Day: 27 October 2025

Mars Renewable Acceleration Program Wins Climate Group RE100 Leadership…

Stuart Mitchell

Mars are proud to have been recognized by the Climate Group for our Renewable Acceleration program with the RE100 Leadership Award in the Market Trailblazer category. 11 years after Mars helped create RE100 to encourage companies adopt renewable electricity to cover 100% of their direct operations, it feels great to be on stage and being recognized for extending our renewables commitment well beyond that. The RE100 market trailblazer award celebrates RE100 members who are committed to driving market change, communicate transparently about the barriers they face; and collaborate with companies,…

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Circularity in motion: Woolworths rolls out more sustainable bread bags with 30% recycled plastic

Stuart Mitchell

Woolworths will save approximately 50,000 kilograms of virgin plastic each year through a change to its Own Brand sliced bread bags, which are now made from 30% recycled plastic. Launched in June, the low-density polyethylene (LDPE) food grade bags, manufactured by global packaging leader Amcor (NYSE: AMCR, ASX: AMC), are in use across six bread products. Using advanced recycling technology (via the mass balance approach1), the bread bags’ recycled plastics have added to the tens of thousands of tonnes of virgin plastic Woolworths has removed from its supply chain. The…

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Co-op expands its sustainable energy supply with offshore windfarm partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Co-op has announced that it is to enter a seven-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to utilise energy generated from a wind farm located off the coast of North Wales. The consumer co-operative is working in partnership with RWE – the UK’s leading electricity producer and a global leader in renewable energy – to increase the amount of renewable energy it procures to support national energy security and accelerate its path towards decarbonisation. Under this new agreement, Co-op will source electricity produced from the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm to…

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CAP – Ensure your SAF themed ads can be cleared for take off

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Ensure your SAF themed ads can be cleared for take off . I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. The aviation industry currently finds itself in a tricky position – a high greenhouse gas emitting sector with ever increasing demand operating in the midst of climate change and the confines of net zero targets. Enter Sustainable…

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Packaging tax to push up prices for consumers

Stuart Mitchell

New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reveal that over 80% of costs of the new packaging tax – the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme – are likely to be passed onto already hard-pressed consumers. The new tax came into effect at the start of the month.  The survey of leading retailers, published today, highlights the significant financial burden that EPR fees will place on UK retailers and households.  Following last year’s Budget, where retailers were hit with £5 billion in extra employment costs due to higher employer National…

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