What can construction learn from M&S, John Lewis and the Co-op?

By Richard Steer2021-05-19T05:00:00

Retailers are taking their customers’ concerns about the climate crisis to heart, but Richard Steer is not sure the building industry can say the same

In recent weeks we have all witnessed a once in a generation event. Not something connected to the pandemic for a change, but something that could alter the way we do business in the future.

What we are seeing that is so unusual, is a group of European companies who would normally be rivals, coming together and acting as one for the furtherance of a single environmental cause. Businesses including Tesco, the Co-op, Marks & Spencer and John Lewis as well as Metro are echoing the stance taken previously by brands including Timberland and The North Face, to publicly push the green agenda.

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