All Corporate social responsibility articles – Page 22
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AnalysisNavigating the retail minefield
Halfords isn’t the first retailer to struggle to come to terms with a new warehouse, but supply chain is just one area where retailers come unstuck. Here, we highlight the most common problem areas
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NewsM&S makes tracks for rail distribution first
Marks & Spencer is to open its first distribution centre with a rail terminal as it proceeds with its 2020 business improvement strategy and Plan A sustainability programme.
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NewsSupermarkets cut number of carrier bags handed out by 4.6 billion
The number of carrier bags being handed out by supermarkets has fallen by 4.6 billion over the last four years.
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OpinionCo-operation’s what you need
Collaboration across our industry is resulting in some extraordinary outcomes, writes Mark Price
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can we compete with the biggest retailers when it comes to marketing ourselves on our sustainability policies?
Can we compete with the biggest retailers when it comes to marketing ourselves on our sustainability policies?
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NewsBangladesh called upon to increase minimum wage
The Ethical Trading Initiative has backed calls for the Bangladeshi government to make a further increase in the minimum wage.
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NewsTesco seeks planning permission for ‘green’ DC
Tesco has submitted a planning application for a new regional distribution centre on part of a former Ford site in east London.
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OpinionPedal power is policy progress
Government and business can work together to make health targets a reality, says David Wild
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NewsM&S Plan A injects £50m profit back into the business
Marks & Spencer has revealed that its Plan A eco and ethical programme has injected more than £50m of profit back into the business last year.
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OpinionRetail surgery: There is a new environmental certification for product packaging. How should we go about attaining it?
There is a new environmental certification for product packaging. How should we go about attaining it?
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AnalysisJobs that can make a difference
A career in ethical retailing can be demanding but rewarding
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OpinionThe minefield of OFT investigations
With a heavy heart, I read last week that a company I know is getting caught up in an OFT inquiry.
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OpinionRetail surgery: One of our landlords has suggested green leases. What does this involve and what will it cost?
One of our landlords has suggested green leases. What does this involve and what will it cost?
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AnalysisA smart solution to rising energy bills
Utility companies are taking a proactive role in assisting retailers as they try to cut their energy and water bills
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NewsH&M makes sustainable cotton pledge for 2020
Fashion giant H&M has committed to source all cotton from sustainable sources by 2020 at the latest.
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NewsSainsbury’s revamps tills to reduce queuing times
Sainsbury’s has invested in “cutting edge” technology to improve its self-service and manned tills, which it said will reduce customer queuing time by 500,000 hours a year.
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NewsBest Buy confirms plan to sell electric cars in UK
Electricals giant Best Buy, which opens its first big box store in the UK next week, is to sell electric cars and motorbikes and similar products as part of its ‘green technology’ offer.
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AnalysisA cycle of recycling
Retailers are taking a two-pronged strategy of reducing their own waste while encouraging their customers to recycle more too
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OpinionTesco primed for economic recovery
Sir Terry Leahy may be many things, but you won’t often hear him accused of being a ray of sunshine. So when you hear him speaking as positively as he was this week about how UK consumers have left the recession well and truly behind them, you know he is ...
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AnalysisThe green team
The UK’s biggest retailers are casting their nets ever wider when it comes to taking responsibility for sustainability initiatives. How exactly are they raising their green game