Fresh from the success of the flagship Cheshire Oaks eco store, Munish Datta, the head of M&S’ sustainability strategy, is thinking smaller…
Setting yourself testing targets for anything in life involves a certain degree of risk. But setting targets and then asking an independent company to come in and judge your performance has the potential to spell disaster.
So it must have been with some relief that Munish Datta, the man charged with implementing Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) sustainability strategy for its substantial estate, read consultancy Faithful + Gould’s report on the performance of the retailer’s flagship sustainable store at Cheshire Oaks. The report, which studied the 195,000ft2 building’s sustainability performance a year on from completion, found that it was producing 40% less carbon emissions than comparable M&S stores, against a target of 35%. Other measures such as energy and water consumption are equally impressive.
A confident yet modest man, Datta is clearly proud of his team’s achievements, but he expr