Close the Door campaign

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.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

Overview As well as the national campaign, which is supported by major retailers including Marks and Spencer, Tesco, John Lewis Partnership, Wickes and Boots,Close The Door - Participating retailers Close the Door campaign, accessed 2011-06-28 there are also local campaigns in various cities including Cambridge (where the campaign was founded), Birmingham, London and York.Close The Door - Local campaigns Close the Door campaign, accessed 2011-06-28

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.Close The Door - Consumers Close the Door campaign, accessed 2011-06-28

Affiliations The Campaign is supported by the shopworkers Union USDAW both because of the energy reduction and the increase in staff comfort.Usdaw backs the Close the Door Campaign USDAW, published 2011-03-24, accessed 2011-06-28

The Carbon Trust and the British Retail Consortium are members of the steering group.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

Close the Door campaign

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