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What Europe’s supermarkets aren’t telling us about plastic","publisher":{"name":"Changing Markets Foundation","organization":"changing-markets-foundation"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2022-05","source_url":"https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Under-wraps_FULL-REPORT_FINAL.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that European supermarkets generally exhibit low transparency and ambition regarding plastic reduction, often relying on voluntary commitments and recycling-focused strategies rather than systemic reuse. An analysis of 74 retailers reveals an average total score of only 13.1%, with significant disparities in performance between different countries where the same retail chains operate. The document highlights tactics used by retailers to delay legislative progress, such as lobbying against deposit return systems (DRS), and criticizes 'greenwashing' practices, including the mislabeling of single-use plastics as reusable.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000327#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"European supermarkets show very low overall performance in addressing plastic pollution, with an average total score of 13.1% across transparency, commitments, and policy support. Only two companies exceeded 60%: Aldi in the UK (65.3%) and Aldi in Ireland (61%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000327#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Transparency regarding plastic footprints is severely lacking; 82% of evaluated companies did not provide basic information about their plastic footprint, making it difficult to establish baselines for their quantitative commitments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000327#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Retailers prioritize recycling and recyclability over waste prevention and reuse. Pledges to increase refillable or reusable packaging scored an average of only 3.3% of available points, while recycled content commitments averaged 32.3%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000327#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant lack of consistency in how international retail groups apply plastic policies across different countries. For example, Aldi scored over 60% in the UK and Ireland but only 11% in Austria (operating as Hofer).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000327#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Supermarkets are identified as major lobby groups against the implementation of all-inclusive deposit return systems (DRS). Only five of the 74 retailers analyzed provided strong support for such systems.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000327#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies 'greenwashing' practices, such as Mercadona rebranding single-use plastic cava glasses as 'reusable' because they can be washed, and UK supermarkets using in-store soft plastic collection schemes that resulted in waste being exported and illegally dumped in Turkey.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000327#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Retailers in the UK performed better on average (39.6%) than those in other countries, which the report attributes to sustained pressure and annual reporting by the EIA and Greenpeace UK since 2017.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000327#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["plastic pollution","single-use plastic","circular economy","greenwashing","waste management"],"geography_discussed":["World","Turkey"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["performance ranking","policy analysis","corporate accountability"]},{"id":"ucs-000478","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ucs-000478","title":"The Environmental Performance of Car Companies","publisher":{"name":"Union of Concerned Scientists","organization":"union-of-concerned-scientists"},"document_type":"executive summary","language":"en","date_published":"2018-06","source_url":"https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2018/06/cv-automaker-rankings-2018-ES.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The 2018 Automaker Rankings by the Union of Concerned Scientists analyzes the emissions of new vehicles sold in the U.S., finding that while average emissions have reached record lows, the pace of reduction is slowing. The report identifies Honda as the top-performing full-line manufacturer and Tesla as the overall leader, while noting that the 'Detroit Three' (Ford, General Motors, and Fiat Chrysler) continue to lag behind the industry average. The analysis highlights a conflict between industry lobbying for weaker standards and the available technological capacity to further reduce fuel use and emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000478#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Average emissions from new vehicles have reached a record low, but the rate of improvement is decelerating. Some manufacturers have seen emissions flatline or increase; for instance, Toyota's average vehicle in 2017 produced more global warming emissions than those it sold in 2013.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000478#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant disparity in environmental performance across the industry. Tesla is the overall top performer, while among full-line manufacturers, Honda has the lowest average emissions. Conversely, the 'Detroit Three'—Fiat Chrysler (FCA), General Motors, and Ford—rank well below the industry average, with FCA being the worst performing full-line manufacturer.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000478#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The industry-wide shift in sales from cars to SUVs has contributed to the slowdown in emissions reductions. While some companies like Honda have reduced emissions despite increasing SUV sales, others like Toyota have failed to improve the efficiency of the SUV segment, leading to a lack of overall progress.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000478#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Fuel economy has improved across every vehicle class since 2009, with the most significant gains seen in midsize cars and small SUVs. 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