M&S' Mike Barry: 'The first Plan A was a dress rehearsal, now we really want to push on as a sustainable business'

Michael Holder
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Director of sustainable business at Marks & Spencer, Mike Barry, discusses the challenges and opportunities that come with revamping the company's industry-leading Plan A programme

A decade ago, Marks & Spencer set the bar for business sustainability with the release of Plan A, a sweeping and ambitious programme for reducing the retailer's carbon footprint by cutting waste, engaging...

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