All Sustainability articles – Page 42
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NewsSainsbury’s pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025
Sainsbury’s has committed to cutting its plastic packaging use by 50%, in an “ambitious” plan to “help drive change across the industry”.
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NewsM&S opens second new-format food store featuring urban farming
Marks & Spencer has today opened its second new-format food store in Clapham, south London, complete with a vertical-farming solution.
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NewsZara owner Inditex posts strong growth in first half
Zara owner Inditex’s half-year like-for-likes jumped 5% as it reported record sales and profits.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Old Paul Marchant had a farm, ee-eye ee-eye oh
Patrick Blower’s take on Primark training 160,000 farmers in sustainable cotton growing.
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NewsAsda boosts sustainable fashion push with second-hand shop
Asda is trialling a pop-up shop-in-shop for second-hand clothes to encourage shoppers to recycle their unwanted garments.
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NewsPrimark to train 160,000 farmers in sustainable cotton production
Primark is to train 160,000 cotton farmers in China, India and Pakistan in environmentally friendly farming methods in its latest sustainability initiative.
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NewsInditex among signatories for ‘Fashion Pact’ sustainability initiative
Inditex is one of 32 businesses that has signed up to the ‘Fashion Pact’ initiative, created to “champion environmental sustainability” in fashion.
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NewsTesco boss promises ban on brands that use ‘excessive’ plastic
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has said the grocer will step up efforts to cut down on single-use plastics by adding measures that would include banning brands that use “excessive” plastic packaging from its shelves.
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NewsThree-quarters of retail bosses say more sustainability rules needed
Executives at leading fashion and retail companies say “more regulation will be needed” to deliver change around sustainability issues, a poll by Odgers Berndtson has revealed.
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NewsLidl becomes first supermarket to introduce reusable grocery bags
Lidl has become the first supermarket in the UK to introduce reusable bags for loose fruit and vegetables across all of its stores.
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OpinionOpinion: Why fashion’s future lies in sustainability
Our relationship with clothes is becoming short-lived. Declining prices, multiple collections per year and a ‘wear once’ culture mean fast fashion is now an epidemic of global proportions.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Sustainable retail – do shoppers love it or hate it?
Unilever has warned that it will sell off brands that do not ‘contribute positively to society’. Retail Week analyses what effect this will have on the wider retail sector.
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InterviewInterview: How Nespresso blends sustainability with success
Nespresso UK boss Guillaume Chesneau tells Retail Week how he plans to grow in a sustainable way.
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GalleryStore gallery: Marks & Spencer unveils fresh-look food hall
Marks & Spencer has launched a new-look food hall designed to better showcase its full range.
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NewsWaitrose to extend refillables trial after initial success
Waitrose is set to extend a packaging trial to three new stores, after the success of its ‘Unpacked’ refillables concept in Oxford.
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NewsMarks & Spencer offers discount to shoppers bringing own lunch box
Marks & Spencer has launched a scheme incentivising customers to bring their own reusable containers when shopping at its Market Place food-to-go counters.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Seven ways retail is going back to the future
Retail is undergoing a technological revolution with AI, VR, robots and blockchain being trialled and tested throughout the industry. But retailers are increasingly revisiting old-school shopkeeping tactics to win customers and increase sales. Retail Week looks at seven ways that retailers are going back to the future.
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NewsIceland becomes first grocer to ban plastic bags in pilot
Iceland has become the first major supermarket to entirely remove plastic bags from one of its stores, as part of a pilot programme in London.
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NewsTesco to quit using plastic bags for grocery deliveries
Tesco is to stop using plastic carrier bags to deliver its groceries as the war on single-use plastics steps up.
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NewsInditex lays out ‘transformational’ sustainability agenda
Zara’s parent company Inditex has laid out new goals to drive sustainability across its fascias which include cutting down on non-recycled materials and eliminating its use of single-use plastic.