Marks and Spencer
M&S is a British retailer with 32 million customers across the world. We’re known for our award-winning food, clothing and homeware
Neighbourly, M&S Expand Redistribution Scheme Beyond Food Waste
Neighbourly, a social network connecting local projects and community needs with companies ready to help with funds and volunteers, has announced the expansion of its food surplus program to include non-food product donations. UK retail giant Marks &... View More
Trending: New Tech, Cross-Industry Accord Seek to Eradicate Forced Labor from Global Supply Chains
Across the globe, brands, manufacturers and employers are becoming more aware of the urgent need to address worker exploitation in global supply chains. Through the development of new cross-industry collaborations and technological solutions, industr... View More
Consumer Goods Forum Shares Best Practices to Eradicate Forced Labor from Global Supply Chains
In a bid to eradicate forced labor in global supply chains, a problem that affects 21 million people worldwide, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has released a new report, Business Actions Against Forced Labor, highlighting best practices in tackling t... View More
Sustainability Leaders Daunted, But Willing to Work Together to Help Build ‘The Good Life’
This blog is part of the GlobeScan-SustainAbility Leaders Survey 20th anniversary project being conducted by GlobeScan and SustainAbility in partnership with Interface. ... View More
Good News, Bad News for Viscose: USFIA Joins CanopyStyle; H&M Lands in Hot Water
Viscose continues to dominate the news as brands ramp up efforts to eliminate the destruction of ancient and endangered forests and human rights violations from the viscose supply chain, while others fall behind. ... View More
Trending: Battery Storage Solutions Finally Catch Up to Renewables Boom
While renewables are becoming the new normal, battery storage has largely lagged behind. But a new report from global consulting firm McKinsey and the roll-out of new storage pilot projects across the US, Germany and UK are evidence that storage coul... View More
M&S Unveils Revamped Sustainability Strategy, First-Ever Science-Based Target
Ten years after the release of its first sustainability program Plan A, British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has unveiled Plan A 2025, a new and improved sustainability strategy that builds on the company’s previous successes while addres... View More
Cotton 2040 Coalition Makes Case for Taking Sustainable Cotton Mainstream
Cotton is an integral part of the apparel and textile industry providing livelihoods for over 300 million people across the globe. The environmental and social implications of cotton production are, however, significant. ... View More
Coalition Calls on Fashion Industry to Adopt Transparency Pledge
Human Rights Watch is calling on the fashion industry to adopt and carry out the Apparel and Footwear Supply Chain Transparency Pledge. The organization contacted 72 apparel companies, asking them to publish information identifying the factories that... View More
Fashion Transparency Index Reveals Even Top Brands Lagging in Supply Chain Transparency
Four years after the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in which 1,134 people were killed, Fashion Revolution has released its 2017 Fashion Transparency Index, which ranks 100 of the biggest fashion companies on their social and environmental... View More
ICN Calls on Major Brands to Address Exploitation in Indian Leather Industry
The textile and apparel industries are widely known to have considerable environmental and social impacts on both local and global levels. The leather industry is no exception — in India, approximately 2.5 million workers are exposed to poor workin... View More
New Benchmark Finds M&S, Nestlé, Unilever Leading on Human Rights
The first-ever public ranking of corporate human rights performance launched today, seeking to highlight the moral and commercial advantages for companies with a strong human rights record. ... View More
As You Sow Urges Global Brands to Nix Polystyrene Foam Packaging
Environmental and corporate social responsibility non-profit As You Sow has called upon four major US companies — Amazon, McDonald’s, Target and Walmart — to ditch polystyrene foam packaging from their operations. And they’re not the only one... View More
Reducing Food Waste Saved UK Food Industry £100M in Just 3 Years
According to a new report released by WRAP, retailers and brands across the UK saved over £100 million by reducing food waste. ... View More
5 Steps to Building Better Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains
According to a recent survey of 287 sustainability professionals, working conditions are the most important sustainability issue in supply chains. That’s not too surprising; in the short time it’s taken to read this far, 153 people around the wor... View More
CDP: Underestimation of Deforestation Risks Could Cost Business Over $900B
In a new CDP study released last week, global companies — including Colgate Palmolive, L’Oréal, McDonald’s Corporation and Marks & Spencer — report that, on average, 24 percent of their revenues depend upon four deforestation-linked comm... View More
Report: 2020 Deforestation Goals Are Unlikely to Be Achieved; Companies Need More Help
The 2016 results from the Global Canopy Programme’s (GCP’s) ‘Forest 500’ have been released, and they don't bring good news. The deforestation policy analysis of the world's most influential powerbrokers, including companies, financial instit... View More
Scorecards, Standards and Protocols: Where the #NewMetrics Rubber Hits the Road
Day 2 of New Metrics ‘16 kicked off with a main stage presentation from Reputation Dividend director Sandra Macleod, who provided us with a broad overview of how social impact and other factors can influence brand reputation; reputation, she conten... View More
Experts Gather to Discuss Financial Benefits of Sustainability at New Metrics ‘16
SAN FRANCISCO, November 14, 2016 – Members of the Sustainable Brands® community gather in Boston, MA to kick off the 6th annual New Metrics conference. Nearly 300 global senior executives across diverse sectors are convening today through Nov 16t... View More
ISEAL: Meeting the Need for More Impact Data from Sustainability Standards
Throughout Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’16 event this week, I expect to hear a continual drumbeat of the need to measure impact. That is how it should be. As a panellist for the session on “Demonstrating the Impact of Sustainability Labels ... View More
