Tag: Marks & Spencer

M&S Food Invests Over £1 Million In Donating Bespoke Meals For Redistribution

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer has announced it is investing over £1 million in a brand-new way of addressing food poverty. By redistributing food directly from its supply chain, the retailer has created three new meals which will be distributed to families in need via FareShare – the UK’s largest charity fighting food insecurity and waste – as part of the Coronation Food Project, inspired by His Majesty King Charles III. From September, M&S will be sending the specially developed products to FareShare to distribute through its national network. Developed by M&S…

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M&S innovating its way to Net Zero through new Plan A partnership funding

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer has announced a string of new investments in collaborative, pioneering projects, funded through its Plan A Accelerator Fund, to help achieve its Net Zero by 2040 goals. The UK’s most trusted brand, famous for new and exciting products, is now turning its market-leading approach to innovation to tackle climate change. Introduced as part of its ambition to be the most trusted retailer, M&S’s industry-leading, fully integrated sustainability plan ‘Plan A’ was an innovation in itself when it launched back in 2007, well before most mainstream businesses were…

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M&S pioneers new mental health training to help colleagues support young people

Stuart Mitchell

During last month’s Children’s Mental Health Week (5-11th February 2024), M&S launched a new and unique Trusted Adult training to help its 65,000 colleagues learn more about how to support the young people in their lives. The online voluntary training has been created as part of the retailer’s partnership with leading mental health charity for young people, YoungMinds. Through the training, colleagues will develop skills and understanding to support them in having conversations with young people around how they are feeling and help prevent them from reaching the point of…

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M&S expands popular ‘Refilled’ scheme to 25 stores across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer has announced it is expanding its popular ‘Refilled’ scheme, in partnership with Reposit, on own-brand cleaning and laundry products, as part of its commitment to reduce and remove plastic packaging, and offer customers more sustainable choices. Following a successful trial in six stores last year*, the scheme will roll out in a further 19 M&S stores across the UK** including Liverpool One, which opened at the end of last year – bringing the total number to 25. M&S ‘Refilled’ allows customers to choose from 10 pre-filled, own-brand…

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M&S removes over 4 million units of plastic packaging in Cafes across UK

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer has introduced new recyclable paper packaging across its range of sandwiches and toasties available in all M&S Cafés across the UK. From this month, the entire range of M&S’ Café sandwiches and toasties will be available in easy to recycle FSC approved cardboard or paper packaging which uses 79% less plastic – but doesn’t compromise quality or customer selection. The small window allows customers to see the product inside but is accepted by recyclers to be recycled with paper in the paper waste stream. With over 300…

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