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Because there is no Plan B Plan A
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Contents The M&S journey over the last 10 years Drivers for Plan A Putting Plan A together Opportunities and challenges Measuring success
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M&S will take action across: 35,000 PRODUCT LINES INVOLVING 2,000 factories20,000 farms 1,700,000 workers ENGAGING 75,000 employees and 21m customers each week 1000s of raw materials
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1930s1960s1980s20002007201220152025 Sustainability Time Employee welfare Philanthropy Community Investment CSR Plan A How we do Business Sustainable Business
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What is Plan A All issues (today/tomorrow, good and less so, marketable and not), across whole value chain to deliver: – Differentiation – Efficiency – Motivation – Change
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M&S Shoppers The UK population Not my problem 26% Not my problem 19% 3% What’s the point 38% What’s the point 36% 3% 4% If it’s easy 28% If it’s easy 35% 1% Crusader 8% Crusader 10%
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Climate Plan A
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Total footprint Operations (stores, lorries, sheds, offices, business travel, refrigeration leakage) = 515kt CO 2 e Supply chain (raw materials and manufacture) = 4,000kt CO 2 e Customers (using clothing and food) = 1,800kt CO 2 e TOTAL = 6,300 kt CO 2 e, approx 1% of UK emissions
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Waste Plan A
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Raw materials Plan A
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High scarcity Medium scarcity Some scarcity Low scarcity No data Water Scarcity - Fruit and vegetable sourcing
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Fair partner Plan A
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Health Plan A
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Because there is no Plan B Plan A
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Ten lessons we’ve learnt Definition of trust evolves Need to manage whole value chain environmental/social impacts Consumers want leadership but don’t get too far ahead Create a brand to link the strands Business case evolves but leadership is firm Culture change is more important than technical change Need new partnerships with 3 rd parties Life is lived in a ‘Goldfish bowl’, be honest and transparent Practical demonstration helps Sometimes you’ll compete and sometimes you’ll collaborate
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1930s1960s1980s20002007201220152025 Sustainability Time Employee welfare Philanthropy Community Investment CSR Plan A How we do Business Sustainable Business
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The Future – 2020? Reduced impact of selling – Internet/Green deliveries Reduced impact of using – Low energy, closed loop displaces need for virgin materials Reduced impact of making – T rue challenge – Stakeholder agreed production standards; horizontal linkages across value chains Underpinned by sound science (Carbon, water, nutrient cycles; trade-offs) and Governance
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Thoughts on Higher Education Footprint – look across supply chains/students Best practice – Eti, SEDEX, MayDay Network People – the training ground for the Leaders/Innovators /Scientists of the future Global competition/collaboration – – Strength of global HE networks, – Plan A for HE across UK – Management schools emerging – Competition between HEs grows
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Because there is no Plan B Plan A
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