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Motion · S6M-19127 · 29 Sep 2025

Scottish Retail Consortium's Planning for Nature – Nature Progress Report 2025

Lodged by Maurice Golden Standard Motion 12 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament commends the Scottish Retail Consortium and its sister, BritishRetail Consortium, on the launch of the Planning for Nature – Nature Progress Report 2025; understands that this follows their 2024 Plan for Nature, which sought to stimulate industry-wideaction on nature and biodiversity loss, encourage standardised metrics, andimprove supplier engagement in the context of emerging trends in consumerdemand and international and domestic frameworks and reporting requirements;notes the results of the first annual nature maturity assessment, included inthe report, which highlights that one third of retailers surveyed either haveor are developing a strategy for nature and concomitant public commitments, andthat one quarter of respondents are already engaging suppliers on nature;recognises the recent and ongoing support and advice for shopkeepers, includingevents and guidance to help accelerate progress, and commends this effort toencourage retailers to place nature-positive action at the heart of theirbusiness strategies and ultimately improve their longer-term commercialresilience and success.

Supporters (12)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.