Sue Ryder care shops announce support to help combat climate change

By signing up to the Declaration, the healthcare charity's portfolio of 370 shops have made a commitment to help the Third Sector tackle Climate Change and reduce their carbon footprint. Sue Ryder Care's Retail Division will support national legal targets for green house gas emissions and work in partnership with the government and others to reach or exceed these targets. Launched in June 2007, the Declaration is fully supported by the current Secretary of State for the Environment, Hilary Benn.

Mark Walton, Head of Every Action Counts, said, "I'm delighted that the retail arm of Sue Ryder Care has joined the growing number of third sector organisations taking action on this issue. We believe that Climate Change is the central challenge facing our generation and, through the Every Action Counts programme, we provide the resources and information to help voluntary organisations take action to become more environmentally sustainable." Kay Barnes, Business Development Manager at Sue Ryder Care said, "As 'sustainability' rises up the political agenda and the public becomes ever more environmentally conscious, Climate Change is an issue organisations - commercial, public and third sector alike - can no longer ignore. The Declaration is a great initiative to encourage all Third Sector organisations to join forces and collectively reduce the industry's carbon footprint to help combat Climate Change."