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Peat made up less than 30% of compost sold to gardeners in 2021 – report

Peat made up less than 30% of the compost sold to gardeners in the UK in 2021, a report from the horticultural industry has shown. The latest annual figures show the use of peat in the retail sector – in bags of compost sold to customers in garden ...

01 Aug 2022 at 17:27

Black Friday ‘pre-loved’ focus was ‘right thing to do’, says eBay UK boss

Focusing on selling used and refurbished items this Black Friday was “a big bet” but “the right thing to do”, eBay’s UK boss has said. The online marketplace took the decision to promote only refurbished and “pre-loved” items for the annual ...

28 Nov 2022 at 15:20

‘Natural pessimist’ Jo Brand hails community response to cost-of-living crisis

Jo Brand said seeing how people are willing to help each other during the cost-of-living crisis has made her feel “optimistic” despite being a natural pessimist. The comedian, who is a supporter of the Month of Community initiative, said ...

17 Jun 2022 at 16:33

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Investors urge UK firms to increase efforts on tackling slavery in supply chains

Investors are calling on UK-listed companies to increase efforts to tackle modern slavery, human trafficking and forced labour in their supply chains. Sustainable investment firm CCLA, alongside a coalition of investors, has been ...

29 Aug 2023 at 14:12

City

Waitrose rolls out higher animal welfare rules across all Italian meat suppliers

Waitrose has rolled out higher animal welfare standards for all its suppliers of Italian meat. The supermarket said the move means its Parma ham, Mortadella and Prosciutto have come from animals that live a life free from ...

05 Sept 2023 at 13:50

Businesses with reputation for kindness more likely to succeed, report finds

Businesses with a reputation for kindness are more likely to experience stronger growth, a new analysis has found. A poll, from management consultancy Baringa, asked 6,028 consumers in seven countries to name companies ...

05 Sept 2023 at 11:30

City

Farage calls diversity and inclusion culture ‘divisive’ as governance row erupts

Nigel Farage said the NatWest culture around diversity and inclusion is actually “very divisive” as concerns grow that banks may be using ethics to cover for bad behaviour. A major governance debate erupted after Dame ...

26 Jul 2023 at 15:55

Superdrug to stop selling single-use vapes in all UK and Ireland stores

Superdrug has announced plans to stop selling single-use vapes in all its UK and Ireland stores. Brands such as Vuse Go and Flavaah Bars will no longer be sold by the retailer, which plans to have the stock ...

22 Sept 2023 at 12:17

City

Construction industry leaders launch coalition to improve diversity in sector

Leading organisations in the construction industry have launched a coalition to tackle the lack of diversity in the sector. Eleven companies and trade organisations, representing more than 250,000 workers, ...

21 Sept 2023 at 13:05

Funding defence companies should count as ethical investment, says Shapps

Funding defence companies should count as ethical investment because military spending “helps prevent war”, the Defence Secretary has said. Defence companies have long been excluded from so-called ...

12 Sept 2023 at 17:50

More than half of shoppers prepared to boycott greenwashing firms, poll suggests

More than half of UK shoppers are prepared to boycott brands over misleading green claims, a poll suggests. Financial services giant KPMG surveyed more than 2,000 UK adults on their attitudes ...

18 Sept 2023 at 11:41

Halting progress on net zero could burden consumers with extra costs, PM warned

Rishi Sunak has been warned that halting the UK’s progress towards net zero could ultimately burden consumers with extra costs. The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE), which ...

14 Aug 2023 at 00:01

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