Tagged: "Sainsbury’s"

October 21, 2013

Sainsbury’s Weymouth supermarket goes ‘water neutral’

The Sainsbury's branch at Weymouth Gateway has become 'water neutral' through a combination of water-efficient infrastructure such as rainwater harvesting and local community offsetting partnerships.

September 06, 2013

Sainsbury’s pledges £1m for sustainable farming solutions

Sainsbury's is inviting applications for a share of a £1million investment into sustainable British farming. The supermarket chain's 2013 Research and Development Grant is open to farmers and growers in the Sainsbury's supply chain.

September 06, 2013

Sainsbury’s trials CO2-cooled trailer

Sainsbury's has begun trials of what it states is the 'world's first naturally refrigerated trailer', which uses carbon dioxide.

July 25, 2013

Sainsbury’s solar PV installation project reaches 100,000 panels

Sainsbury's has now installed 100,000 solar PV panels across 210 branches as part of its programme to reduce energy bills and CO2 emissions, and installed its twelfth ground source heat pump, officially unveiled by Greg Barker.

June 21, 2013

High-street clothing retailers sign up to sustainability

The SCAP 2020 Commitment – a pledge to report and measure the carbon, waste and water footprints of clothing throughout its life cycle – has been signed by companies representing over one-third of UK clothing sales.

June 20, 2013

Sainsbury’s continues recycling programme with 100th centre

Sainsbury's has unveiled its 100th customer recycling centre to coincide with the tenth anniversary of Recycling Week. The supermarket chain enables customers to donate clothes to Oxfam at its recycling centres.

June 12, 2013

Sainsbury’s celebrates ‘putting all store waste to positive use’

Sainsbury's has hit its target of sending zero waste to landfill within three years, with all waste now going 'to positive use'. Surplus food is redistributed, used to make animal feed or sent to AD plants, while general waste is recycled or turned into fuel.

May 30, 2013

Sainsbury’s extends dual-fuel fleet to cut CO2 emissions

Sainsbury's has expanded its dual-fuel lorry fleet to 51 vehicles, running on a combination of biomethane from decomposed organic material and diesel.

April 25, 2013

Sainsbury’s cuts water use by 50%

Sainsbury's has announced it has achieved its target to reduce its operational water consumption by 50 per cent relative.

April 25, 2013

‘Prompt action’ needed for hydrogen car uptake – Fallon

Business and Energy Minister Michael Fallon has spoken positively on the publication a full UKH2Mobility report on hydrogen vehicles, and has called for 'prompt action' to promote the technology to businesses.