The main aim of this research has been to develop an integrated methodology and assess the sustainability of the UK beverage sector. The specific objectives have been: To review the UK drinks sector and identify the main sustainability issues; to assess the environmental and economic sustainability of different beverage sub-sectors on a life cycle basis and identify the hot spots that could be targeted for improvements; to use the results at the sub-sectoral level and the UK market analysis to estimate the environmental and economic sustainability of the sector as a whole; to combine these results with the analysis of the social sustainability of the UK beverage sector; and to make recommendations to industry and policy makers for sustainability improvements in this sector.
