UK retailers have cut carbon emissions in half since 2005

Data from the British Retail Consortium shows that carbon emissions across leading companies in the sector have dropped by 49% since 2005.

UK retailers have slashed their carbon emissions in half to beat sustainability targets, new data from the British Retail Consortium has shown.

Carbon emissions across leading companies in the sector have dropped 49% since 2005, reported The Industry.Fashion. The industry’s target was a 25% reduction over the period.

Carbon emissions in retail stores dropped 46%, while store delivery emissions fell 84% in the period.

The targets are part of the BRC’s climate action road map, which saw more than 70 of the country’s biggest retailers pledge to improve their sustainability.

“It’s a fantastic achievement to have halved greenhouse gases from our stores and lorries in little over a decade,” said Peter Andrews, head of sustainability at the BRC. “However, we recognise we can do much more by helping drive decarbonisation across our supply chains and supporting our customers, the British public, to live lower carbon lifestyles through the products they buy.

“Our climate action road map sets out our path to net-zero operations and supply chains by 2040.”

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