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30th April 2021 Tesco is set to become the first retailer in the UK to offer its supply base sustainability-linked supply chain finance, in a move it hopes will encourage more suppliers to sign up to emissions reduction targets. The voluntary programme is due to launch in September and will see annual greenhouse gas emissions data provided by suppliers independently verified and assessed by sustainability experts Anthesis. Finance giant KPMG has been employed to carry out assurance of the programme. Tesco suppliers will then be offered “preferential” financing rates via Santander’s supp...

By Megan Tatum2020-12-18T00:01:00+00:00 We teamed up with Nielsen to review the performance of the leading brands, and own label, in 108 categories, from alcoholic drinks to tobacco, via condoms, bleach, ready meals and, of course, toilet paper  To see the performance of the brands and own-label in a specific category, select it from the drop down menu at the top of the page, or from the list at the bottom.  There’s a long story and a short. The short story for UK grocery in the past year is one of unprecedented growth. Overall retail sales of fmcg grew by £9bn or 8% [Nielsen 52 w/e 28 N...