All Sustainability articles – Page 44
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InterviewInterview: Putting the heart back into The Body Shop
In her first interview, The Body Shop UK boss Linda Campbell tells Retail Week how pushing its ethical heritage and keeping property costs down will help spearhead growth.
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AnalysisSweatshops, landfill and levies: MPs take on fashion
As the parliamentary probe into sustainability in fashion finds the sector wanting, we speak to inquiry chair Mary Creagh MP to find out how the industry can clean up its act.
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VideoWatch: Dave Lewis on the war on food waste
Retail Activist nominee Dave Lewis explains why Tesco’s ambitious targets on tackling food waste are top of his agenda and reveals the impact they are having across the UK.
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NewsMPs call for penny tax on fashion sold in UK
A parliamentary inquiry has called for a law change to incentivise fashion retailers to operate sustainably and punish those that do not.
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DataShoppers would swap to a more sustainable supermarket
Nearly half of consumers would consider swapping to a supermarket that operated more sustainably, exclusive Retail Week research has found.
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Retail VoiceThree ways to achieve your sustainability resolutions
Focusing on environmental impact should be key for retailers this year – and it’s easier to do than most think.
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NewsAmazon and Boohoo named and shamed for environmental impact
A slew of major fashion retailers have been called out by MPs for “failing to commit” to reducing their environmental impact.
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NewsM&S expands plastic waste reduction scheme
Marks & Spencer has launched a new “plastic take-back scheme” which it says will prevent non-recyclable items being taken to landfill.
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NewsMorrisons and Waitrose launch fresh plastic crackdowns
Grocery giants Morrisons and Waitrose have launched fresh crackdowns on plastic packaging as they bid to tackle pollution.
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NewsTesco and Carrefour to pilot global waste-free shopping platform
Retailers including Tesco, Carrefour and The Body Shop will take part in a global trial that aims to recycle and find alternatives for plastic packaging.
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NewsThe Body Shop to turn stores into ‘activist hubs’
The Body Shop is turning its stores into “activist hubs” in a bid to attract more customers into its high street branches.
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OpinionOpinion: Ethical consumerism has gone from fad to mainstream
Another Veganuary is upon us, where those who know the difference between a vegan and a Venusian try to add more of the green side to their diet for at least a month.
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AnalysisComeback kid: Missguided's Nitin Passi on a difficult year
Missguided founder Nitin Passi has had a challenging year but is, he insists, “energised” for a fightback in 2019.
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OpinionOpinion: How Iceland made the most successful Christmas ad of all time
It’s the question everyone keeps asking me: how did Iceland come to make the most successful Christmas ad of all time?
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AnalysisGlobal consumer 2019: the trends to bank on
Next year food sales will increase across the globe, ethical considerations will rise and shoppers will remain fixated on price, finds a major study of 10,000 consumers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 12 Christmas predictions
The golden quarter is the most important trading period for retailers, but what will the festive season bring this year? Here are 12 Christmas trading predictions based on PwC consumer research.
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AnalysisConsumer 2019: How to serve the ethical shopper
The consumer might be increasingly conscious of how products are made and sold, but what are retailers doing to serve this new ethical shopper?
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AnalysisConsumer 2019: Six trends that retailers need to know
We pick out the big consumers trends that retailers should watch out for in 2019.
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OpinionIceland ad shows being on point beats being on screen
There was a time when having Christmas advert banished from TV would have been a sucker punch to festive sales.
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NewsBoohoo and Primark defend prices and sustainability to MPs
Fast-fashion retailers including Primark, Boohoo, Asos and Missguided defended their practices to MPs yesterday.