The ABCL responded to the “ReMade in Australia” recycled content traceability consultation in February 2023. To view the ABCL’s full response, please click the link below. ABCL Submission to the ReMade in Australia Consultation

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023, SYDNEY: The Australian Beverages Council (ABCL), representing the nation’s non-alcoholic drinks industry, has responded to the recent call from the Australian Medical Association promoting a tax on Australian consumers and local businesses which manufacture sugar-sweetened beverages. “Diet-related disease is complex and caused by many factors, and all sectors of the shopping […]

The ABCL responded to the “ABCL Submission to the DCCEEW Inquiry into Plastic Pollution in AU Oceans and Waterways” consultation in December 2022. To view the ABCL’s full response, please click the link below. ABCL Submission to the DCCEEW Inquiry into plastic pollution in AU oceans and waterways

The ABCL responded to the “Draft ACT Circular Economy Strategy” consultation in December 2022. To view the ABCL’s full response, please click the link below. ABCL Submission to the ACT Circular Economy Strategy

The ABCL responded to the “Driving NSW’s Circular Economy” consultation in July 2022, addressing scope expansion in the New South Wales container deposit scheme. To view the ABCL’s full response, please click the link below. ABCL Submission to Driving NSW’s Circular Economy

THURSDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER, SYDNEY: Australia’s largest beverage companies are committed to reducing sugar in their drinks. In 2018, Asahi Beverages, Coca-Cola South Pacific, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, and Pepsi Co Australia and New Zealand, committed to reducing sugar across their non-alcohol beverage portfolios by 20% from 2015-2025. With more than 16% of sugar removed from their portfolios […]