Eco-Score is a front-of-pack labelling system developed in France to communicate the environmental footprint of food in much the same way Nutri-Score informs consumers about nutrition. Launched at the beginning of this year, recent months have seen some big names in European retail – Colruyt and Lidl – begin trialling the label.
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Transparency and supply chain
