Our stores and fleets of delivery vehicles have direct impacts on the environment. We know from research, however, that the indirect impacts caused by the production and use of our products are around twelve times greater than those from our own operations. Our aim is to gradually reduce all these impacts.
Responsible
We believe it will become increasingly important for retailers and other companies to demonstrate to customers that they can be trusted to use technologies such as chemical treatments and genetic modification in a responsible way...
Packaging helps to protect the product between being produced and used by the customer. It prevents wastage, carries important instructions and information on ingredients and helps the product look its best in the store...
As worldwide rates of consumption and disposal increase, many types of raw materials are being used faster than they can be replenished or are produced in a way that damages the environment...
The very nature of our business means we need to transport a wide range of goods around the country every day. Because road freight accounts for over 20% of all road transport CO2 emissions, we are committed to doing this as efficiently as possible...
The use of energy and its contribution to climate change is arguably the biggest of environmental challenges faced by the world. Resources such as energy and water, and the issue of waste, are increasingly the targets of legislation to ensure that their costs more accurately reflect the impacts they have...
