Highlights of 2006/07
Waste
We are the first UK supermarket to offer customers a free carrier bag with a high proportion of recycled material
Packaging
We have committed to replace 150 million plastic trays and bags with compostable packaging on Sainsbury's ready meals and organic food by September 2008.
Case study
Dreaming of a green Christmas...
To help customers be greener in 2006, we offered a Christmas card recycling service in all stores. From 27 December, customers were able to place their old, unwanted Christmas cards in recycling boxes available throughout the New Year. We arranged for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to be our charity partner for this scheme. The FSC benefited from a donation of £7,500 following the final collection and return of cards. This helps the FSC to continue its valuable work improving responsible management of the world’s forests.
Darren Shapland
Chief Financial Officer
Managing our environmental impact is also important to colleagues and to our ability to recruit and retain the best people.
New targets
- 100% of online shopping deliveries in urban areas to be delivered by electric vans by 2010
- By September 2008, 20% of the supermarkets’ online deliveries will be made using electric vans.
