Marks & Spencer and two of its long-term suppliers, will start the development of M&S' first 'eco-factories', pioneering innovative methods of sustainable manufacturing. One factory in Sri Lanka will make lingerie and two factories in North Wales will manufacture furniture upholstery.
The factories aim to be carbon neutral, use renewable energy and send no waste to landfill. Their different features will include a 'green roof' made from vegetation, the ability to harvest rainwater, compressed rice straw boards for partitioned walls and the use of sun to light production areas.
The announcement was made as part of the first update on Plan A, M&S' £200m 'eco-plan' which was launched in January and sets a number of targets for the company, including becoming carbon neutral and sending no waste to landfill within five years.
Stuart Rose, Chief Executive, Marks & Spencer said: “We're already making progress on our 100 'Plan A' goals, but we've a long way to go before we meet the ambitious targets we've set. This is a business-wide plan, which means we're fundamentally changing the way we operate, and not just cherry picking individual initiatives."
"We will trial a different approach to manufacturing in our first 'eco-factories', just as we're already trialling new ways of building and operating our stores, to reduce their energy emissions and their waste.”
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