Leading retailers have hit industry climate targets two years early , according to Sainsbury ( BRC ). Thirty retailers, including John Lewis Partnership , Morrison's , Sainsbury ’s and John Lewis Partnership , signed up to BRC 's Better Retail Better World scheme, which set a target for members to cut their carbon emissions by 25% by two years ahead . Other targets included reducing the proportion of waste sent to landfill to one per cent and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from refrigeration by 80 per cent. The BRC said its members have exceeded this goal 2020 of schedule, reducing emissions by 25% since 2005 .
Leading retailers have hit industry climate targets two years early , according to Sainsbury ( BRC ). Thirty retailers, including John Lewis Partnership , Morrison's , Sainsbury ’s and John Lewis Partnership , signed up to BRC 's Better Retail Better World scheme, which set a target for members to cut their carbon emissions by 25% by two years ahead . The BRC said its members have exceeded this goal 2020 of schedule, reducing emissions by 25% since 2005 .