January 2012 News Center
January 26, 2012
Stop & Shop Receives $4 Million in Energy Incentives
The grocer reduced its carbon footprint across hundreds of locations, saving 46 million kilowatt hours of energy, which helped it secure the utility incentives.
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January 26, 2012
Fresh By Brookshire's Awarded LEED Green Building Certification
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resh was designed with features that help reduce its energy consumption and utilized construction materials that include recycled content.
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January 26, 2012
Research Identifies Retail Sustainability Leadership and Innovation
The RILA report highlights retailers’ accomplishments, challenges, and future directions, which lays the foundation for continued and accelerated adoption.
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January 26, 2012
Best Buy Used Blue Shirts and Geeks to Promote Energy Efficiency
Best Buy is committed to educating store associates and consumers -- via its Geek Squad -- about the benefits of energy efficiency.
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January 26, 2012
The Consumer Goods Forum Launches Sustainability Glossary
The glossary provides a way for companies across the industry to communicate with each other and to consumers using commonly defined and understood terms.
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January 26, 2012
Coke and J&J Among Charter Members of Council for Sustainability Innovation
IBM and the World Environment Center to lead the new council, comprised of major companies, which aims to solve major sustainability challenges.
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January 19, 2012
The Retail Store Brands Sustainable Packaging Conundrum
While the answers to store brands sustainable packaging are elusive, some retailers are tackling it from a cost savings standpoint first, according to participants in a recent packaging design roundtable.
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January 19, 2012
Tesco Opens Fourth Zero-Carbon Store
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esco opened Ireland’s first zero-carbon retail outlet, making this the fourth such store in the retailer’s network.
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January 19, 2012
Walmart Helps Conserve 49,000 Acres of Critical Wildlife Habitat
Six habitat protection awards announced this week will support projects in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, North Carolina and Tennessee.
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January 19, 2012
Staples Advantage Bolsters Green Supply Chain
taples Advantage’s science and consulting services are pioneering new product innovation and solving corporate customers’ green challenges.
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January 19, 2012
ShopRite Store Achieves EPA GreenChill Gold Certification
The grocery store boasts a sustainable refrigeration system that is the first of its kind installed in Pennsylvania.
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January 19, 2012
Patagonia Earns Corporate Certification
The sporting goods retailer takes the next step to certify performance after institutionalizing a new legal structure as California’s first Benefit Corporation.
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January 19, 2012
DOE Retail Building Guide Can Help Operators Cut Energy Costs
The Department of Energy has released its third edition of its Retail Building Guide that will help operators halve their energy costs.
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January 12, 2012
UPS HQ Earns Both LEED Gold and Energy Star
Built in 1994, the company’s headquarters was constructed using rigorous environmental standards that were ahead of the times.
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January 12, 2012
Kraft Foods Maps its Total Environmental Footprint
The multi-year footprinting project measures Kraft’s impacts on climate change, land use and water use and validates the company’s focus on sustainable agriculture.
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January 12, 2012
Wegmans Furthers Seafood Sustainability
All Wegmans’ seafood suppliers were asked to provide information about the fisheries from where products are sourced, the gear used for the catch and other related information.
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January 12, 2012
REI Revamps Sustainable Packaging Work and Goals
The company has replaced all-plastic PVC clamshell packaging with paper-based solutions that reduce plastic materials and overall packaging weight.
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January 12, 2012
Ikea Rolls Out Solar Panels to Midwest Stores
After blanketing its stores on the West Coast with solar power, Ikea turns toward the Midwest where it plans to add solar panels to five stores.
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January 12, 2012
The Co-operative Passes WWF Green Sourcing Test
The retailer successfully proved that it uses at least 95 percent sustainable materials for all its wood and paper-based products.
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January 5, 2012
Walmart Unveils New Sustainability Blog
Authored by the retail giant’s SVP of sustainability, the blog seeks to educate and engage customers about living greener lives and promotes Walmart’s initiatives.
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January 5, 2012
Patagonia Registers as First Benefit Corporation in California
More than a dozen businesses, including online retailer Give Something Back Office Supplies, joined Patagonia as first registrants this week.
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January 5, 2012
AAFES Dream Machine Kiosks Reward Recycling
The kiosks recycle cans and plastic bottles and convert them into points that recyclers can redeem for select merchandise, discounts or charity donations.
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January 5, 2012
Research: Consumer Interest in Plug-in Electric Vehicles Declines
Interest in the PEVs has declined eight points over three years, with consumers pointing to price and newness of the technology as barriers.
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January 5, 2012
GreenBlue Publishes a Road Map to More Effective Material Recovery
The report lays out a comprehensive framework for moving toward a true closed-loop system that effectively captures valuable materials for reuse.
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January 5, 2012
Green Mountain Aims to Brew Energy with Coffee Waste
This project is an extension of work performed by the University of North Dakota for NASA’s space stations.
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Guest Columns
Key Themes Emerge at FMI Sustainability Summit
Areas of focus included making the business case for sustainability, leadership development and radical collaboration.
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What's Your Sustainability Elevator Speech?
A new FMI toolkit offers concise, customizable strategic language to help executives effectively articulate the business case for sustainability in less than 60 seconds.
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On a Mission to Reduce Food Waste
FMI, GMA and the National Restaurant Association are developing an aggressive strategy that will direct more edible food to the hungry and waste away from landfills.
Source: Food Marketing Institute
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