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FMCG and retail firms join forces in a bid to stabilise the value of plastic recyclate in the UK

Envirotec Magazine

Manufacturers, retailers and recyclers urged to join the collaboration. In collaboration with manufacturers, retailers and recyclers, the Fund intends to improve flexible plastic recycling and reduce plastic pollution by giving the material a stable value. Several other major retailers are set to follow suit. Mars UK, Mondel?z

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More than 500 fashion retailers back supply chain deforestation pledge

Business Green

More than 500 leading fashion brands and retailers including H&M, Zara and Walmart have now signed up to a major new global pledge to avoid using products and materials associated with deforestation in their supply chains, and to instead shift towards sourcing low carbon alternatives.

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Let's reinvent retail and change the way we shop

Business Green

Building a greener future for retail requires brave conversations, big risks and hardwiring sustainability into the fabric of the business, explains Selfridges' Daniella Vega. But as retailers, our responsibility is to both react and predict how our customers will shop and what they will expect.

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Sustainable Fashion Guide: 8 Tips to Kick-Start Your Sustainable Fashion Brand Company

Green Business Bureau

This supports a circular economic model whereby fewer resources are demanded reducing water demand. This also includes their social responsibility values, making sure they practice ethical labor and do not utilize slave or child labor. Tip #5: Switch to sustainable shipping and packaging.

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Why action is needed to tackle the rise of 'fast furniture'

Business Green

B-Stock's Hannah Prangnell sets out the ways retailers and consumers can create a more circular furniture economy. Consequently, furniture retailers are coming under immense scrutiny from governments and consumers alike to be environmentally responsible as people look for less impactful ways to buy goods.

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Sustainability Guide for Hotels and Motels: Getting Started

Green Business Bureau

Move away from over packaged bathroom-toiletries and work with local vendors to reuse packaging. One other advantage of using high efficient appliances like washers is that they reduce demand for both electricity and water, thus conserving two valuable resources at once.

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Retail Business Sustainability Guide: Retail Sustainability Initiatives and Trends

Green Business Bureau

Retail business sustainability. Using these trends we then present retail sustainability initiatives that will help you kickstart your organization’s sustainability program. What is retail sustainability? To operate indefinitely, a retail brand must meet environmental, social, and economic demands.

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