Create environmental laws for UK supermarkets

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

We need supermarkets to act faster on sustainability. Supermarkets need to stop importing goods from countries that are participating in mass destruction of biodiversity and only stock sustainable produce.

Supermarkets have the power to change consumers’ habits and stop offering us produce that are destroying nature. We need to consume less but we need supermarkets to help drive that change and not offer us produce out of season from half way round the world. We also need to reduce waste and start conserving our planet’s resources. But we need to do it now.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

You want supermarkets to "stop importing goods from countries that are participating in mass destruction of biodiversity and only stock sustainable produce" but it is not clear how this would be assessed, or what would be classed as 'sustainable produce'.

You may wish to sign the following petitions which relate to similar issues:
Require packaging that clearly details the environmental impact of products.
Require labels on all products showing water and carbon usage in manufacture
Stop the supermarkets supplying food from outside Europe.

Timeline

13 Sep 2020	Petition opened for signatures
8 Oct 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Oct 2020

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