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All Marks & Spencer-operated stores, offices, warehouse anddelivery fleets in the UK have been certified as carbon neutral, agoal reached by significantly cutting emissions and purchasingcarbon offsets. M&S greenhouse gas emissions are down 22 percent or 158,000tons of carbon dioxide equivalent since 2007, despite the companygrowing sales space by 18 percent over the same period. M&S wasable to reduce emissions by cutting electricity use, reducing gasleaks from refrigeration units and improving fuel efficiency. Marks & Spencer's 2012 How We Do Business Report , which was released this week, outlines the first five years ofprogress of its Plan A program.
Of the 180 eco and ethicaltargets in Plan A, M&S has achieved 138 of them. The retaileris on schedule to meet another 30 targets and the remaining 12commitments are either behind schedule or have not been achieved,including the reduction of water use 20 percent by 2012. The company's commitments to reduce emissions, make itssupply chain more sustainable and produce less wastewas achieved in part through 500,000 hours of training andeducation, M&S said. Since the launch of Plan A, M&S has reduced waste by 31 percentor 80,000 tons. M&S recycles 100 percent of that waste.
Theretailer met that goal by installing recycling centers in allM&S stores, warehouse and offices, and creating a behavioralchange among employees through a company-wide training program. Waste is backhauled and collected by recycling contractors fromdistribution centers. In some cases, M&S has closed therecycling loop by sending waste to suppliers who use it to make newproducts for the retailer. For instance, plastic waste is sent to make new M&S carrierbags. Leftover cardboard is made into food waste boxes, whichsegregate food waste in stores.
Some 89 percent of M&S foodwaste is sent to anaerobic digestion plants, which converts it intoelectricity. M&S buys some of that electricity to power itsstores. M&S now uses fewer carrier bags, saving 1.7 billion bags infive years, the report said. The retailers also uses 26 percentless packaging by weight. I am a professional writer from Industrial Supplies, which contains a great deal of information about used komori presses , boxing gym equipment, welcome to visit!
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