Tesco has raised the stakes on the supermarket food waste front by announcing its second wave of packaging designed to keep produce fresher for longer.
Sainsbury's is shrinking the volume of its own-brand toilet rolls - a packaging move which it claims will take 500 lorries off the road each year.
» Puma goes 'shwopping' as well with in-store takeback
» Sainsbury's claims retail sector sustainability award
» EnvironCom clinches Travis Perkins WEEE deal
» Joanna Lumley goes Shwopping as new face of Plan A
» M&S and Unilever want bolder tactics to tackle consumer waste

The Ashley Centre in Epsom was launched 30 years ago but despite undergoing many changes over the decades the centre's waste operation had not changed since day one. So when Bobby Rafajec joined as the new Operations Manager, he was quick to put the centre through a full and thorough waste managemen
Marks & Spencer estimates that the sustainability efficiencies it has implemented have resulted in a £70m benefit in the last financial year.
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» Olympic Delivery Authority chairman confirmed as speaker at EDF Energy's Talk Power 2012 conference


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Links and tips for finding more information:

Aldersgate Group http://www.aldersgategroup.org.uk/

- Environment & business lobby group representing some big hitters

CBI's climate change board http://climatechange.cbi.org.uk/

- info on what the business world is doing to tackle its carbon footprint

Edie's Sustainable Business channel http://www.edie.net/channel.asp?channel=1

- for broader coverage of the agenda

» Travis Perkins on environmental footprints » An academic's view on marketing sustainability » Getting it right with sustainability communications » See all videos

A pragmatic policy on charging may be in sight, writes Barrie Clarke of Undercurrent
The big DIY chains are getting their houses in order when it comes to reducing packaging and improving waste management processes. Maxine Perella gives a progress report
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» Best practice the key to BCE Awards success
» No time to stand still for ambitious M&S
» 'We create innovation - and when it works big guys do the same'
» Waitrose branches out with reclaimed woodland project

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» Green energy retailing - environmentalresearchweb (blog)
» Get in on Composting Awareness Week - Earth911.com
» Wall Street's Tuesday Lunch Options - Inside Futures

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