M & S announced today it's A Plan to go green, pledging to spend £200M over the next five years implementing their 100 point plan. The plan means that by 2012 M & S will:
- become carbon neutral
- send no waste to landfill
- extend sustainable sourcing
- set new standards in ethical trading
- help customers and employees live a healthier lifestyle
(Oh and Stuart Rose Cheif Exec is going to trade his beamer in for a hydrogen powered motor)
I like their holistic approach, not just focusing on staff welfare or fair trade, but recognising that it's all or nothing. Don't know if it's a marketing ploy or a genuine commitment, but to be honest as long as they do what they promise I'm not that bothered!
(A little bit more over at Treehugger)
Just wanted to say I like your website (PS I know I guess one of your colleagues Abby Bick, she was in my church over Christmas visitin family)anyway wondered what your view of supermarkets in general was?
Keep it up
Phil
www.thesimplepastor.blogspot.com
Posted by: Phil Whittall | January 17, 2007 at 11:36 AM
Hey Phil,
With my idealist head on...
Besides co-op, which is a little different, I hate supermarkets. They are completely driven by convinience and consequently there is little ethical/environmental concern.
Realistically, they're mighty handy and I all too often find myself gracing their aisles (including earlier today).
Environmentally supermarkets are a nightmare, warming the air and leaving the door open, and cooling fridges with no doors uses a lot of energy (ie carbon). Monbiot has a nice idea about shopping. He says online shopping should rule the day and i like his idea. No supermarkets, just warehouses which do daily deliveries and corner shops and deli's.
Cloud 9 me thinks!
Posted by: Phil | January 17, 2007 at 09:06 PM