Most Sustainable Retailer of the Year

Who Can Enter?

This category is open to those retailers who can demonstrate their full commitment to driving change by improving the sustainability of their operations. Winning entries will demonstrate positive impact across the environment, marketplace, workplace and community.

They will be considered in the following three sub-categories:

• MULTIPLE – more than 10 stores
• INDEPENDENT – 10 stores or fewer
• SYMBOL GROUP – head office initiatives

Entry Criteria

ENVIRONMENT:

• Reducing waste/packaging and recycling
• Driving efficiency in energy consumption
• Reduction of carbon footprint
• Addressing efficient water usage

MARKETPLACE:

• Sourcing with integrity
• Selling responsibly – e.g. energy-efficient products, labelling (product origin, carbon footprint etc)

FOOD, HEALTH AND WELLBEING:

• Including providing nutritional information/guidelines while stocking healthier choices
• Initiatives taken to encourage healthier lifestyles

YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR WORKFORCE:

• Investing in and supporting the local community
• Investing in your workforce, addressing one or more of the following: skills development, engagement and equality, diversity and inclusion

Demonstrate what steps you have taken in the past 12 months (to 1 April 2012) with each of the above in respect of your store, your staff and your customers.

All entries should clearly demonstrate how retailers are pushing beyond legislative requirements, by going beyond what is expected from a legal perspective in all aspects of their submission.

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