Sustainability

We’re reducing our use of plastic, and where we do use it, we are making it easy to recycle or reuse by 2023. Iain Ferguson, Environment Manager, shares how we’re doing this and how you can do your part.

At the United Nations’ Climate Action Summit in New York this week, our Co-op has been announced as the first British retailer to become a signatory of the UN’s ‘Our Only Future’ campaign. Steve Murrells
Co-op CEO shares more.

Our compostable carrier bags are currently in over 1,000 Co-ops, but to help reduce the use of single-use plastic bags, we want them in more! We’re calling on UK Government and English Local Authorities to speed up the rollout of food collections.

Future of Food 2030 plan: how we’ll source food with care, treat people fairly as well as learn and celebrate together.

Environment Manager, Iain Ferguson shares our latest innovation in our commitment to reduce single-use plastic in Co-op stores and packaging.

We’re committed to making 100% of our packaging easy to recycle by 2023 and reducing the amount of plastic waste.

We reduce our food waste by carefully managing our stock, donating unsold food to Fareshare and local causes which means none of our food waste goes to landfill.

We’re trialling a landmark plastic bottle deposit and return scheme at music festival Co-op pop-up shops this summer. Find out more from Iain our Environment Manager.

In a UK first, we’re switching all Co-op branded bottled water to 50% recycled plastic. That’s recycling #TheCoopWay.

Cathryn, Head of Food Policy looks back over our history of cruelty free Co-op household and toiletry products and shares how you can help end animal testing for cosmetics worldwide.

We’re working on a fully biodegradable paper tea bag, making Co-op Food the first retailer to find a solution to the problem of plastic waste caused by the nation’s favourite beverage.

An update on our efforts to make all Co-op food packaging easy to recycle.

If we’re lucky enough to see some sun this bank holiday weekend, I’m sure many of you will be firing up the barbecue. But I bet there are very few who give a thought to the charcoal you pick up to provide your al fresco feast. Having recently returned from Namibia, I will be giving…

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Sustainability

Plastic waste: how we’re tackling it

We’re the first UK retailer to pledge to meet the United Nations’ climate target by 2050 – but we’ll need political will and real co-operation to get there

Want our compostable carrier bags in your Co‑op? Here’s how you can help

Our Future of Food 2030 ambition

We’re banning single‑use plastic carrier bags in over 1,000 Co‑ops

How we’re reducing plastic waste

How we’re tackling food waste

We’re trialling a plastic bottle deposit and return scheme

We’re switching all Co-op branded bottled water to 50% recycled plastic

All Co-op branded household and toiletry products are cruelty free #TheCoopWay

We’re working on biodegradable paper tea bags

Recycling #TheCoopWay

Charcoal #TheCoopWay