Tag: M&S

Fairtrade Foundation CEO comments on M&S becoming first supermarket to sign onto Shared ImPact

Stuart Mitchell

Commenting on the news that M&S has become the first supermarket to sign onto Shared ImPact, working with Fairtrade and Yeyasso to ensure proof of concept, while talks continue with another major partner that cannot yet be named. Eleanor Harrison, CEO of the Fairtrade Foundation, said: “This Mother’s Day there’s excellent news for the female farmers growing our cocoa in the Yeyasso co-operative in Côte d’Ivoire, and an exciting next step for M&S’ long-standing partnership with Fairtrade. “Chocolate is often seen as an indulgence for many, but for millions of…

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M&S Commits To Supporting A Further 2,000 Young People Into Work

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer has committed to train and support a further almost 2,000 hard to reach young people through its Marks & Start programme over the next three years as part of an ambitious multi-year strategy with The King’s Trust.  M&S is this year celebrating 20 years of Marks & Start, a programme which helps those who face barriers to employment gain their first crucial step on the career ladder. In that time, the scheme has supported over 30,000 people get into employment, including 12,000 young people facing barriers to…

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M&S calls on the nation to give their pre-loved clothing a second life with trial of free postal donation service

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer, the UK’s largest clothing retailer is – for the first time – asking the public to donate their unwearable clothing, alongside their wearable clothing, through the trial of a free postal donation service, in partnership with Oxfam. It is estimated that UK homes contain 1.6 billion items of unworn clothing which have the potential to be used, re-used or recycled*. However new research conducted on behalf of M&S**, found that one third of the UK doesn’t know what to do with clothes that cannot be re-worn –…

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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 Food donates one million fresh and healthy meals to families in new partnership with FareShare

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer has recently announced a new partnership with FareShare, the UK’s largest charity fighting food insecurity and waste. Working with one of its biggest fresh food suppliers, 2 Sisters Food Group, M&S will donate one million freshly prepared, nutritious ready meals from its ‘Eat Well’ range in the eight weeks leading up to Christmas. In an industry first, the meals will be made at three 2 Sisters Food Group manufacturing sites and donated to FareShare directly from the M&S Food supply chain. M&S Food’s deep supplier partnerships and…

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