduction in water use
- 6.8% reduction in transport emissions
Deposit return on drinks containers
We support the Scottish Government's ambition for a well-designed deposit return
scheme. To
make this happen we are in discussions with the Scottish Government and HM
Treasury on the
financial impacts and logistics of the proposed scheme.
More Information
View FDF Scotland's recent responses to
sustainability consultations.
For more information on our policy work, please get in touch with Cat Hay, FDF
Scotland's Policy
Manager, at cat.hay@fdfscotland.org.uk.
Last reviewed: 15 Sep 2020