Tag: Marks & Spencer

M&S Announces 2026 Big Fun-Raiser for Mental Health Charity YoungMinds

Stuart Mitchell

M&S today announces the return of its Big Fun-raiser for YoungMinds. The event brings colleagues and customers together across the UK to raise vital funds and awareness for young people’s mental health.  Running from 4-13 June 2026, the Big Fun-raiser will see colleagues across M&S stores and support centres take part in a nationwide programme of fundraising activity.  At the heart of this year’s Big Fun-raiser is a Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle challenge, where a team of 18 M&S colleagues will cycle the length of the UK over…

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M&S to Expand Low-Emission Heavy Goods Vehicle Fleet – Taking Delivery of New Bio-CNG Trucks Throughout 2026

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer have announced plans to further reduce transport emissions by further deploying biomethane-powered trucks. These will have up to 85% lower CO2 emissions than traditional diesel engine vehicles, serving both M&S Food and M&S Fashion, Home & Beauty logistics operations. Today M&S have over 210 bio-CNG trucks in operation, including c.150 Scania 4×2 and 26 Scania 6×2 trucks, with plans to further expand this over the next year. This expansion would increase the size of M&S’ lower-emission fleet to include over 300 bio-CNG vehicles by the end of…

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M&S Partners With Yeyasso Cooperative And Fairtrade To Support Cocoa Farmers In Cote D’lvoire

Stuart Mitchell

M&S is partnering with Yeyasso cooperative through a long-term initiative which will support fairer incomes for cocoa farmers in Cote d’Ivoire, one of its main cocoa sourcing regions in West Africa. The initiative has been developed in partnership with Fairtrade, building on M&S’s commitment to ethically sourced cocoa.   M&S Choc Marks bars are already made with Faitrade cocoa, but this new commitment will go further by providing long-term ‘Fairtrade Premium’ support for Yeyasso. The Fairtrade Premium is an additional payment that goes direct to farmers, who direct the funding…

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M&S And Pilio Launch ACE Cotton Programme To Reduce Carbon And Improve Biodiversity In Cotton Farming

Stuart Mitchell

M&S has announced a new partnership with Pilio, a sustainability innovator and solutions provider, to launch the Affordable Clean Environment (ACE) cotton programme – an initiative designed to accelerate access to clean energy and strengthen biodiverse farming practices across cotton growing communities in India.   Cotton is central to M&S’s products, making up the largest share of its material portfolio and accounting for more than half of the total fibre mix. The ACE Cotton programme is an important part of Plan A – M&S’ sustainability strategy – to protect and…

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M&S To Raise Further £1.5m For YoungMinds Mental Health Services

Stuart Mitchell

This Children’s Mental Health Week, M&S and YoungMinds announce a major milestone in their partnership to support young people’s mental health. Having originally pledged to raise £5 million over three years, the partners have surpassed expectations – raising an incredible £5.5 million in just two years, a full year ahead of schedule. Building on this momentum and the incredible support of M&S customers and colleagues, the partnership is now setting a new ambition: to raise a further £1.5 million over the next year.   This could fund YoungMinds’ services and…

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