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Sainsbury’s makes sustainability ‘A’ list, marking 10 years of environmental transparency

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has been recognised for leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change by global environmental non-profit CDP, securing a place on its annual ‘A List’ for the 10th consecutive year. Based on data reported through CDP’s 2023 Climate Change questionnaire, Sainsbury’s is one of a small number of companies that achieved an ‘A’, out of over 21,000 companies scored. A detailed and independent assessment methodology is used by CDP, allocating a score of A to D – based on the comprehensiveness of disclosure, awareness and management of environmental…

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Sainsbury’s launches Smart Charge: new ultra-rapid service to build confidence in public EV charging

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has launched Smart Charge, a brand-new, dedicated EV charging business that will give drivers access to ultra-rapid EV charging points across its stores. This bold move illustrates the retailer’s commitment to the EV industry while providing an exciting new service for drivers. In new research commissioned by Sainsbury’s, 80% of EV users admitted to avoiding long journeys because of not wanting to charge at public EV charging stations, describing the main frustrations as chargers being broken (40%), not enough charging bays (36%) and speed of service (33%). Designed to…

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Sainsbury’s makes its greatest standalone plastics removal through mushroom punnets

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s is switching its own-brand mushroom punnets from plastic to cardboard in a move which will save over 775 tonnes of plastic, equivalent to over 52 million pieces of plastic a year. This is the retailer’s biggest ever single plastics removal in its history – equivalent to the weight of 43 full London double decker buses. The change will have rolled out to all 13 own-brand lines including top sellers such as whole baby button, closed cup, organic and chestnut mushrooms by the end of the month, helping customers to…

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Sainsbury’s donates more than one million meals to communities to mark new partnership with FareShare supporting the Coronation Food Project

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s is donating one million fresh meals to support families in need this winter to mark the launch of a new partnership with FareShare, the UK’s biggest charity tackling food waste to support social good. More than one million meals will be supplied by two of Sainsbury’s fresh food suppliers, Greencore and Cranswick, and distributed to families and those in need through FareShare over the winter period. The donation marks the start of FareShare’s Alliance Manufacturing programme which will see Sainsbury’s and the food industry working together to utilise surplus…

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New wind farm featuring UK’s largest onshore turbines has capacity to provide up to a third of Sainsbury’s electricity

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s is celebrating the completion of a brand-new wind farm in Scotland. It will add up to 50 megawatts (MW) of electrical capacity to the grid in the form of renewable energy that will be used to power Sainsbury’s stores, offices and depots nationwide, giving a major boost to the retailer’s ambition to become Net Zero in its own operations by 2035. Sainsbury’s commitment to the future of Longhill Burn Wind Farm will see the retailer invest millions of pounds in the renewable energy it produces over the next 15…

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