All Sustainability articles – Page 26
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News
Amazon launches ‘eco-friendly’ shopping platform in sustainability push
Amazon has launched an “eco-friendly” online shopping platform to help direct shoppers towards more sustainable household products.
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Analysis
My lockdown lessons: Learnings from Crosstown Doughnuts, Pets at Home, Tails.com and Karma
From ways of working to new partnerships and changes of direction, the pandemic has brought out the best in retail as well as posing challenges. Directors of start-up businesses and big retail names share their takeaways.
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News
In pictures: Asda unveils landmark ‘sustainability store’
Grocery giant Asda has opened a pilot “sustainability store” including product refill options, loose and unwrapped produce and a pledge that “customers will not pay more for greener options”.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Can Boohoo’s new supply chain boss prove doubters wrong?
Boohoo’s appointment of Andrew Reaney to the new role of responsible sourcing director is either a significant step on the path to a more sustainable future or an exercise in window dressing designed to relieve pressure on the under-fire retailer.
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Video
Watch: Socially aware consumers want actions not words from retailers
Actions speak louder than words when it comes to sustainability in the retail industry, a panel of industry experts have agreed.
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Gallery
In pictures: Selfridges’ ‘greenest ever’ Christmas shop
Selfridges has opened up its Christmas shop 75 days before Christmas, this year with a sustainability twist.
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News
Ikea to launch ‘Buy Back’ initiative for customers’ old furniture
Ikea has announced a new scheme in which it will buy back customers’ old or unwanted Ikea furniture.
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News
Boohoo names responsible sourcing director to shore up supply chain
Boohoo has appointed former Primark executive Andrew Reaney to the newly created role of responsible sourcing director.
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News
Zalando extends sustainability push due to consumer demand
Zalando has accelerated its sustainability plans as consumer demand for environmentally friendly products has grown exponentially since the beginning of the year.
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News
Environmental Audit Committee reopens fast fashion inquiry
Two years after its inquiry into fast fashion, the Environmental Audit Committee has decided to revisit the issue after new concerns came to light during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Retail Voice
Consumers trust brands over governments to protect health and environment
Brands have the ability to enable and empower significant change, and it will be the ones who take these steps that prosper in 2021 and beyond.
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Analysis
Boohoo boss John Lyttle: ‘We won’t succeed if we don’t get this right’
In the last six months, Boohoo has faced a number of challenges, but chief executive John Lyttle and the board are confident they are on the right path.
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News
Tesco’s Dave Lewis calls for post-Covid crackdown on food waste
Tesco’s departing chief executive Dave Lewis has called on companies and countries to tackle food waste, which currently counts for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Video
Face time: Iceland’s Richard Walker on retail’s plastic addiction
Iceland managing director Richard Walker tells Retail Week why it has recently published a full report into its plastic footprint, and gives his thoughts on Covid’s effects on Christmas and what the latest government wranglings mean for its Brexit preperations.
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Opinion
Richard Walker: ‘Our species and the planet have a serious problem with plastic’
‘You can’t manage what you can’t measure’ is an insight usually attributed to Peter Drucker, probably the most famous management consultant of all time.
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Retail Voice
Building dynamic supply chains for tomorrow’s consumer
Now is the time to build back better with more dynamic, agile and flexible supply chains capable of meeting the shifting behavioural needs of the post-coronavirus consumer.
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News
Lego to ditch plastic packaging following customer pressure
Toy giant Lego has confirmed that it will begin phasing out plastic packaging from next year, following pressure from customers over its sustainability record.
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News
L’Oreal boosts sustainability with make-up recycling scheme
L’Oreal plans to roll out make-up recycling bins across 1,000 stores in the UK in a bid to drive sustainability.
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News
Hotel Chocolat launches ‘drive-to’ outlet store
Hotel Chocolat has launched its first “drive-to” outlet store as part of its efforts to cut food waste and capitalise on changing consumer habits.