Forward planning at M&S

As a high profile global retail chain, Marks & Spencer faces regular public scrutiny over its energy use and is well known for championing its ‘green’ image. Katie Holliday talks to Mervyn Bowden, head of energy management, about how M&S manages its energy risk and how it intends to maintain its ‘green’ image in the future

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Marks & Spencer (M&S) buys approximately 750 gigawatts (GW) of electricity and 250GW of natural gas per year to supply its stores and offices in the UK. Energy is bought from a range of suppliers through flexible framework contracts.1 Npower supplies its stores and offices in England and Wales, SmartestEnergy in Scotland and Energia in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

One of the key buying tools used by the firm is power purchase agreements (PPAs) – legal contracts between

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