We care about our impact on the planet.
We are committed to minimising our climate impact through lowering emissions, conserving resources and reducing waste.
Our targets
FY25 marked a year of transition for environment for the Group, with a new Sustainability Manager appointed, and the sustainability team re-positioned internally to form part of the wider commercial function. This has fostered closer collaboration with all commercial team members and enabled a commercial-centric approach to activities such as reducing GHG emissions across Scopes 1 to 3 and responding to regulations such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
FY25 achievements
- Created our Energy Savings Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) action plan to cut energy use through LED retrofits, employee training and EV charger installations.
- Joined Products of Change, a not-for-profit organisation fostering sustainability collaboration in the licensing and retail industries.
- Rolled out Barnardo’s ‘Play It Forward’ takeback scheme across 468 stores, enabling customers to donate used items for reuse or recycling.
- Relaunched Sustainability Squad – monthly sessions to educate commercial teams on sustainability themes and environmental compliance.
Products and packaging
Examples of progress we have made are:
- Created our Energy Savings Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) action plan to cut energy use through LED retrofits, employee training and EV charger installations.
- Joined Products of Change, a not-for-profit organisation fostering sustainability collaboration in the licensing and retail industries.
- Rolled out Barnardo’s ‘Play It Forward’ takeback scheme across 468 stores, enabling customers to donate used items for reuse or recycling.
- Relaunched Sustainability Squad – monthly sessions to educate commercial teams on sustainability themes and environmental compliance.
Plans for FY26
- Implement an ESOS action plan to unlock GHG reductions and efficiency savings.
- Launch a ‘Perfect Packaging’ project – workshops, guidance tool and tracker to improve recyclability, cost efficiency and consistency of packaging.
- Review our Scope 3 strategy to ensure alignment with AIM-listed and retail sector peers, relevant regulatory frameworks, and our commercial strategy. This will support credible supply chain engagement and emissions reduction.
- Enhance data capture to aid compliance activities and develop additional performance metrics for sustainability.
Barnardo's 'Play It Forward' scheme
Rolled out Barnardo’s ‘Play It Forward’ takeback scheme across 468 stores, enabling customers to donate used items for reuse or recycling.
