CJ Lang recognised for sustainability efforts Print 10th February 2021 CJ Lang and Son, the wholesaler for Spar stores in Scotland, and its partner Gatechurch have won a Scottish Green Apple Environment Award for Environmental Best Practice in 2021. The Green Apple Awards recognise environmental endeavour among companies, councils, communities, and countries. The awards are supported by the Environment Agency, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Chartered Institution for Wastes Management, and other independent bodies. CJ Lang and Son and Gatechurch have: saved almost 67 tonnes of food from going to waste, carbon emission savings of 244 tonnes CO2e, helped over 2,600 families and individuals, received on average 100 visitors per day, and given out the equivalent of 37,000 meals.