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The '''Close the Door campaign''' is a national [[Political campaign|campaign]] in the [[United Kingdom]] to encourage [[Retailing|retailers]] to keep their [[door]]s closed to [[Energy conservation|conserve energy]] and reduce [[Greenhouse gas|carbon emissions]]. <ref>[http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/images/misc/basarir-report.pdf Interim Report on the Energy Appraisal of Retail Units: Assessing the effect of open doors on energy consumption and thermal comfort] Technical Report Number: CUED/D-STRUCT/TR232, Murat Basarir & Dr. Mauro Overend, published 2010-10-18, accessed 2011-06-28</ref>
The '''Close the Door campaign''' is a national [[Political campaign|campaign]] in the [[United Kingdom]] to encourage [[Retailing|retailers]] to keep their [[door]]s closed to [[Energy conservation|conserve energy]] and reduce [[Greenhouse gas|carbon emissions]]. <ref>[http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/images/misc/basarir-report.pdf Interim Report on the Energy Appraisal of Retail Units: Assessing the effect of open doors on energy consumption and thermal comfort] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326081642/http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/images/misc/basarir-report.pdf |date=2012-03-26 }} Technical Report Number: CUED/D-STRUCT/TR232, Murat Basarir & Dr. Mauro Overend, published 2010-10-18, accessed 2011-06-28</ref>


As well as the national campaign, which is supported by major retailers including [[Marks and Spencer]], [[Tesco]], [[John Lewis Partnership]], [[Wickes]] and [[Boots UK|Boots]],<ref>[http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/content/view/24/37/ Close The Door - Participating retailers] Close the Door campaign, accessed 2011-06-28</ref> there are also local campaigns in various cities including Cambridge (where the campaign was founded), Birmingham, London and York.<ref>[http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/content/category/6/15/44/ Close The Door - Local campaigns] Close the Door campaign, accessed 2011-06-28</ref> In addition to encouraging the participation of retailers, [[consumer]]s are also encouraged to participate by closing shop doors and [[boycott]]ing shops that refuse to close their doors.<ref>[http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/content/view/17/31/ Close The Door - Consumers] Close the Door campaign, accessed 2011-06-28</ref>
As well as the national campaign, which is supported by major retailers including [[Marks and Spencer]], [[Tesco]], [[John Lewis Partnership]], [[Wickes]] and [[Boots UK|Boots]],<ref>[http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/content/view/24/37/ Close The Door - Participating retailers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215111306/http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/content/view/24/37/ |date=2011-02-15 }} Close the Door campaign, accessed 2011-06-28</ref> there are also local campaigns in various cities including Cambridge (where the campaign was founded), Birmingham, London and York.<ref>[http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/content/category/6/15/44/ Close The Door - Local campaigns] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026013741/http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/content/category/6/15/44/ |date=2011-10-26 }} Close the Door campaign, accessed 2011-06-28</ref> In addition to encouraging the participation of retailers, [[consumer]]s are also encouraged to participate by closing shop doors and [[boycott]]ing shops that refuse to close their doors.<ref>[http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/content/view/17/31/ Close The Door - Consumers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025175852/http://www.closethedoor.org.uk/content/view/17/31/ |date=2011-10-25 }} Close the Door campaign, accessed 2011-06-28</ref>


The Campaign is supported by the shopworkers [[Trade union|Union]] [[Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers|USDAW]] both because of the energy reduction and the increase in staff comfort.<ref>[http://www.usdaw.org.uk/newsevents/news/2011/mar/usdawbackstheclosethedoor.aspx Usdaw backs the Close the Door Campaign] USDAW, published 2011-03-24, accessed 2011-06-28</ref> The [[Carbon Trust]] and the [[British Retail Consortium]] are members of the steering group.<ref>[http://blogger.closethedoor.org.uk/2009/12/carbon-trust-and-british-retail.html Close the Door News: Carbon Trust and British Retail Consortium join project steering group] Close the Door campaign, published 2009-12-20, accessed 2011-06-28</ref>
The Campaign is supported by the shopworkers [[Trade union|Union]] [[Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers|USDAW]] both because of the energy reduction and the increase in staff comfort.<ref>[http://www.usdaw.org.uk/newsevents/news/2011/mar/usdawbackstheclosethedoor.aspx Usdaw backs the Close the Door Campaign] USDAW, published 2011-03-24, accessed 2011-06-28</ref> The [[Carbon Trust]] and the [[British Retail Consortium]] are members of the steering group.<ref>[http://blogger.closethedoor.org.uk/2009/12/carbon-trust-and-british-retail.html Close the Door News: Carbon Trust and British Retail Consortium join project steering group] Close the Door campaign, published 2009-12-20, accessed 2011-06-28</ref>

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The Close the Door campaign is a national campaign in the United Kingdom to encourage retailers to keep their doors closed to conserve energy and reduce carbon emissions. [1]

As well as the national campaign, which is supported by major retailers including Marks and Spencer, Tesco, John Lewis Partnership, Wickes and Boots,[2] there are also local campaigns in various cities including Cambridge (where the campaign was founded), Birmingham, London and York.[3] In addition to encouraging the participation of retailers, consumers are also encouraged to participate by closing shop doors and boycotting shops that refuse to close their doors.[4]

The Campaign is supported by the shopworkers Union USDAW both because of the energy reduction and the increase in staff comfort.[5] The Carbon Trust and the British Retail Consortium are members of the steering group.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Interim Report on the Energy Appraisal of Retail Units: Assessing the effect of open doors on energy consumption and thermal comfort Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Technical Report Number: CUED/D-STRUCT/TR232, Murat Basarir & Dr. Mauro Overend, published 2010-10-18, accessed 2011-06-28
  2. ^ Close The Door - Participating retailers Archived 2011-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Close the Door campaign, accessed 2011-06-28
  3. ^ Close The Door - Local campaigns Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Close the Door campaign, accessed 2011-06-28
  4. ^ Close The Door - Consumers Archived 2011-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Close the Door campaign, accessed 2011-06-28
  5. ^ Usdaw backs the Close the Door Campaign USDAW, published 2011-03-24, accessed 2011-06-28
  6. ^ Close the Door News: Carbon Trust and British Retail Consortium join project steering group Close the Door campaign, published 2009-12-20, accessed 2011-06-28
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