initiatives within the 100-point plan include transforming the 460-strong chain into a carbon neutral operation; banning group waste from landfill dumps; using unsold out-of-date food as a source of recyclable energy and making polyester clothing from recycled plastic bottles.
I saw their chairman on breakfast news this morning and he said pretty much what the Guardian reports here.
"If you believe that all of us are going to have to espouse this green issue - whether it is climate, waste or whatever else - then there is no alternative," said M&S chief executive Stuart Rose. "And I also believe this is another way of differentiating ourselves - rather than just going down the normal bog-standard supermarket tactic of all pretending we're reducing prices by £70m."
Now don't expect an overnight miracle, but this is the company that really does seem to have got the fairtrade habit, but this is a work in progress: Mr Rose, again;
"This is a deliberately ambitious and, in some areas, difficult plan. We don't have all the answers but we are determined to work with our suppliers, partners and government to make this happen."
M&S promises radical change with �200m environmental action plan | | Guardian Unlimited Business: Filed in: environment, shopping, M&S
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