Vote green: Unilever climate commitment plan to go before shareholders
December 14, 2020
Unilever’s climate transition action plan will be put before shareholders in May 2021.
Green Thinking
News and features showing examples of retail’s green thinking
Green leader: Patagonia appoints Beth Thoren to drive eco action and initiatives
December 10, 2020
Patagonia hires Beth Thoren as EMEA environmental action & initiatives director to address “the most pressing issues of our time”.
Iceland’s Green Machine: Blacks and Berghaus combine for eco documentary
December 4, 2020
Blacks and Berghaus team up to create documentary assessing the impact of Iceland’s melting glaciers on the ocean environment.
December 2020
December 1, 2020
Our monthly greener retailing tracker highlighting eco-commitments and green moves from across the retail industry.
Absolute garbage: Public Fibre ‘sells rubbish’ to raise ocean clean-up funds
November 30, 2020
Fashion collective Public Fibre lists ocean-polluting items on its website and encourages people to ‘buy them’ in environmental stunt.
‘Too good to waste’: Holland & Barrett makes space for food past best before date
November 26, 2020
Holland & Barrett dedicates space in its stores to food past its best before date, selling it for discounted prices in an attempt to eliminate food wastage.
‘Green Friday’: Eco response to Black Friday gains momentum
November 25, 2020
Retailers are using the interest in shopping around Black Friday to raise awareness of environmental issues by adopting ‘Green Friday’.
“F**k You CO2”: Brewdog ad banned by ASA
November 19, 2020
Beer brewer Brewdog responds to Advertising Standards Authority’s decision to ban its ad in a typically forthright manner.
Retail united: BRC unveils Climate Action Roadmap
November 16, 2020
The British Retail Consortium unveils Climate Action Roadmap, with support initially coming from 63 retailers across multiple sectors.