UK: M&S extends ‘Plan A’ with 80 new sustainability commitments

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced 80 new initiatives under its ‘Plan A’ eco programme and committed to begin implementing them within the next five years.

Amongst the most ambitious commitments set out today by the high street retailer is to ensure that at least 50 per cent of M&S’ 2.7 billion products across 36,000 product lines carry at least one sustainable or ethical quality – such as Fairtrade or Marine Stewardship Council certification – by 2015, and that all M&S products meet this criteria by 2020.

Also unveiled today by the retailer, which sells clothing, food and homeware, is a goal to get all 2,000 of its suppliers to adopt Plan A best practice. This will include backing 200 sustainable factories and encouraging 10,000 farmers to join M&S’ sustainable agriculture programme.

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