Compliance & Sustainability Report

In this report, sponsored by Linney, we have looked closely at what compliance in retail means to brands and retailers.

We have explored how this is approached differently for temporary and permanent display, how compliance is measured and audited, and explore whether sustainability could have a positive impact on compliance levels, helping to reduce waste and streamline processes.

Published April 2024.

Sustainability Net Zero

"NET ZERO - What it means & help to achieve it"

As news reports repeatedly remind us, there is an urgent need to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) to limit global temperature rises. In December 2015 at COP21, the Paris Agreement set the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels. At COP27 Parties agreed that limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires rapid, deep, and sustained reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions, reducing them by 43 percent by 2030 relative to the 2019 level.

In this document we briefly outline GHG emissions by scope and we give a rundown of how to achieve Net Zero within a business. This is broken down in a five-step strategy within the PDF.

Published in December 2022.

Retail Recycling Research - Permanent Display and Fixtures

Global brands and retailers produce thousands of tonnes of display campaigns each year. But what happens once an in-store campaign has finished? And what happens at end of life?

POPAI and SteveLister.com collaborated on the second phase of this ground-breaking project to determine the current realities and challenges of end of life for permanent display and fixtures in UK and Ireland. Using a combination of desk research, senior level interviews and store level investigation, we have established the industry benchmark and provided recommendations.

Previous industry studies have identified that thousands of display items fail to get placed in stores each year. But how big is the issue now and what happens to these displays?

Published in September 2022.

Retail Recycling Research - Temporary POSM & Packaging

This report covers all aspects of recycling from the perceptions of retail recycling compared to the realities, the recycling dialogue taking place between suppliers and clients, design practices being used to promote recyclability, through to if and how recycling rates are being measured.

Research was conducted amongst a wide selection of brands, retailers, in-store marketing agencies and waste management companies, through a series of online questionnaires, virtual face to face interviews and visits to stores and recycling facilities.

Published in November 2021.

Campaign Report: Sustainability In-Store

As environmental concern grows, Corporate Social Responsibility is firmly in the shopper's spotlight.

How well do brands and retailers get their CSR message across?

Published January 2020.