Close the Door campaign explained
The Close the Door campaign is a national campaign in the United Kingdom to encourage |retailers to keep their doors closed to conserve energy and reduce carbon emissions. [1]
Overview
As well as the national campaign, which is supported by major retailers including Marks and Spencer, Tesco, John Lewis Partnership, Wickes and Boots,[2] there are also local campaigns in various cities including Cambridge (where the campaign was founded), Birmingham, London and York.[3] In addition to encouraging the participation of retailers, consumers are also encouraged to participate by closing shop doors and boycotting shops that refuse to close their doors.[4] [5]
Affiliations
The Campaign is supported by the shopworkers Union USDAW both because of the energy reduction and the increase in staff comfort.[6]
The Carbon Trust and the British Retail Consortium are members of the steering group.[7]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/images/misc/basarir-report.pdf Interim Report on the Energy Appraisal of Retail Units: Assessing the effect of open doors on energy consumption and thermal comfort
- http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/content/view/24/37/ Close The Door - Participating retailers
- http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/content/category/6/15/44/ Close The Door - Local campaigns
- http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/content/view/17/31/ Close The Door - Consumers
- Web site: 2024-08-06 . Is It Better to Fix a Door or Replace It? . 2024-12-01 . Door On The Go . en-US.
- http://www.usdaw.org.uk/newsevents/news/2011/mar/usdawbackstheclosethedoor.aspx Usdaw backs the Close the Door Campaign
- http://blogger.closethedoor.org.uk/2009/12/carbon-trust-and-british-retail.html Close the Door News: Carbon Trust and British Retail Consortium join project steering group
