Tesco celebrates milestone of 500th electric customer home delivery van
Tesco has recently celebrated its 500th electric home delivery van, with the 500th going to the Tesco Extra in Sheffield, owned by SUPR.
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Tesco’s ambitious net zero targets validated by Science Based Targets Initiative
Tesco becomes one of the first companies globally to set validated science-based targets on all greenhouse gas emissions with the Science Based Targets initiative.
Supermarkets call on government to ramp up renewable energy investment
Our tenants at Supermarket Income REIT are committed to sustainability and have ambitious net zero targets, so it is no surprise to see supermarket leaders from the likes of Tesco, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and the Co-op, calling on the government to prioritise incentives to encourage greater investment in renewables.
Waitrose to replace gas boilers with electric heat pumps
Waitrose & Partners has announced it is replacing the gas boilers that have been heating its 332 stores with electric heat pumps by 2035.
Tesco continue to embrace reuse schemes in its sustainability efforts
Great to see Tesco update on their Loop service, launched in September to accelerate the reuse of packaging on essential products. If customers in just the 10 stores trialled to date switched to reusable ketchup, coca cola and washing up liquid bottles, the packaging would be used and reused more than two and half million times a year.
Tesco General Merchandise team reduce plastic from packaging
Tesco’s General Merchandise team have removed 42 million pieces of plastic from its annual packaging footprint since 2019 – in addition to the reduction in the core food business.
SUPR declares support for the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
We are delighted to join more than 2,800 organisations around the world in declaring our support for the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Leading Supermarkets pledge to make the shopping baskets “greener”
COP26 highlighted the need for rapid action in tackling climate change. Leading supermarket retailers in Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, M&S and Co-op have all signed the WWF Retailers Commitment for nature, which was announced at the summit.
