Retail

Did you know that retail is the single biggest contributer of waste production in the UK's industrial & commerce sector? That is equivalent to 42% of all commerial waste (13 million tonnes) produced in the UK and creates 15.5 million tonnes of CO2 per annum in its operations alone.

Fashion retailers, supermarkets, booksellers, jewellers, newsagents; all retailers face many resource efficiency issues and opportunities. Environmental responsibility and governance is rising up the corporate and public agenda and this is an opportunity for retailers to stay ahead of competition and deliver for their investors/owners. Rising utility, resource and waste costs put pressure on margins and keeping up with changing regulations presents a continual challenge.

Envirowise is well positioned to provide the practical guidance that companies need to understand, determine and deliver on their environmental, legal and corporate responsible business goals.

Reducing inefficient resource use does not mean any compromise in service or product standards. The variation in the amount of resources used to provide similar products and service levels across the sector means that retailers that become more resource efficient can make substantial cost savings.

Key resource efficiency issues addressed by Envirowise across the sector include:

• product, packaging and services
• supply chain and distribution impacts
• operations and site management
• staff and customer engagement and education
• environmental and risk management
• corporate governance/CSR

Envirowise provides the following services and publications for retailers