Sustainability

Tu Clothing introduces cardboard babywear hangers, saving 103 tonnes of plastic

14th August 2023|Company News, Latest News, Sustainability|

Tu Clothing has swapped its plastic babywear hangers to cardboard   The new packaging will save 103 tonnes of plastic, as Sainsbury’s continues to find ways to [...]

Shop second-hand with One4All gift cards as it partners with the British Red Cross

4th August 2023|Company News, Latest News, Sustainability|

The British Red Cross joins One4all Gift Cards’ expansive range of retailers The One4all Gift Card can now be redeemed with more than 170 brands in-store or [...]

EcoVadis awards XPO Logistics silver medal for sustainability progress in Europe

26th July 2023|Awards, Company News, Latest News, Sustainability|

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable transport and logistics solutions in Europe, has been awarded a silver medal for the fourth time by EcoVadis for the [...]

Co-op and Starship Technologies expand robot delivery service across Leeds

20th July 2023|Company News, Latest News, Sustainability|

Co-op and Starship Technologies today confirm the expansion of autonomous online grocery delivery services across more neighbourhoods in Leeds in collaboration with Leeds City Council. Following a successful pilot launched [...]

The Furniture Recycling Group introduces mattress rejuvenation service

20th July 2023|Company News, Latest News, Sustainability|

The Furniture Recycling Group (TFRG) has proudly announced the launch of its pioneering rejuvenation service. Developed in-house, this service is set to redefine the returns process for [...]

Oh Polly joins forces with all-electric courier Packfleet to provide carbon-free fashion deliveries

13th July 2023|Company News, Latest News, Sustainability|

Global fashion powerhouse Oh Polly has joined forces with all-electric courier Packfleet to provide London-based shoppers with carbon-free fashion deliveries. The collaboration will see clothes delivered straight [...]

Landsec partners with SATCoL to support the fashion circular economy

12th July 2023|Company News, Latest News, Sustainability|

The Salvation Army has launched a new partnership with Landsec to bring new clothing donation banks to retail destinations to encourage more healthy and sustainable consumption. New [...]

Carnaby unveils new vibrant summer installation, made from recycled plastic from local shops and restaurants

10th July 2023|Company News, Latest News, Projects, Sustainability|

Carnaby welcomes a brand-new installation this summer made from recycled plastic. Working with recycling brand Are You Mad, the installation will provide a vibrant feature in Carnaby [...]

Fashion District announces 2023 festival line-up showcasing sustainable fashion and innovation in East London

4th July 2023|Company News, Latest News, Show News, Sustainability|

The Fashion District Festival is set to make a highly anticipated return for its second iteration at East London venue Spitalfields from Tuesday 11th - Sunday 16th [...]

Kingfisher makes further progress on carbon emissions reduction and wider responsible business priorities

20th June 2023|Company News, Latest News, Sustainability|

Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions across the Group reduced by 52.6 percent since 2016/17 Over £6.2bn (46.8 percent) of Group sales* were from products that help [...]

Sheffield’s one-of-a-kind charity concept store comes to The Moor

16th June 2023|Company News, Latest News, New Stores, Sustainability|

St Luke’s Hospice is opening a brand-new charity concept store on The Moor this summer. The new store, unique in its proposition for both St Luke’s and [...]

Hobbycraft revealed as the #1 Best Big Company to work for in the UK

8th June 2023|Awards, Company News, Latest News, Sustainability|

With a HQ in Bournemouth, a warehouse in Burton and hundreds of stores located across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, overall, the business employs 2,346 colleagues. [...]

Sustainable Urban Farm pop-up to provide 1,000 supermarket size salad bags of greens for Fleet Street Quarter community

8th June 2023|Company News, Latest News, New Stores, Sustainability|

Pop-up at 109 Fleet Street invites community to harvest ultra-fresh, sustainable and local produce between 6 – 30 June  FSQ’s Urban Farm partners with Square Mile Farms  [...]

Zero Waste Bag launched for Brits to recycle the “unrecyclable”

6th June 2023|Company News, Latest News, Sustainability|

TerraCycle launches UK’s first Zero Waste Bag for consumers to recycle “hard-to-recycle” rubbish The bags can recycle 14 common waste streams not collected in council kerbside recycling [...]

Saying goodbye to plastic in e-commerce parcel shipping

30th May 2023|Latest News, Opinion, Sustainability|

By Luis Barros, Chief Operations Officer, at Asendia UK Oversized boxes. Polystyrene void chips. Too much tape. Un-recyclable polybags. These e-commerce packaging bugbears have all made headlines [...]

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