Hobbycraft revealed as the #1 Best Big Company to work for in the UK
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
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”
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
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 [...]
Nespresso opens new experiential boutique at Trafford Centre
Launch marks continued UK expansion of Nespresso’s evolved boutique concept New concept has been designed to immerse consumers in the world of coffee and the Nespresso brand [...]
MAPIC 2023 theme announced: The Age of Responsible Growth
For its 28th edition, MAPIC introduces new MAPIC Academy and Sustainability Lab initiatives in a push to better understand how companies can continue to grow, responsibly. MAPIC, [...]
Central Co-op’s First Store Launch with Solar Panels Lands in Streethay
Central Co-op has launched its first new store of the year in Streethay, Staffordshire, which is also close to the Support Centre in Lichfield. It is also [...]
Drive to tackle climate change continues at Southern Co-op
As Southern Co-op continues to grow its estate, it's also continuing to reduce its overall carbon footprint with a reduction of 36 percent in absolute greenhouse gas [...]
Selfridges invites customers to ‘go long’ at The Stock Market in the Corner Shop
Preowned items can be valued, exchanged and repaired in a space playfully inspired by the London Stock Exchange Selfridges launches The Stock Market at the Corner Shop, a [...]
Lush launches circular recycling ‘Green Hub’ at Fleets Corner in Poole
Federated Hermes has announced that Lush, the UK-based cosmetics pioneer, has launched its newest Green Hub at Fleets Corner Business Park in Poole. Lush has invested £2.3m [...]
SHEIN sets ambition to rescue the industry’s excess inventory through Circular Economy Technology in partnership with Queen of Raw
SHEIN leverages Queen of Raw’s science-based software, Materia MX, to support commitment to full circularity by 2050, part of its evoluSHEIN roadmap SHEIN, a global e-retailer of [...]
Cereal Partners Worldwide is joining the efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 °C and committing to achieving net zero emissions by 2050
Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW), the makers of Nestlé Breakfast Cereals, has announced the release of its 2050 Net Zero Roadmap. The roadmap sets out CPW’s aims to [...]
Merry Hill champions conscious consumption as it hosts 14 ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargers
Sovereign Centros has announced that Merry Hill now has 14 ultra-rapid 250kW Tesla Superchargers. The Merry Hill hub is set to be the second largest in the [...]
Swimwear label, Hunza G, opens first ever store at Seven Dials, Covent Garden
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Hunza G, the sustainable swimwear brand, is opening its debut store at 35-37 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials, Covent Garden. With physical collections only [...]
IKEA invests £4.5 million in one of the biggest EV charging infrastructure projects for last mile fleet in the UK and Ireland
IKEA announces a £4.5 million investment in a nationwide electrical charging infrastructure as part of the retailer’s aim to reach 100 percent zero emissions deliveries by 2025. [...]
The Salvation Army launches high fashion clothing bank campaign
The Salvation Army is delighted to announce the launch of their Reuse2Repurpose Fashion campaign to encourage more people to buy second hand clothes. The fashion forward images for [...]
Primark launches its first circular product collection
New 35-piece collection is designed and made to be worn for longer, with the aim of helping to reduce fashion waste, and is part of Primark’s commitment to [...]
Festival Place hosts second hand clothing pop up ‘we are.’
Festival Place hosted the sustainable fashion 'we are.' pop-up from April 6th – 9th. The initiative’s approach to shopping is to provide pre-loved clothing at rock-bottom prices. [...]
DPD supports RSPB with wetlands restoration project
Parcel delivery firm DPD has donated £90,000 to the RSPB to support the nature conservation charity's work restoring a sand and gravel quarry on the banks of [...]
Smurfit Kappa delivers over 40 percent reduction in CO2 emissions
Sustainable Development Report reveals 43.9 percent reduction since 2005 Smurfit Kappa remains on target to deliver on its long-term goal to have at least net zero emissions by [...]
May 2023 issue
2023 A1 Buyers Guide
