Tag: M&S

New Look, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Oxfam join forces to boost the UK’s circular textile economy

Stuart Mitchell

New Look, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Oxfam and Circle-8 have announced The Circuit, a new collaborative model bringing together retailers, textile recovery partners, automated sorting, recyclers, digital innovators and manufacturers to help build new circular textile value chains and transform UK generated post-consumer textiles into future circular raw materials. The first phase of the initiative will focus on testing, learning and developing the operational frameworks needed to support future scale-up. In 2024, approximately 1.4 million tonnes of post-consumer textiles were generated across the UK, reinforcing the need for greater investment in the…

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M&S Launches Vertically Farmed Salad Leaves That Last Five Days Longer, are More Flavoursome and Use 96% Less Water Than Traditional Production

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer is bringing three vertically farmed salad products to stores this week as part of its ongoing work to find innovative ways to produce food that tastes exceptional and stays fresh for longer.  The salads are grown indoors using vertical farming, where temperature, light and water are carefully optimised to create consistent growing conditions year‑round. Advanced robotics are used to plant the seeds, which are grown with a growing substrate instead of soil to direct the exact nutrients needed to grow the perfect leaf. UV lights in the vertical…

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M&S Picks up the Baton on Industry Initiative to Turn Surplus Food Into Meals for Those That Need Them

Stuart Mitchell

M&S is joining an industry-first coalition to support families who are experiencing food poverty in the UK by turning surplus food from supply chains into millions of meals for families who need them most. Around 11 million people in the UK experience food insecurity, including three million children. Through Alliance Food Sourcing (AFS) — a pioneering collaboration between retailers, suppliers and charities created as part of the Coronation Food Project — businesses are working together to prevent good food from going to waste and get it to communities facing hunger. …

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M&S Launches “Plan A For Farming” And Calls On Government To Set National Food Security Target

Stuart Mitchell

Launching recently “Plan A for Farming” sets out M&S’s ambition to create a sustainable British farming industry, supporting farmers to deliver exceptional quality food: M&S reaffirms its commitment to sourcing 100% British across key products such as Beef, Chicken, Pork and Milk. Support for British produce farmers to extend growing seasons so customers can buy British for longer.  £14m investment in sustainable farming and innovation; a new £7m invested over next five years, including new ‘Farming for the Future’ programme, building on £7m investment already provided. Funding insight and advice…

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M&S Becomes First UK High Street Retailer To Introduce Stoma Underwear For Men

Stuart Mitchell

M&S – the UK’s largest men’s underwear retailer – is proud to be introducing stoma trunks; a first for a UK High Street retailer.  Today, more than 200,000 people are living with a stoma in the UK, but this essential product has not always been easy to find on the High Street.   The launch follows the success of last year’s launch of stoma knickers which were developed with direct input from women living with a stoma and have been praised for their comfort, style and value. Since launching in…

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