Because there is no Plan B! Richard Gillies Director Plan A, CSR, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Because there is no Plan B! Richard Gillies Director Plan A, CSR, Sustainable Business & M&S Energy

Leeds, Briggate Street, 1909

By 2030: ● The Wold’s population will rise from 6bn to 8bn (33%) ● Demand for food will increase by 50% ● Demand for water will increase by 30% ● Demand for energy will increase by 50% ‘John Beddington’, UK government’s chief scientific adviser

IEA Perspective IEA estimate 24 mbd of supply will need replacing by 2015.

Resource use of regions In 2007, the world’s population used a third more resources than the planet can renew.

Accelerating & Fundamental Change - Facts & Figures "Are we approaching a tipping point?"

The imperative for action Consumer Needs, Sustainable Planetary Limits Desires, Expectations Consumption ● Needs, desires not met ● Population Growth ● Priorities different – ● Social and health Employment imbalances ● Technology driving ● Resources finite and transparency under pressure

The Consumer Lens (Needs, Desires, Expectations) Marketing & Retail Consumer Visible to the consumer Out of Manufacturing consumer view Raw Materials The Industry Lens (Profitable Growth)

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M&S will take action across: 35,000 PRODUCT LINES INVOLVING 2,000 factories 20,000 farms 1,700,000 workers 1000s of raw materials ENGAGING 75,000 employees and 21m customers each week

Oxfam / M&S Clothes Exchange

Thanks to PlanA we have: ■ Made a real difference to the issues we tackle ■ Built reputation ■ Motivated our people ■ Stimulated innovation ■ Opened up new markets ■ Mitigated risk ■ Delivered financial return

Thanks to PlanA we have: ■ Cut carbon emissions by 13% (25% per sq.ft.) ■ Offered free insulation to 70,000 UK staff ■ Reduced clothing packaging by 49% ■ Reduced carrier bag usage by over 80% ■ Increased the % of electricity we buy from green sources to 100% ■ Used the equivalent of 27m 2 ltr plastic bottles to make recycled polyester ■ Helped over 700 disadvantaged people a year via our Marks & Start programme ■ Generated/ leveraged £25m for charities ■ Increased the % of our wood from sustainable sources to 84% ■ Launched a Wellbeing website for our staff That’s this year A lone!

Strong Business case £70m of s A vings this year alone ■ Energy efficiency in stores and warehouses ■ Fuel efficiency of delivery fleet ■ Food waste sales to customers ■ Landfill charge savings / recycling revenue ■ Oxfam incremental footfall ■ Hanger recycling and re-use ■ M&S energy sales ■ Packaging reductions

Sustainability A business that is carbon positive, wastes nothing, is regenerative to environments Sustainabl and as a positive effect on the lives of people e Business How we do Business Plan A CSR Community Philanthrop Employee Investment y welfare Time 1930s 1960s 1980s 2000 2007 2012 2015 2025

Bene fit £m Inves tm Cost ent Neutral Year Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 1

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● Garments into Cushions…..

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