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Pic: Shutterstock Leading UK retailers have smashed 2020 carbon reduction targets, with carbon emissions having fallen by 49 per cent since 2005, far exceeding target of a 25 per cent absolute reduction, according to latest data from British Retail Consortium (BRC). However, there is still much more needed to reach ambitious target of supply chain reaching Net Zero by 2040.
Carbon emissions in stores and store deliveries also fell 46 per cent and 84 per cent respectively (when controlled for growth), the BRC said.
“It’s a fantastic achievement to have halved greenhouse gases from our stores and lorries in little over a decade. 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 Roadmap sets out our path to net zero operations