We’ve worked with Kasia, a local graphic designer, to create a beautifully illustrated planner of the in-season, fruit and veg for May (which doubles as your shopping list – because making a list reduces what you spend in store. Fact!). In-season is INWe want to make it easy for you to buy fresh each month. Eating more locally produced food cuts down on food miles,… Read More »In-season food planner for May
Source: The Trends Shaping Shopping This research was carried out by Opinium on behalf of American Express in July 2022, surveying a nationally representative sample of 2,000 UK adults. Respondents were asked a series of attitudinal and behavioural statements that related to the four different shopping profiles. They were allocated to a group if they selected over 50% of the qualifying statements for one (or… Read More »SUSTAINABLE SHOPPERS – excerpt from ‘The Trends Shaping Shopping’
This is something we as industry leaders have been saying for a long time. And now Capgemini has the stats which show sustainability ambition is not translating to action. Read their full report ‘A World In Balance. Why sustainability ambition is not translating to action’ here>
Pumpkin, garlic & tomato soup With Hallowe’en just around the corner, here is a super simple way to make sure that all the goodness of your pumpkin doesn’t go to waste. All you need to do is whip up this tasty pumpkin soup! Where possible try to buy organic veg or veg that will go to waste – most supermarkets sell a wonky veg options.
Our community of more than 80,000 Impact Score Champions are passionate about sustainability. But because sustainability means different things to different types of people, it’s difficult for brands and retailers to create campaigns that hit the mark. This report details insights from our latest sustainability survey – it clarifies what is important to you, UK shoppers, right now. Read about what aspects of sustinability matter… Read More »Sustainability survey – what you (UK shoppers) told us
In the UK, the average person has a carbon footprint of 12.7 tonnes CO2e per year, and 23% of this comes from their food purchases*. That’s more than their household and vehicle fuel emissions combined! This means the biggest difference we can all make is focussing on our food purchases. In Jan 2021, Norwegian online retailer ODA started providing their customers with the carbon footprint… Read More »Does knowing the impact of food purchases help consumers live more sustainably?
Our consumer apps feature in this week’s The Grocer heralded as a “credible” solution to supporting sustainable consumer shopping choices: https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/technology-and-supply-chain/the-new-apps-swaying-consumer-food-choices/658935.article Happy reading! And if you want to find out more about our consumer product ratings offer for retailers, visit our Retail Page.
Two of the UK’s leading consumer impact apps – Giki Badges and Impact Score®– are coming together in a deal that will create an unrivalled source of intelligence to help inform shoppers’ buying decisions. Already, Impact Score® contains details of over 120,000 UK businesses, while Giki Badges scores over 280,000 FMCG products across a range of environmental, social and nutritional measures. Their combined database will… Read More »Leading Consumer Impact Apps – Impact Score® and Giki Badges – Unite to Accelerate Ethical Change in UK Retail Sector
Rarely does a week go by when the media isn’t talking about tax avoidance and how some large corporation is swerving it. The same big names seem to get repeated, but they aren’t the only ones. All sorts of companies are now recruiting finance ‘experts’ with the purpose of engaging in tax avoidance schemes. But what is tax avoidance and why does it matter? What is tax… Read More »Tax Avoidance. (How companies not paying tax affects you)
The gender pay gap. It’s a hotly debated topic. Check the comments of any social media post about it, and you’ll likely find an army of people telling you that the gender pay gap is real. And an army of people telling you it is not. There is actually plenty of evidence that demonstrates the difference in pay between genders, and it is hands down women who… Read More »The Gender Pay Gap. (Women are paid less than men and it’s not OK)