Salvation Army charity shops have scooped two major sustainability awards.
The charity shops have been named Charity Retail Association’s Outstanding Charity Retailer of the Year, and also won the Environmental and Sustainability award.
This is the second time the charity has won the Outstanding Charity Retailer of the Year Award in the past four years – winning it also in 2022 and 2024, and also being shortlisted in 2021 and 2023.
Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL), which operates around 250 stores on behalf of The Salvation Army, was presented the awards at the CRA Annual Conference held at the Harrogate Convention Centre.
The awards come as SATCoL recently announced its highest trading results and a record-breaking donation to its parent charity of over £11.2m.
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Both award categories focused on retail initiatives and key achievements over the previous 12 months.
Trevor Caffull, SATCoL managing director, said: “We are delighted to receive this recognition from the Charity Retail Association.
“We are grateful to our fantastic retail teams who are committed to ongoing improvement in our service to donors, customers and communities, including the fulfilment of our mission to help those in need through initiatives such as our vital free clothing voucher scheme.
“Our commitment to sustainability sees us investing in new, market-leading innovations that are transforming reuse and recycling in the UK.”
In May this year, the Salvation Army launched its clothing donation fashion campaign with help from a celebrity fashion stylist who works with Paloma Faith and Geri Halliwell.
