Retail

Marketing

Father of food miles calls for green labelling overhaul

Retail industry warns that integrating different environmental and social metrics into "omni-labels" will be tough to pull off

clock 09 September 2008 • 3 min read

Facilities

New York orders stores to shut that door

Shops and restaurants banned from leaving doors open while air conditioning is running in attempt to curb energy use

clock 08 September 2008 • 2 min read

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Tesco slashes bag use by 40 per cent

Company argues "carrot" represents best way to cut plastic bag waste

clock 14 August 2008 • 1 min read

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New data reveals supermarkets are bringing packaging under control

"It's a triumph, whichever way you look at it"

clock 28 July 2008 • 2 min read

Energy

Tesco turns to straw power

New Combined Heat and Power plant to provide carbon netural energy to distribution centre

clock 23 July 2008 • 2 min read

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Supermarkets hit back over government's bag tax threat

Government told to back off or risk losing supermarket's support on other voluntary environmental initiatives

clock 26 June 2008 • 2 min read

Management

Rival carbon labelling standards race for acceptance

Carbon labels represent a great way of forcing firms to face up to their supply chain's carbon footprint. But how do these labels work and which one will win out in the end? Danny Bradbury investigates

clock 24 June 2008 • 6 min read

Marketing

Sapporo beer joins carbon-labelling revolution

Japanese brewery announces plans to introduce carbon labels for one of its products from next March

clock 23 June 2008 • 1 min read

Marketing

Green product price premiums turn off cash-strapped consumers

But experts warn retailers cannot afford to back away from sustainable products

clock 18 June 2008 • 3 min read

Recycling

M&S hits back in packaging row

Local councils and retailers at loggerheads over who is responsible for poor recycling rates

clock 29 May 2008 • 4 min read