Green retailers

January 26th, 2007

The nation of shopkeepers looks like it’s leading in new ways. Eco-Advantage reports that both Marks & Spencer and Tesco have announced major environmentally conscious programs. Andrew Winston, one of the writers of Eco-Advantage, says the companies’ goals are “aggressive, creative, comprehensive, and instantly establish a new best practice”. The programs aren’t just vague aspirations, both companies have committed real money and have created timely, tough targets. Let’s hope the relatively dozy US retail sector wakes up.

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  1. Man Made Climate Change at Geekylicious Says:

    [...] So the latest IPCC report has been released as you can read a policy makers summary here (link via Realclimate). Of course we are all collectively policy makers, since if you live in a democracy you have a voice, both as electorate and consumer. I encourage you all to read it but if you want the highlights, here are mine : [...]

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