Retail

Supply chain

Could furniture giant IKEA become a global leader in cutting food waste?

With meatballs, hotdogs and pasties now a key part of the IKEA shopping experience, the furniture giant is seeking to become a world leader in tackling food waste

clock 19 July 2017 • 7 min read

Recycling

Going, going, gone: How Ebay plans to use online auctions to cut carbon

The online retailer has set itself a goal to avoid 2.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2020 by encouraging users to resell used clothes and electronics online

clock 17 July 2017 • 5 min read

Waste

Green fashion leaders strip carbon, water and waste from operations

Members of the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan report positive progress on attempts to give fashion industry a green makeover

clock 11 July 2017 • 2 min read

Solar

Aldi powers up solar strategy with 96,000 panel pledge

Discount retailer reveals plans to add more than 10,000 new solar panels to UK stores and distribution centres by the end of the year

clock 06 July 2017 • 1 min read

Supply chain

Could the new Parliament finally serve up ambitious action on food waste?

Retailers, politicians, and NGOs this week debated the next steps for tackling the mountain of food waste produced by businesses each year

clock 05 July 2017 • 7 min read

Technology

Innovation on a plate: What the green economy can learn from Silicon Valley's 'future food' fixation

BusinessGreen unpacks some of the ingredients that go into a winning start-up strategy

clock 19 June 2017 • 9 min read

Supply chain

H&M, Zara and Marks & Spencer linked to polluting viscose factories in Asia

Major fashion brands are sourcing viscose from factories in China, Indonesia and India which are polluting and damaging health, according to new report

clock 14 June 2017 • 4 min read

Management

Shopping centres can play vital role in low-carbon transition, say EU experts

Recommendations from EU-funded research project suggest shopping centres could prove a 'unique trigger point' for wider decarbonisation - if policy levers hit the right note

clock 12 June 2017 • 2 min read

Supply chain

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

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

clock 12 June 2017 • 9 min read

Supply chain

M&S targets zero waste and 90 per cent CO2 cut in new 'Plan A 2025'

Retailer announces latest long-term sustainability plan alongside Science Based Target for cutting supply chain emissions

clock 01 June 2017 • 2 min read