Sainsbury's gains award for green retail innovation

Written by Harpers Editorial team
Tuesday, 04 December 2007
Food and drinks retailer Sainsbury's has received an award from the Energy Saving Trust for its commitment to eco-friendly product delivery methods. The supermarket will have 20% of all urban home-shopping delivery vans electric by September 2008 and wants the whole fleet of around 100 vehicles electric by 2010. It uses zero-emission vans from Smith Electric Vehicles and has been trialling the electric vans since 2005. A spokeswoman for the Energy Saving Trust said: "Sainsbury's Online are taking the lead in developing the market for these vehicles. "Providing demand for electric vehicles increases their penetration in the market place, pushes the technology forward and helps to make them more mainstream. This kind of commitment provides a welcome boost to the electric vehicle industry. "Further CO2 benefits come from Sainsbury's customers using the delivery service rather than driving to the store in their own vehicle." Share This Email This Comments (0) Show/Hide comments Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name Email Comment smaller \| bigger Subscribe via email (Registered users only) I have read and agree to the Terms of Usage. Write the displayed characters Similar news items: 17 Jun 2009 - Fresh crackdown on binge-drinking teens 17 Jun 2009 - English wine flourishes 02 Jun 2009 - UK near top of Euro duty league 07 May 2009 - New business venture for top sommeliers 28 Apr 2009 - Maison Trimbach joins Enotria 16 Apr 2009 - Drinks and food boost spending 02 Apr 2009 - Women lead the way in wine 31 Mar 2009 - Moldovan wines in UK push 11 Mar 2009 - Strong dollar hits Brown-Forman profit 26 Feb 2009 - US wine exports hit new high