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Marks & Spencer - Plan A Progress

If you’ve ever visited our neighbors across the pond you are probably familiar with retailer Marks & Spencer.  The department store, which sells just about everything from clothes to food to housewares, has several hundred locations in Britain and across Europe.  Last year the chain launched Plan A, a 100 point plan to address some of the major social and economic responsibility issues faced by large corporations.  So far they have made some great progress.  Some of the highlights include major reductions to CO2 emissions from all points along their distribution chain, a major shift in the amount of clothing made from fair trade cotton as well as new partnerships with local farmers, and a dramatic decrease in artificial and pre-packaged foods available on their shelves, coupled with a 48% increase in organic items.  To learn more about the plan and see some of the innovative ways they are working to make a positive impact on customers, employees, and manufacturing and distribution partners watch the video here.

-JH 

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