Green Retail World

Green Retail World aims to guide retailers toward more sustainable business practices by showcasing industry best practices and keeping track of the latest trends in eco-friendly retailing. Every business has a carbon footprint, so it's important to approach sustainability claims with caution. However, that doesn't mean businesses can't improve their environmental impact. In fact, we hear about new initiatives every week that claim to be more planet-friendly. Green Retail World will highlight the efforts of retailers and brands that are making strides toward sustainability and will keep an eye on new environmental regulations and other relevant developments in the industry. It’s important to note that while we feature different strategies or initiatives, this does not imply that these businesses are inherently sustainable or green. Our goal is to share examples of the industry making positive progress for the environment.

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Finisterre launches first product made from old wetsuits

3 days ago | greenretail.world | Ben Sillitoe

Outdoor apparel retailer Finisterre has unveiled its first product made from old wetsuits, thanks to partnership with Circular Flow. The ‘From Wetsuits’ changing mat has been designed to carry wet gear (see image, below) and double as a durable changing mat, and Finisterre said its development marks a major step forward in tackling one of the surf industry’s biggest sustainability challenges: what to do with hard-to-recycle wetsuits at the end of their lives.
New Look sustainability boss: Consumers expect us to be responsible

1 week ago | greenretail.world | Ben Sillitoe

There’s much more retailers and charities can do to strengthen their relationships and help reduce waste, while consumers simply expect retailers to be responsible organisations. They were two key takeaways from a panel session at Retail Technology Show 2025, at the beginning of April, as fashion retailer New Look and disabled children’s charity Newlife were represented on stage.
Circular promotion: Decathlon buyback scheme provides Easter bonus

1 week ago | greenretail.world | Ben Sillitoe

The Decathlon buyback scheme has been given an Easter weekend boost, with the sports retailer’s loyalty members able to access more value from donating their old and unwanted products.
Waitrose joins Polytag's plastic recycling Ecotrace Programme

2 weeks ago | greenretail.world | Ben Sillitoe

Upmarket grocer Waitrose has joined tech company Polytag’s plastic recycling Ecotrace Programme, a UK initiative aimed at transforming the tracking and recycling of packaging in the UK. As an Ecotrace member, Waitrose now gains access to the Polytag dashboard – an online hub which displays live barcode-level lifecycle data on plastic packaging materials as they enter the recycling stream.
Tesco trialling packaging QR codes to improve inventory knowledge

2 weeks ago | greenretail.world | Ben Sillitoe

Tesco is placing packaging QR codes on its products as it looks to find ways to improve inventory knowledge, ensure out of date stock doesn’t leave the store, help reduce waste – and achieve a whole lot more in terms of customer experience (CX). The UK’s largest retailer started a trial at the end of March, working alongside standards organisation GS1 UK which powers the new QR codes and which is talking about the “second barcode revolution” having originally launched the tech in the 1970s.
Ebay's Circular Fashion Innovator of the Year: Refiberd

2 weeks ago | greenretail.world | Ben Sillitoe

Ebay’s Circular Fashion Innovator of the Year has been revealed as Refiberd. The online marketplace announced on Wednesday the tech company which has an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tool that turns would-be textile waste into new usable fibres had beaten other finalists, which included UK-based repair platform Sojo.
John Lewis repair: Department store roles out alterations service nationwide

2 weeks ago | greenretail.world | Ben Sillitoe

John Lewis repair is now available in the department store chain’s shops across the UK. A trial in five stores which began in July 2024 proved successful, prompting the retailer to introduce the offering to all John Lewis shops with the exception of the sites in Swindon and London’s Canary Wharf. The John Lewis repair service is run in partnership with Timpson Group-owned Johnsons, and covers cleaning, repair, and alterations of garments.
Wickes uncovering more sustainability data with Sweep

2 weeks ago | greenretail.world | Ben Sillitoe

DIY retailer Wickes has announced it is working with sustainability data management platform Sweep to undertake “a data-driven approach” to assessing its carbon footprint, including within its supply chain. The idea of the partnership is for Wickes to gain a granular understanding of its carbon emissions, which will give it more visibility of its environmental impact and help it make progress against its ambitious near-term science based targets.
Retail Technology Show 2025: Currys, Asos, and BRC on sustainability as a business growth driver

2 weeks ago | greenretail.world | Ben Sillitoe

Retail cannot ever be described as “sustainable” per se, but it can work to be “less unsustainable”, the Retail Technology Show 2025 audience heard last week. That was a key point made by Green Retail World editor, Ben Sillitoe, as he hosted a panel debate with senior representatives from tech retailer Currys, online fashion house Asos, and trade association the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Corporate power purchase agreement: Independent Co-ops in renewable energy drive

2 weeks ago | greenretail.world | Ben Sillitoe

Central Co-op has announced that it has signed a ten-year renewable energy corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with energy company RWE, in partnership with four other independent UK co-operatives societies. Lincolnshire Co-op, Scotmid Co-op, East of England Co-op and Southern Co-op have teamed up with Central Co-op for a CPPA that will result in a supply of renewable energy to over 400 co-op locations across the UK.