A new green image for Tesco?
Earlier this year Tesco announced that it was going to support the expanding biofuel sector; the supermarket giant Tesco has now pledged to spend £100 million on its 'environment fund'. Is this the 'green' light for us to feel less guilty about filling our trolley's at Tesco, who has also announced record profits of £2.21 billion? Not really I'm afraid. Friends of the Earth has given a cautious welcome to Tesco's plans to improve its energy efficiency, stating Tesco needs to source more of its food from the UK instead of buying from all over the world. But what about Tesco's plans to build the "world's greenest store" in the Norfolk market town of Aylsham?
FOE explained that local shops tend to be more energy efficient than supermarkets - per square foot supermarkets emit 3 times more carbon dioxide than greengrocers and its would take more than 60 greengrocers to match the carbon dioxide emissions from an average single superstore (according to a study by Sheffield Hallam Uni).
For more information read the FOE press release in full - Tesco - the new green chameleon? Also check out the Tescopoly website - the organisation who campaign against Tesco's dominance in the UK, as well as seeking measures to ensure that suppliers and their workers are treated fairly. What do you think? Is Tesco, as FOE put it, the new green chameleon? [Ella - picture credit FOE via Tescopoly]
