Responsible Retailing

Tesco recycles all waste meat into renewable energy

Tesco is supplying energy to customers in a new venture recycling all meat waste into heat and electricity.     Read more..

Retailers call on local authorities to improve recycling rates

The British Retail Consortium is challenging local authorities to make positive moves to encourage recycling, rather than looking for ways to pile new costs onto hard-pressed customers and retailers.     Read more..

Debenhams gift card raises £29k for breast cancer charity

Debenhams has continued its long-term support of Breast Cancer Campaign by raising £29,884 through sales of its Charity Edition gift card.     Read more..

Retail Summit 2009 - Co-operative Group ready to shout about its green credentials

Following the revitalisation of the Co-operative brand over the past few years, the company is now actively promoting its green credentials through marketing and advertising campaigns.     Read more..

7 million plastic bags saved by local Co-op Customers

The East of England Co-op’s initiative to reduce the number of plastic carrier bags handed out in its food stores across East Anglia has proved a huge success.     Read more..

B&Q saves 24.5 million carrier bags, exceeding government targets twice over

Government targets have been met twice over by leading home improvement store B&Q after it more than halved plastic carrier bag usage.     Read more..

Nualight Signs €1 million Green Lighting Deal With Tesco

Irish company Nualight has announced its selection by leading retailer Tesco in a €1million deal to implement its energy saving LED lighting product in Tesco Ireland’s stores.     Read more..

New promotional currency offers brands green credentials

This week sees the launch of Carboncreditz, a new kind of green currency which will be the first of its kind to reward consumers for caring about climate change.     Read more..

B&Q and British Gas launch first nationwide light bulb amnesty

As the clocks go back and we all start turning our lights on earlier, B&Q has announced the first ever nationwide light bulb amnesty in partnership with British Gas.     Read more..

Envirowise urges businesses to take advantage of bad weather

After one of the wettest summers on record, Envirowise is urging businesses to consider rainwater harvesting as an effective way to cut back on mains water usage and reduce costs.     Read more..

First carrier bags, now holiday brochures to get charge

A tour operator says it will become the first to charge for its holiday brochures as it aims to reduce its carbon footprint and save around 20 million pages of print a year.     Read more..

More corporates are implementing carbon management strategies to tackle climate change

EcoSecurities and ClimateBiz reveal findings of one of the first research studies to focus on corporate attitudes in relation to the concept of carbon offsetting.     Read more..