04 November 2010

Marks & Spencer updates on progress of its 'Eco-Plan', Plan A
Marks & Spencer (M&S) today presents its regular half-yearly update on its five year 'eco-plan', Plan A.

Since the last update (How We Do Business report published in June) M&S has made significant progress in all of the plan's five areas - Climate Change, Waste, Sustainable Raw Materials, Fair Partner and Health. Highlights include:

Climate Change - M&S Energy, launched in October 2008, now has over 175,000 customers who are being rewarded for reducing energy use;

Waste - food waste is now being returned for processing into energy at three of M&S' seven food depots with the remaining four going 'live' early in 2010;

Sustainable Raw Materials - last week M&S became the world's first retailer to purchase Green Palm certificates to cover its entire palm oil usage;

Fair Partner - M&S store and head office staff raised £2.5million for hundreds of local charities across the country in only 125 days (May to September) as part of M&S' 125 Fundraising Challenge;

Health - all confectionery has been removed from 50 per cent of belted till points in M&S stores with a commitment to remove sweets from all belted till points by 2012.

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