Joe Lenton

Resilience, innovation and compassion – the independent retail response to Covid-19

Whilst we’re all living through unprecedented times, it has been warming to read about some of the positives that have started appearing in the national news over the past couple of weeks, pulling out the human stories that give us hope. The simple fact is that crises can bring out the best in people –

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Value refill solution designed to help stores join eco revolution

Convenience retailers keen to join the “refill revolution” are being offered a new route in, with the help of new social enterprise LocoSoco which offers a wide range of refillable household products at value price points. The solution, launched in partnership with Delphis Eco, allows shoppers to buy a range of concentrated ecological cleaning “shots”

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Heart of England Co-op to fit refillable sanitisers in 35 stores with LocoSoco deal

The Heart of England Co-operative Society has agreed a new distribution agreement with LocoSoco, the social enterprise which offers a wide range of refillable household products, including sanitisers, at value price points. The distribution agreement will see 35 Co-op stores fitted out with LocoSoco eco-refill stations. Heart of England Co-operative Society ambient category manager Philip

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EXCLUSIVE: LocoSoco sustainability partnership with symbol retailers

Symbol group retailers are increasing their range of eco-friendly and sustainable products through a new partnership with online wholesale start-up LocoSoco. The company, which partnered with its first store last month, helps retailers set up their own website to sell more environmentally friendly products such as dishwasher powder, snack bars and toiletries, which are supplied

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The SDG Guidebook and Toolkit: A Community Foundation Resource on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – Community Foundations of Canada

Community Foundations of Canada is excited to launch the SDG Guidebook and Toolkit for community foundations. This package provides a detailed introduction to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the context of community foundation engagement and philanthropy. It provides practical, real-life examples of SDG-based work in local community foundations, as well as ideas

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Move Over, Sustainable Travel. Regenerative Travel Has Arrived. – The New York Times

VisitFlanders, the tourism organization representing the Northern Belgium region, used local input to rethink its mission, repositioning its stance from growing travel for the sake of the economy to creating an “economy of meaning,” according to its master plan. That includes, among other initiatives, linking visitors with locals who share their passions for things like

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Vegan Brand Oatly Secures $200 Million Funding From Investors Including Oprah Winfrey, Natalie Portman, Jay-Z

Swedish vegan milk producer Oatly AB secured $200 million funding from a group of investors led by Blackstone Growth. Oatly sold around 10% of its business in a funding round that valued the company at about $2 billion. The group of investors includes Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, Natalie Portman, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Rabobank Group,

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