Tag: British Retail Consortium

Urgent action needed by retailers to prevent further nature and biodiversity loss

Stuart Mitchell

Retailers must urgently address the accelerating loss of nature and biodiversity or they risk jeopardising supply chain resilience, according to a new report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).  These warnings come as this flagship report, “Planning for Nature” reveals that three quarters (76%) of retailers have no targets on protecting nature. The report marks the beginning of the industry’s journey in halting and reversing nature loss by 2030 and achieving full recovery by 2050.  But it unveils the scale of the challenge ahead. Half of retailers (52%) are yet to make…

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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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