Tag: BRC

Retailers raise over £500m for good causes

Stuart Mitchell

A new report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has found that retailers and their customers raised £540m for good causes in the last financial year. The report – Supporting Charities, Communities and Customers – provides an analysis of UK retailers’ charitable giving for the first time.  It also finds that in 2022/23: Retailers raised £200m for good causes through fundraising, with an additional £150m donated directly by the businesses themselves. A total of 69m meals and £76m worth of products were donated to charities and organisations supporting those in…

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BRC highlights UK retail industry ambition to reach Net Zero by 2040

Stuart Mitchell

The climate crisis remains one of the greatest threats to our planet and we all have a part in tackling it. The UK has an opportunity to rebuild a fairer, more sustainable economy, in a post-pandemic era, which starts by cutting carbon emissions. Today, 63 leading retailers have come together to support the BRC Climate Action Roadmap which aims to bring the retail industry and its supply chains to Net Zero by 2040. This follows an announcement made earlier in the year where twenty major retailers signed a declaration to…

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