Marks & Spencer (M&S) today publishes its 2014 Plan A Report which launches a new, agile and stronger
sustainable business plan which
extends Plan A across M&S’ international business over the next six years.
Called
Plan A 2020, the 100 commitment plan retains and strengthens M&S’ 2015 eco
and ethical commitments and includes new commitments that tackle both today’s
and tomorrow’s sustainable retail challenges.
The plan builds on the first seven
years of Plan A by extending successful commitments and scaling them across
M&S operations worldwide. It further aligns the sustainability plan to
M&S’ business plan to be a leading international, multi-channel retailer
and includes innovative commitments that are firsts in retail and sustainable
business.
Plan A 2020 highlights:
• M&S operations worldwide, not just the UK, now carbon neutral1;
• Launch of a Global Community Programme to increase the scale of the social, environmental and economic benefits of supply chain Plan A projects;
• Make Your Mark extended to help 5,000 young unemployed people by 2016 and Marks & Start employability programme launched in international markets2;
• Sustainable learning stores to be launched overseas and UK stores to be adapted for future climate change challenges;
• Energy efficiency target increased from 35% to 50% per sq ft by 20203;
• UK stores to raise £1 million every year for local charities and plan to raise £20 million for health and well being charities by 2020.
• M&S operations worldwide, not just the UK, now carbon neutral1;
• Launch of a Global Community Programme to increase the scale of the social, environmental and economic benefits of supply chain Plan A projects;
• Make Your Mark extended to help 5,000 young unemployed people by 2016 and Marks & Start employability programme launched in international markets2;
• Sustainable learning stores to be launched overseas and UK stores to be adapted for future climate change challenges;
• Energy efficiency target increased from 35% to 50% per sq ft by 20203;
• UK stores to raise £1 million every year for local charities and plan to raise £20 million for health and well being charities by 2020.
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