M&S Launches new Plan A website

...complete with videos for those who can't be bothered with the text.

http://plana.marksandspencer.com/

News from the EAC

The Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2006-07: Beyond Stern: From the Climate Change Programme Review to the Draft Climate Change Bill was published as the Committee’s Ninth Special Report of Session 2006-07, HC 1110, at 11.00am on Tuesday 13 November 2007.

Are Biofuels Sustainable?

This is the second evidence session on Are biofuels sustainable, held on Tuesday 20 November, Grimond Room, Portcullis House.

Attendees:
Foley, Head of Sustainable Development and Chris Hewett, Policy Development Manager, Environment Agency

Marcus Yeo, Director of Resources & External Affairs and Jessica Magnus, EU Policy Adviser, The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
Peter Kendall, President & Guy Gagen, Head of Combinable Crops, National Farmers Union (NFU)Greg Archer, Director & Jessica Chalmers, Programme Manager, Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
Professor Richard Bateman, Head of Policy, and Professor Roland Clift, Biosciences FederationDr Dominick Spracklen, Institute for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds

Environmental Labelling
This is the first evidence session on Environmental Labelling, held on Wednesday 14 November 2007, Committee Room 20

Attendees:
2.30pmNational Union of Farmers for England and Wales (NFU)
3.10pmMarks and Spencer
3.50pmThe Carbon Trust

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Bulletin - Bring your own bag

The end of the plastic bag is nigh... M&S have just announced that, next year customers in many of their stores will be shelling out 5p for each unfriendly receptacle they use. And thankfully, they've pre-empted the question: yes, profits from the sale of the bags will go to environmental causes.