Retail

Management

Asos unzips sustainable fashion training programme

Online fashion retailer will train its core design team in techniques to cut waste from the fashion industry

clock 04 July 2018 • 2 min read

Waste

Iceland launches trial of paper carrier bags

Supermarket continues war on plastic waste with offer of paper bags or new reusable bags made from post-consumer plastic waste

clock 03 July 2018 • 2 min read

Infrastructure

Utilita to bring energy stores back to the high street

'Pay as you go' energy supplier believes face-to-face interaction will boost customer engagement with changing energy system

clock 02 July 2018 • 1 min read

Supply chain

The last straw: How Pizza Hut is navigating the plastic waste maze

Pizza Hut has swapped plastic straws for paper straws, but as head of supply chain Steve Packer explains, it was far from a straight forward decision

clock 02 July 2018 • 7 min read

Supply chain

Mobile plastic-free supermarket opens in the Netherlands

A Plastic Planet launches 'Mobe-Aisle' lorry trailer selling food and drink products free from plastic packaging

clock 28 June 2018 • 2 min read

Waste

MPs to examine environmental footprint of UK fashion industry

Inquiry will explore the carbon impact, resource use and water footprint of growing throwaway 'fast fashion' sector

clock 25 June 2018 • 2 min read

Management

'The right thing to do': IKEA Group secures approval for 80 per cent science-based emissions target

Retail giant formally pledges to cut emissions from IKEA Group stores and other operations by 80 per cent by 2030, against 2016 levels

clock 14 June 2018 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Reports: Sainsbury's to stock plant-based meat next to real meat in its chillers

400 of retailer's larger supermarkets to stock vegan-friendly 'fake meats' designed to be as close to the real thing as possible

clock 11 June 2018 • 2 min read

Management

M&S's Mike Barry on sustainability in a tough retail climate: 'It's doubly important to be doing it now'

Marks & Spencer's director of Plan A and sustainable business talks to BusinessGreen about High Street retail challenges, plastic waste, palm oil, and net zero emissions

clock 08 June 2018 • 20 min read

Management

M&S hails 'huge rise' in responsible cotton sourcing in Plan A progress report

Retailer publishes first sustainability update since launching new set of Plan A green targets last year, claiming it is on track to hit cotton target next year

clock 07 June 2018 • 2 min read