British Retail Consortium

CEO, Helen Dickinson, reflects on Climate Action Week 2024 which was capped off last night with a keynote speech from Sir Dave Lewis, Chair of WWF, at the The Form Rooms. 👇 #CAW2024 #sustainability

We rounded off our Climate Action Week webinars in style yesterday. 🌍 Jessi Baker, CEO and Founder of Provenance, Richard Mason, Head of ESG at Holland & Barrett and Ciara Cullen, Partner at RPC joined Tracey Banks to discuss green claims. 📜 All of our guest speakers provided great analysis and answers on green claims and the popularity of the webinar demonstrated the huge interest in this topic amongst retailers! 📊 In the afternoon, Tracey was joined by Joe Iles, Circular Design Programme Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Laura Fernandez, Senior Sustainability Manager at Ocado Retail and Jamie Riley, Sustainability Manager, Consumer Packaging International, at Berry Global, Inc.. 🖥 There was interesting insight offered on the opportunities and challenges of refill, as well as a general chat around sustainable design and its implementation in the retail industry. 💬 We cap off Climate Action Week today with a CEO Exchange Forum and a keynote lecture form chair of WWF, Sir Dave Lewis! 👨🏫 #CAW2024 #sustainability

Day 2 of Climate Action Week – Recap 🌍 James Harman and James McKeown joined us from Mitsubishi Electric to discuss the challenge of retail landlord and tenant relationships in the age of Net Zero buildings. 🏬 It was great to get insights into Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards and F Gas Regulations while also learning about regulations on removing fossil fuel systems (e.g. boilers) from buildings and the shifting costs of gas and electricity. 💡 In the afternoon, we were delighted to be joined by the Co-Founder of CarbonQuota Nathan Tiller. Through the use of case studies and by offering practical insight, Nathan showed retailers how they can speed up decarbonisation in their supply chains. 👨🏫 Check out Nathan’s reaction to the webinar below. 💬 The webinars don’t stop there though! We’ve got two more today and there’s still time to sign up! 🖥 Save your space! 👇 https://lnkd.in/eYD4Er2x #CAW2024 #sustainability

Climate Action Week 2024 kicked off with a bang yesterday as we were treated to two insightful and though provoking webinars. 🌍 Richard Walters, Margaux Moro and Claire Wallis🌟 from BearingPoint spoke to attendees about the future of ESG Reporting, supply chain transparency, biodiversity, circular product design and innovation and business model design. 👨🏫 In our afternoon webinar we were joined by Hayley Warrens CEnv, BSc (Hons), PGCE, MIEnvSc from One Carbon World, Agustin Inthamoussu from CLIMIT and Karen Fisher from Mondra. It was great to hear about the positive role of carbon removals in a net zero strategy, including improving aligning it to a positive nature strategy. 📊 Check out Karen’s comments regarding the webinar below. 💬 The webinars don’t stop there though! We’re back with two more today and there’s still time to sign up! 🖥 More info here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eYD4Er2x #CAW2024 #sustainability

Climate Action Week 2024 kicks off today! 🌍 To support retailers and businesses in reducing carbon emissions and reaching net zero, whether you’re advanced in your sustainability journey or at the beginning, we are hosting a week of insightful climate webinars. 🖥 Featuring topics such as carbon removals, greening your supply chain, mastering green claims, improving the energy performance of your building and more, these webinars are open to all and free to attend. 👨🏫 Check out the full webinar list and save your space by clicking the link in the comments 👇 #climateaction #CAW2024 #sustainability

*CEO Exchange Forum and Keynote Lecture from Sir Dave Lewis.* 📢 Our annual Climate Action Week starts on Monday. From Monday-Wednesday we're hosting 6 insightful and thought provoking webinars before we round it off in style on Thursday with a CEO Exchange Forum and a keynote lecture from the Chair of the WWF Sir Dave Lewis. 💬 At our CEO Exchange forum, facilitated by Forum for the Future, we will be focusing on the 'Future-Fit, Net Zero Retailer.' 🌍 Following this, Sir Dave Lewis will be giving a lecture entitled 'Accelerating Climate Action - Time For A Braver Conversation.' Below, he gives us a little preview of what he'll be covering on Thursday. 📽 These are member-only events. For more information on both please contact Pauline Kavanagh. 📧 #sustainability #CAW2024

Climate Action Week is just around the corner. We can't wait to host a series of webinars and workshops to address challenges and encourage collaboration as the retail sector accelerates to net-zero. 🌎 On Wednesday 2nd October, Climate Action Roadmap Manager, Tracey Banks will be joined by Jessi Baker, CEO and Founder of Provenance, Richard Mason, Head of ESG at Holland & Barrett and Ciara Cullen, Partner at RPC for a webinar entitled 'Mastering Green Claims: Essential Insights For Retail Leaders.' 🖥 This panel session will provide an exclusive preview of new research uncovering the current landscape of greenwashing in UK retail. Find out which product categories and which types of claim are most susceptible to greenwashing, and which are the most commonly-used misleading terms. 📊 Sign up here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKiYHF5v In the afternoon, Tracey will be joined by Joe Iles, The Design Activation Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Laura Fernandez, Senior Sustainability Manager at Ocado Retail and Jamie Riley, Sustainability Manager, Consumer Packaging International at Berry Global, Inc. for a webinar entitled 'Sustainable Design in Action.' 👨🏫 Join us for for an insightful panel discussion around sustainable design and its implementation in the retail industry. 💬 Sign up here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehmZZAxp #CAW2024 #sustainability

We were delighted to host a fringe event yesterday at #LabourConference24 on how business rates reform can unlock increased retail investment in people and places across the country. 💬 Exchequer Secretary James Murray MP - who has business rates in his ministerial portfolio - kicked off proceedings, reinforcing the government’s commitment to reform the current system and outlining Labour’s willingness to work with the retail industry to drive economic growth. 📜 The discussion then moved to the material impact business rates have on the viability of shops and retail investment. Nick Stowe, CEO of Monsoon Accessorize talked about business rates playing a role in store closures while CEO of Matalan, Jo Whitfield, said the current system was a ‘real barrier’ to investment and was holding her company back. 📊 Giles Wilkes, Specialist Partner at Flint Global, talked about the social impact of retail which the new government must realise. ‘The blight of empty high streets’ not only has economic consequences but implications for society as a whole. He also talked of how the retail industry has a right to highlight the unfair tax burden it faces and it is the role of The Treasury to listen to the evidence, run the numbers and make decisions as a result. 💰 BRC CEO, Helen Dickinson, spoke about our ask of the Chancellor at this budget, a 20% Retail Rates Corrector - a 20% adjustment to the rates bills of all retail properties. This would immediately address the ‘disproportionate tax burden’ which the industry currently faces compared to other industries. We now eagerly await the Chancellor’s budget next month to see reform in action. 📑 A big thanks to Business Editor of The Sun, Ashley Armstrong, for hosting this insightful and thought provoking event! 💭 #LabourConference24 #BuyIntoRetail #businessrates

CEO, Helen Dickinson, reacts to #LabourConference24. 💬 #BuyIntoRetail

Did you listen to the Chancellor's speech at #LabourConference24 today. 📢 Rt Hon Rachel Reeves described the business rates system as 'outdated' and pledged to 'overhaul' it. 💬 For too long, business rates in their current form have thwarted investment and led to store closures up and down the country. 📉 Interested to hear more about why the business rates system is now outdated and what reform could look like. Then join us tomorrow at 13:00 in Room Albert 5, Hilton Hotel, Liverpool for an insightful discussion on exactly that. 📅 Ashley Armstrong will be joined by a panel of experts; Helen Dickinson, Jo Whitfield, Nick Stowe, Giles Wilkes and James Murray MP to discuss how Labour can work with industry to create reforms that incentivise investment, lead to more sustainable properties and unlock growth in communities across the UK. 💭 #BuyIntoRetail #LabourConference24