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Strategic review Marks and Spencer Group plc Annual report and financial statements 2012 31
Overview Strategic review Financial review Governance Financial statements and other information
£1.4m
Customer
Fairtrade tea
Our latest range
of Fairtrade tea is
packed at source
by smallholders
in Kenya, allowing
them to earn a larger
share of the profits.
Jointly funded by the
UK’s Department
for International
Development (DFID),
this project is the first of
its kind in the world.
Supplier training
We’ve worked with Oxfam and
Business in the Community to develop
ways of measuring community health
and prosperity in our supply chains.
Since 2010, we have trained more than
121,000 people – mainly in our General
Merchandise supply chains – on
employee rights and responsibilities,
health care, numeracy and literacy.
121,000
Plan A products
We’re making good
progress towards
our goal of giving
all M&S products
a Plan A quality.
Currently, 31% of
M&S Food and General
Merchandise products
have a Plan A quality,
such as Fairtrade,
animal welfare or
healthier food – making
it easier for our
customers to make
sustainable choices.
Carrier bag charging
Profits from our 5p Food carrier bag
charge raised £1.4m for charities, of
which £400,000 went to Groundwork
to support funding for gardens, parks
and play areas. The other £1m
supported our new Forever Fish
campaign, which is helping fund
beach clean activity.
Renewable energy
We have now moved
to renewable energy
contracts for all
electricity purchased
directly. These include
an increased amount
of electricity from
small-scale generators,
including a new
Archimedes screw
water wheel installed
on the Thames at the
Mapledurham Estate.
31%