Ann Summers Corporate Social Responsibility

Our Business

Dirty minds, clean conscience

At Ann Summers we are pleasure principled. Our minds might be dirty, but we are committed to making products that last.

We are moving our product to become more sustainable, and we have already begun to improve environmental practices in our business and throughout our supply chain.

Reducing our plastic waste, moving our packaging to be made from sustainable materials as well as made from recycled plastic hangers and much more.

Measuring and understanding our emissions and seeking practical ways to minimise our impact on the environment is front of mind throughout our business operations.

Through a sustainable first culture, for our customers and colleagues we will continuing to make pulses race when it comes to sustainability with an aim to deliver net zero carbon emissions by 2040.

This is Ann Summers still naughty, just nicer for the world.

Packaging & Waste

We're using less packaging and making it easier to recycle.

Our Business

We want to ensure
that every worker feels
empowered, respected and
protected.

Tree Planting

We’ve agreed to plant 100 trees
in the UK with a small start-up
business (Creating Tomorrow’s Forests)
to help offset 25 tonnes of CO2.

Ethical Trade

Implement ethical practices
in our business and throughout
our supply chain.

Facilites & Operations

We're reducing carbon emissions from our Head Office, Stores and Distribution Centres.

Packaging & Waste

We're using less packaging and making it easier to recycle.

NET ZERO

We are signed up to the
BRC (British Retail Consortium)
Climate Roadmap to deliver
net zero by 2040.

Ethical Trade

Implement ethical practices
in our business and throughout
our supply chain.

NET ZERO

We are signed up to the
BRC (British Retail Consortium)
Climate Roadmap to deliver
net zero by 2040.

Facilites & Operations

We're reducing carbon emissions from our Head Office, Stores and Distribution Centres.

Still naughty, just nicer for the world.

We want you to be rest assured, that although our thoughts may be dirty, we promise you, our conscience is getting cleaner every day.

• Reduce our carbon footprint – moving to net zero logistics operations by 2040.

• Put decarbonisation at the core of all business decision making and reduce carbon emissions from Head Office, Stores and Distribution Centres.

•Reduce problematic and unnecessary packaging. Reduce waste that goes to landfill. Increase packaging waste that’s recycled & recovered.

•This year we are switching to LED lighting at our Head Office and Distribution Centres and any new store openings.

Our Product

Our best-selling Sexy Lace just got better for our planet.

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Our biggest lingerie collection seemed like the perfect place to start on our promise to put our planet first. We know it’s our customers’ most-loved line, but we wanted to make it even easier for them to feel good about wearing it, too. And so, since Autumn 2021, all our Sexy Lace has been made from made from 30-50% of recycled materials, with absolutely no increase in price. We fully believe that doing good things for the world shouldn’t do bad things to our customers’ wallets, and Sexy Lace Planet is proof of that.

Our Business

We want to ensure that every worker feels empowered, respected, and protected.

We’re committed to creating fair and safe labour conditions throughout our supply chain and ensuring every worker feels empowered, respected, and protected. Our current supply chain review will ensure all our factories are fully compliant with that code of conduct when it comes to ethical trade.

Our Community

We will empower women both in the bedroom, in business and in the boardroom.

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Every individual that works with Ann Summers should have the opportunity to thrive, and we are passionate about building an inclusive brand for all individuals. We have consultants currently working on an inclusivity strategy to make sure we treat everyone fairly and nurture talent. Our mission has always been to empower women in the bedroom and the boardroom. And that stays at the heart of everything we do.