Gill Redfern

Jun 27, 2024 | djsresearch.co.uk | Sustainability Lead |Gill Redfern

As an entrepreneur Portas shared that she was all in favour of wealth creation, but that is should be done in a ‘kinder way’ that doesn’t result in the CEO earning 400 times that of the lowest paid worker in the business or where a singular focus on shareholders risks real harm to its people (as we saw with the Post Office) and, crucially, where decisions don’t cripple our planet.

Mar 19, 2024 | djsresearch.co.uk | Gill Redfern

By Gill Redfern, Research Director  Like many, I try to do my bit when it comes to reducing my household’s carbon footprint; as a household we recycle what we can, try to buy local and in season where possible, we are eating less meat/more plant based foods these days, we take steps to minimise our food waste, we try to avoid using single use plastics and thrift our children’s clothes when they grow out of them.

Jul 5, 2023 | djsresearch.co.uk | Gill Redfern

By Research Director, Gill Redfern Despite the record number of signs ups to Veganuary this year1 and 4.1million (14.3%) UK households following a vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian or flexitarian diet in 2023, recent data released by NIQ reveals the plant-based category in the UK is showing signs of a slowdown. What’s going on? Was veganism just a passing fad, or have consumers just decided they are not ready to give up their bacon butties in 2023?

Mar 28, 2023 | djsresearch.co.uk | Gill Redfern

Written by Research Director, Gill Redfern. As inflation in the UK rose to 10.4% in February, a recent survey conducted by DJS Research of more than 1600 UK citizens aged 16 years + (using our in-house panel, Opinion Exchange), revealed that more than four in ten households (42%) are greatly affected by the current cost of living crisis, with a further 55% stating they too are slightly or moderately affected.