Enticing behavioural change to reinforce consumers’ sustainable choices
Consumers’ commitment to sustainability has been undermined by financial concerns. According to Descartes’ third annual 2024 Home Delivery Sustainability Report, nearly 90% of consumers’ sustainable home delivery choices are impacted by economic pressure. Yet sustainable business models are increasingly key to successful long-term performance. Retailers and delivery companies face regulatory Net Zero targets, as well […]
Does your retail business support sustainable printing?
IT teams are under ever greater pressure to improve their sustainability credentials as companies increase their commitment to Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) strategies. The reduction of paper consumption is a core goal but, in many industries, it is impossible to eradicate paper, for both practical and regulatory reasons. From retail to hospitality, printed receipts, […]
Companies ‘must provide more clarity’ around ESG strategies
Despite the growing attention on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, many companies across all sectors, including retail, are still struggling to communicate their ESG strategies to stakeholders, leading to a lack of awareness and understanding of their efforts in this area. GlobalData’s ESG Sentiment Polls Q4 2022 find that 68% of respondents either believed […]
Carbon footprints set to become key focus of packaging sustainability, not recycling
With most public commitments to sustainable packaging at risk of going unfulfilled, 20% of organisations will shift their focus from recycling and eliminating plastics to reducing the carbon footprint of their packaging by 2026. According to Gartner, while the pivot in focus leaves organisations with unmet pledges vulnerable to greenwashing backlash, early movers that successfully […]
The unexpected opportunity to accelerate a green commerce revolution
Worldwide pandemics and more recently, military conflicts in Eastern Europe are continuing to cause significant disruption to global commerce, supply chains and consumers. However, in an unexpected turn of fortune, these very same events present an opportunity to rethink many of the approaches that have facilitated rampant consumerism and exacerbated the climate crisis. In due […]
50% of shoppers won’t use ‘greenwashing’ retailers
As consumer demand for environmentally friendly and green products grows, retailers could be risking lost long-term loyalty if their sustainability efforts aren’t genuine, research from Retail Technology Show has warned. Original research of over 2,000 UK shoppers in Retail Technology Show’s latest ‘Retail Revolution’ report showed that almost half (47%) already actively buy more from brands […]
UK consumers set to stick to online stores post-lockdown
Lockdown has led to the UK becoming a nation of online shoppers – with millions planning to continue their digital spending spree despite restrictions being lifted. A study of 2,000 adults found 61 per cent shopped online more than usual during lockdown, with a staggering nine in 10 planning to shop as much online, if […]
Crowdfunding platform for sustainable businesses counts online marketplace among first projects
A new equity crowdfunding platform that connects sustainable businesses is now live with four firms seeking finance including an end-to-end sustainable fashion brand, a recyclable sneaker brand and an online marketplace. Koodoo says it was founded in response to growing cross-generational groups of ‘woke’ consumers who want to live responsibly and care about issues that […]
