At a time when sustainability strategies are being called into question, retailers are still facing into conflicting pressures of mounting regulation and rising costs of Net Zero implementation despite leadership teams wanting to “do the right thing”. The reality is that the global retail industry - from food to fashion – is contributing to the climate and environmental crisis. Overproduction is rampant – up to 40% of food produced globally never gets eaten and 85% of all textiles ends up in landfill each year.  

But by focusing on key elements of production and supply chain and by utilizing the innovation that drives retailing, real progress can be made to move towards a circular economy. This important panel of industry experts will share some real examples of the progress that is happening now and discuss how the industry c