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M&S Funding New Industry-First Innovation Projects

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer, the UK’s most trusted brand, has announced new pioneering projects to support its journey to net zero by 2040.   With targets now revalidated by the SBTi, M&S has a clear glidepath to becoming net zero across the entire supply chain by 2040. The biggest challenge in achieving these targets – a full ten years earlier that the Governments UK-wide strategy – is in the supply chain, where 95% of emissions sit. To meet these targets, M&S created the Plan A Accelerator Fund to find innovative lower…

Improving transparency in global fashion value chains – Consultation underway for a GRI Sector Standard for textiles and apparel

Stuart Mitchell

A new sustainability reporting standard to advance accountability in one of the world’s most impactful, complex and competitive sectors – textiles and apparel – is one step closer, following the launch of a global public comment period by GRI.  The proposed Textiles & Apparel Sector Standard is designed for all organizations in textiles, clothing, footwear or jewelry production and manufacturing, for both retail and wholesale. It addresses impacts across all levels of the supply chain and up to point-of-sale and the consultation is now open until 28 September 2025.  Central…

Smallholder cotton farmers can play a role in reversing biodiversity loss, reveals latest Cotton Paper

Stuart Mitchell

In the face of agrochemical overuse, the expansion of monocultures, and poor water management, biodiversity in cotton growing regions is under threat, reveals the latest Cotton Paper. Cotton and Biodiversity, a report by Solidaridad and the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA), reveals that biodiversity in cotton growing regions is under threat across three levels: genetic, ecosystem, and species diversity. With around 35 million hectares under cotton cultivation globally, approximately 2.5 percent of Earth’s arable land, this threat should not be taken lightly, with the potential for cotton farming to play a…

Climate Group urges European Commission to maintain climate investment targets

Stuart Mitchell

Joint letter urges EU to safeguard 30% climate and 10% biodiversity spending in post-2027 budget to address escalating environmental and health threats. Climate Group joined 62 other businesses and civil society organisations in signing a letter calling for the European Commission to maintain at least 30% horizontal spending target for investments in climate and the environment in the post‑2027 Multiannual Financial Framework.  Dedicating at least 30% of the overall EU budget to the climate and 10% to biodiversity is a sustainable and urgent investment, which protects European communities from existential…

Lush Launches New Giving Product to Protect the Pollinators

Stuart Mitchell

LUSH has launched a limited edition bath bomb helping to protect pollinators, people and the planet from the impacts of highly hazardous pesticides. 75% of profits are going to support the ongoing campaign work of Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK), who are tackling the problems caused by pesticides like glyphosate. Josie from PAN UK explains, “We all have an important role to play in protecting our precious pollinators. By ditching glyphosate and other harmful chemicals in our gardens and urban public spaces, we can create thriving habitats where both…