The BRC's Climate Action Roadmap is the retail industry's ambition to deliver net zero in its supply chains, direct operations, and products sold by 2040.

A bold industry initiative, the Roadmap will make a huge contribution to the UK’s climate strategy through its ambition to accelerate, galvanise and unite progress towards a net zero retail industry by 2040 – ten years ahead of the UK Government’s 2050 target.

The products we buy account for nearly a third of all household emissions, placing the retail industry among the highest contributors to emissions in the UK. The Roadmap is retail’s recognition that it has a key part to play in tackling climate change, through considerable emissions reductions across its own operations as well as in collaboration with suppliers and customers.

The Roadmap is designed to provide retailers with guidance on the steps they can take to decarbonise their operations and supply chains. The Roadmap’s ambition is supported by the vast majority of UK retailers – from the largest brands to the smallest chains, on the high street and online.

To achieve net zero, the Roadmap identifies five pathways for action with key milestones.

Find the Climate Action Roadmap’s headline ambitions for 2040 and a breakdown of the targets and milestones for the five pathways in the Executive Summary.

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