Circularity

We have always believed in making products that are built to last but, inevitably, customers will want to replace certain items. That’s why we’ve committed to ensuring all product categories have a buy- or take-back solution by 2025 and that we’ll continue to develop sustainable rental and resale options for customers.
 

We’ll also continue to develop our current successful take-back and recycling schemes including mattress recycling, BeautyCycle and FashionCycle. In addition to this, we have launched fashion rental with Hurr and a range of pre-loved bags and accessories on johnlewis.com in collaboration with Sign of the Times. We also operated a childrenswear rental program in conjunction with thelittleloop for three years, after which thelittleloop chose to concentrate their efforts on pre-loved items. We have supported this transition through a pop-up in our Oxford Street store. In 2024, we launched a repair proposition with Timpson, offering a range of repair and alteration services in select stores.
 

We have an ambitious circular design programme at John Lewis and have a target to ensure 70% of our own-brand products meet our circular design criteria (material choices, durability and recyclability) by 2030. John Lewis is also a founding signatory of Textiles 2030.
 

John Lewis offers a range of mattresses containing wool provided after shearing by UK sheep farmers supplying Waitrose. Once a highly valued commodity in the UK, wool has been under-utilised for decades. By partnering with Waitrose’s long-standing suppliers, this natural fibre is being put to good use, ensuring the quality wool they’re producing is not wasted.