Tag: Asda

Asda signs up to the global LEAF Marque Environmental Assurance System, to help deliver its sustainable sourcing commitments

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has begun to roll out LEAF Marque certification across its UK fresh produce fruit and vegetable supply base to strengthen its environmental standards. The LEAF Marque environmental assurance system provides independent, third-party verification around core areas of sustainable farming practice including soil and water management, energy efficiency, waste management, carbon sequestration, energy use and enrichment of biodiversity. It offers growers a framework to help them monitor their performance, identify strengths and weaknesses and set targets for improvement across the whole farm. All UK-based Asda fresh produce growers will achieve…

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More than 11m households don’t earn enough to cover essential costs

Stuart Mitchell

Low income households continue to be disproportionately affected by the cost of living crisis, as the latest Asda Income Tracker shows that 40% of the UK’s 28m households* had negative discretionary income last month – meaning their take home pay doesn’t cover the cost of their bills. Despite wages going up by almost 3% compared to this time last year, households in the lowest-income quintile had a shortfall of £72 a week last month after paying for essentials such as accommodation, energy, clothing and food. They have seen their discretionary…

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Asda customers more concerned about the environment than their own health as they look to reduce food waste

Stuart Mitchell

Asda customers are so concerned about the environment that they actually see it as a bigger issue than their own health. Data from Asda’s Pulse of the Nation survey found that two thirds of customers (64%) are worried about the environment, with just 49% concerned about their own health, highlighting how concerned they are about the future of the planet. And customers realise they have a role to play with 88% of those asked saying that reducing their food waste is important to them, with data from climate change NGO…

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Anya Hindmarch to launch the Universal Bag in collaboration with ASDA and Co-op

Stuart Mitchell

Sixteen years ago, the ground-breaking ‘I Am Not A Plastic Bag campaign* raised awareness of the global issue of single use plastic bags. Since then, the use of single use plastic bags has reduced dramatically, with sales falling 95% in the main supermarkets between 2015 – 2020, after the UK Government introduced legislation to address the issue. Whilst this is fantastic progress, nearly half a billion single use plastic bags were still sold in the UK between 2021 – 2022, according to recent Government data.1 Anya Hindmarch, in collaboration with…

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Asda and Pura create UK’s first in-store signage from recycled nappies

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has joined forces with eco-friendly baby brand Pura to help to tackle the issue of plastic waste, by producing the UK’s first in-store signage using recycled nappies. The signs which will be used on shelving selling Pura products in 320 stores, replaces plastic shelving. It’s estimated that the equivalent of 7,220 used nappies were recycled to make the signage, approximately seven nappies per sign. Once the nappies are shredded, washed and dried, they are processed into pellets and then combined with other raw materials and pressed into boards. The…

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