Environment

Greener packaging

We're constantly looking for new ways to reduce the amount of packaging we use, and strive to follow 'reduce, reuse, recycle' principles. And we've changed the materials we use in our carrier bags, too, so that they break down, naturally, faster.

Less litter

With a million customers a day, we have a big responsibility to reduce litter. We've worked with over 50 Local Authorities over the last couple of years to tackle the problem – for example, only giving carrier bags to customers who ask for them, which led to a 17% reduction.

We also make sure all our bags clearly ask customers to 'Please use a bin and Keep Britain Tidy', have the Keep Britain Tidy logo in all our shops, and are involved in their 'Big Tidy Up' initiative.

Reducing waste

We're working hard to reduce the amount of waste we generate and, where waste does occur, find alternative ways to dispose of it. For example, we donate some of our unsold food to local charities, such as FareShare, when ever possible.

Climate change

We're involved in the Carbon Disclosure Project. It's widely regarded as the gold standard for carbon disclosure methodology and process, and provides climate change data to the global market place.