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title: Reducing Supply Chain Food Waste
date: 2024-03-27T14:17:46Z
modified: 2026-02-04T12:19:54Z
permalink: "https://chancerylaneproject.org/clauses/reducing-supply-chain-food-waste/"
type: clause
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 2241
clause-application:
  - Commercial contract
  - Supply contract
climate-or-nature-outcome:
  - Decarbonisation
  - Nature positive
climate-solution:
  - Sustainable behaviours and practices
content-type:
  - Clauses
contract-lifecycle-stage:
  - Contract drafting and negotiation
direction-of-obligation:
  - Both parties
jurisdiction:
  - England & Wales
law-or-regulation:
  - The Separation of Waste (England) Regulations 2025
legal-concept-activity:
  - Supply chain management
maintenance-status:
  - Maintained
practice-area:
  - Commercial
  - Supply chain
primary-user:
  - Procurement teams
  - Supply chain teams
sector:
  - Agriculture
  - Consumer goods, services and retail
standard-or-framework:
  - Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard
  - Food Surplus and Waste Measurement and Reporting – UK Guidelines
tclp-principle:
  - Implement obligations in contracts
clause_child_name: "Runa's Clause"
clause_summary: "<p>Clauses to redress the balance in the food chain by promoting fairness for the producer while supporting the customer to ensure produce is not wasted at any point throughout the supply chain.</p>"
clause_last_updated_date: 2026-02-03
related_clauses: false
---

Runa’s Clause

Clauses to redress the balance in the food chain by promoting fairness for the producer while supporting the customer to ensure produce is not wasted at any point throughout the supply chain.

Helps businesses achieve their sustainability goals, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, through the reduction of food waste. The financial and environmental benefits of properly considering food waste in the supply chain are considerable.

\[_Drafting note: capitalised terms relate to either a defined term in this clause or a defined term in the main agreement that this clause is designed to be inserted into._\]

1\. Each of the parties agrees to use \[all\] reasonable endeavours and cooperate in good faith with the other party and its contractors to minimise and reduce, as far as reasonably practicable, the Total Food Waste.

\[_Drafting note:_

_The requirements of the clauses are in addition to the mandatory requirements placed on the parties to segregate food waste in accordance with The Separation of Waste (England) Regulations 2025 and equivalent devolved legislation._

_It is assumed that parties will follow the_ [_UK Food and Drink Waste Hierarchy Statutory Guidance_](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/food-and-drink-waste-hierarchy-deal-with-surplus-and-waste/food-and-drink-waste-hierarchy-deal-with-surplus-and-waste) _(updated January 2024) to deal with food surplus and waste using the hierarchy’s prioritised list of options, but this can be made an additional requirement if thought necessary._

_Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)’s_ [_UK Food and Drink Pact: Food Waste Reduction Roadmap_](https://www.wrap.ngo/take-action/uk-food-drink-pact/food-waste-reduction-roadmap) _(Roadmap) is recognised as the key framework for UK food businesses to measure, report and take action to reduce food waste. As such, parties are encouraged to commit to the Roadmap. Commitment to the Roadmap can be made an additional requirement if thought appropriate._\]

2\. Each party shall:

2.1 so far as reasonably practicable, measure and record the tonnage of any Food Waste related to this Agreement that it generates, describing its extent and stating its cause (if known) and provide the same to the other party each year \[and more frequently as the other party may reasonably request, providing that such request is not exercised more than \[once per quarter\]\];

\[_Drafting note: the requirements of Clause 2.1 should be reviewed against any outcome of the UK Government’s further review of mandatory food waste reporting.\]_

2.2 keep up-to-date, full and complete written records of the Food Waste reduction activity it undertakes and any associated data (for example tonnage and Percentage Food Loss and Waste reduction) and provide the same to the other party each year \[and more frequently as the other party may reasonably request, providing that such request is not exercised more than \[once per quarter\]\];

2.3 attend regular meetings (at least once every \[●\] months) with the other party’s sustainability manager or other nominated representative to present, consider and discuss their respective plans and current progress towards achieving the Food Waste Reduction Target;

2.4 so far as reasonably practicable, avoid any act or failure to act that may result in unnecessary Food Waste;

2.5 work with the other party to ensure that the Customer’s requirements and orders for the Goods are fulfilled by the Supplier in such as a way as to minimise any Food Waste; \[_Drafting note: this is drafted only to cover food waste, however users may wish to combine it with other TCLP supply clauses such as_ [_Kori’s Clause_](https://chancerylaneproject.org/clauses/consolidated-sustainability-clauses-for-supply-chain-contracts/) _to include consideration of carbon emissions.\]_

2.6 ensure that any Rejected Goods will be rejected in a timely manner to allow the Supplier to attempt to avoid the risk of the Goods becoming Food Waste (including by the sale of Goods to a third party and/or redistribution).

3\. The parties agree that the Projected Percentage Food Loss and Waste related to this Agreement will be quantified in the Initial Food Waste Report and then (together with the Total Food Waste and Percentage Food Loss and Waste) in the subsequent Annual Food Waste Reports. Each report to address, as appropriate, the headings and sub-headings of WRAP’s [food loss and waste data capture sheet](https://www.wrap.ngo/resources/tool/food-loss-and-waste-data-capture-sheet) as a minimum.

4\. The Supplier shall, subject to \[reasonable\] access to the Customer’s Food Waste data in accordance with clauses \[2.1 and 2.2\]: \[_Drafting note: this obligation may be given to the Customer or to both parties jointly. It is possible that either a discount or increase in price may be necessary to cover the additional expense in creating the necessary reports._\]

4.1 collate its own data and the Customer’s data on Food Waste, and analyse that data as required to produce the Initial Food Waste Report and the Annual Food Waste Reports;

4.2 provide the Customer with the Initial Food Waste Report within \[60 (sixty)\] days of the Commencement Date and the Annual Food Waste Reports by the applicable Food Waste Report Date; and

4.3 arrange, at the Customer’s request and cost, for a Food Waste Consultant to undertake an independent assessment and verification of the Initial Food Waste Report and the subsequent Annual Food Waste Reports and make a copy of the results of that assessment and verification available to the Customer as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt.

5\. The \[Supplier shall\] \[parties shall work together to\] develop and implement a plan of continuous improvement with the objective of reducing Food Waste throughout the term of this Agreement \[by \[set reduction target\] which shall be no less than \[●\] percent annually in line with WRAP’s UK Food and Drink Pact: Food Waste Reduction Roadmap\]\] per Food Waste Reporting Period\] OR \[by \[set reduction target\] by the end of this Agreement (the Food Waste Reduction Target).

6\. Each party warrants and agrees that:

6.1 all Food Waste data and reports provided to the other party (including, without limitation, the Initial Food Waste Report and the Annual Food Waste Reports) are and will be, to the best of their knowledge and belief, in all material respects complete, accurate and not misleading \[; and

6.2 it will not offer preferential terms to third parties who do not require a Food Waste Reduction Target or similar obligations in their contracts.\] \[_Drafting note: do not use the bracketed text at clause \[6.2\] without first obtaining competition law advice to ensure that this is not at risk of being a restraint of trade._\]

7\. All information, data and reports shared by the parties pursuant to clauses \[1 to 6 above\] shall be deemed to be \[Confidential Information\] for the purposes of this Agreement.

**February 2026**

This clause has been updated and now references industry standards and regulations and includes more specific requirements about measuring and recording food waste.