How M&S is making sustainability pay - part one

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Mike Barry says despite the pioneering Plan A strategy already driving profits, M&S has still only completed 15 per cent of its sustainability journey

Where do you start with Marks & Spencer? The 129-year-old retailer is one of the leading lights when it comes to corporate sustainability, primarily due to its much-admired Plan A strategy, a series of...

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