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Bags more help for local environmental and community pr…
25 January 2023
Nearly 7,000 fewer bags, but over £95k of financial support for island communities
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'Tis the season to be sustainable
24 November 2022
We're dreaming of ways to have a greener Christmas. Here's some ways to have an eco-conscious Christmas this year.
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Bye-bye sell-by-dates
10 October 2022
We're getting rid of sell-by-dates on various own-brand products throughout our stores to help reduce food waste
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Top tips for shopping on a budget
25 August 2022
Some ideas on shopping habits that are good for the planet, good for you, and good for your wallet too
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Sustainability at the heart of your Society
20 April 2022
We believe that our islands are beautiful. We want to keep it that way.
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Eco-friendly Easter eggs
31 March 2022
Here's some eggs-citing news about our own-brand Easter eggs.
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How Fairtrade is combatting the climate crisis
24 February 2022
It’s time to bring fairness to climate justice
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Have yourself a Fairtrade Christmas
09 December 2021
Christmas gifts that go the extra mile
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Here for a cleaner, greener Christmas
03 December 2021
There’s no plastic in our own brand Christmas gifting range
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Cater for our pollinators: all about pollinator patches…
10 June 2021
How bees help us and how we can help them in return.
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Swap to Fairtrade – for people and the planet
02 March 2021
Simple swaps for a world of good
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What’s the deal with Fairtrade?
23 February 2021
Join us in supporting the Fairtrade movement
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A special and sustainable Christmas
18 November 2020
Here’s how to make your Christmas a green one.
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Are paper bags as ‘green’ as we think?
23 October 2020
Why your Co-op isn’t offering customers paper bags.
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Reduce what you can. Offset what you can’t.
20 July 2020
We are proud sponsors of Carbon Offset+.
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How easy is it to reduce your food waste?
02 April 2020
Read our tips and tricks to stop food ending up in the bin.
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Our plastic free produce trial unwrapped
06 August 2019
An update on our plastic free produce trial at Grand Marché stores
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Working with local suppliers to tackle plastic packagin…
10 April 2019
Discussing the issues of single-use plastic and food waste.
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How we achieved our Silver ‘Keep Guernsey Green’ award
22 March 2019
We successfully retained this three-yearly prestigious award in 2018.
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Introducing our plastic-free commitments
24 October 2018
Find out what we're doing to reduce single-use plastics locally and with Co-op Group in the UK.
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