M&S goes 'carbon neutral' as sustainability savings stack up

Will Nichols
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Net benefit of Plan A strategy up 50 per cent to £105m as retailer slashes emissions and recycles 100 per cent of its waste

Marks & Spencer claims to have become the first major retailer to achieve "carbon neutral" status, as part of a sustainability plan that contributed £105m to the business last year. The savings brought...

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