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Lidl and neighbourly accelerate Olio partnership to almost 200 communities

6 August 2026 Editor

Lidl GB and Neighbourly have expanded their partnership with food-sharing app, Olio, giving more shoppers the chance to collect surplus food from Lidl stores for free at the end of the day via the Olio […]

M&S is rolling out ten new lower-emission electric trucks as part of Net Zero plans

28 July 2026 Editor

M&S is rolling out ten new lower-emission DAF XD electric trucks across its supply chain logistics fleet, including one first-of-its-kind electric truck as part of its Plan A roadmap to Net Zero by 2040. The […]

Asos joins global renewable electricity initiative RE100

28 March 2025 Editor

Asos has joined RE100, the global corporate renewable energy initiative bringing together hundreds of large and ambitious businesses committed to using 100% renewable electricity. The move follows Asos’ commitment to achieving 100% renewable electricity across […]

Move over oysters, mussels are having a shellfish moment this Valentine’s Day

12 February 2025 Editor

While oysters have been traditionally known as the ‘food of love’, Waitrose has seen growing demand for mussels in the run-up to Valentine’s Day. Compared to this time last year, searches on Waitrose.com for ‘Mussels’ […]

John Lewis expands rental to menswear

23 May 2024 Editor

John Lewis has launched a menswear rental platform featuring Hugo Boss, Charles Tyrwhitt, and the new label Hay Life after making its first foray into rental with womenswear in 2022. Having launched John Lewis Fashion […]

Aldi introduces recyclable butter packaging

9 May 2024 Editor

Aldi is rolling out a new recyclable wrap packaging on two of its own-label butter lines in a UK supermarket first. From next month, the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket will replace the current non-recyclable packaging on […]

Waitrose unveils plans to accelerate nature-friendly farming for British farmers

8 May 2024 Editor

Waitrose is committing to support more than 2,000 of its British farmers to move to nature-friendly farming practices, helping to boost financial resilience of farms in the long-term and combat the effects of climate change. […]

Lidl launches bottle recycling pilot

8 February 2024 Editor

Lidl has become the first supermarket to roll out its own bottle return scheme trial. Launching today, shoppers in Glasgow can enjoy unlimited cash rewards in return for empty PET plastic and aluminium drinks containers […]

Sainsbury’s makes sustainability ‘A’ list

8 February 2024 Editor

Sainsbury’s has been recognised for leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change by global environmental non-profit CDP, securing a place on its annual ‘A List’ for the 10th consecutive year. Based on data […]

Pandora shifts to recycled silver and gold

30 January 2024 Editor

Jeweller Pandora has changed its precious metals supply and is now sourcing only recycled silver and gold for all its jewellery with the aim of avoiding 58,000 tons CO2 every year. Jeweller Pandora has changed […]

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