Retail & Restaurants

Most Retailers Using Energy Management in Over Half Their Stores, Report Says

Most Retailers Using Energy Management in Over Half Their Stores, Report SaysSome 63 percent of retailers now have an energy management system in at least 50 percent of their stores, according to a report by retail ...

May 24, 2012

Timberland Hunts Down Sustainable Store Materials

Timberland Hunts Down Sustainable Store Materials A look at how Timberland finds reclaimed materials for its retail stores

May 24, 2012

Walmart Announces 27 Solar Projects Totalling 10.5 MW

Walmart Announces 27 Solar Projects Totalling 10.5 MWWalmart has announced plans to install solar photovoltaic arrays on 27 of its Massachusetts stores as early as August, adding on-site generation to more than ...

May 17, 2012

EL Pro Publix Saves Two Billion Shopping Bags

Publix Saves Two Billion Shopping BagsInitiatives started by Publix Super Markets in mid-2007 have saved two billion single-use paper and plastic shopping bags from being used, the company has announced. The ...

May 15, 2012

EL Pro Kohl's Sustainability Report: CO2 Emissions Rise 2.8%

Kohl’s Sustainability Report: CO2 Emissions Rise 2.8%Total CO2 emissions at department store chain Kohl's rose 2.8 percent from 2010 to 2011, while the company's sales rose by 2.25 percent, according to ...

May 10, 2012

Safeway, Whole Foods Win First ‘Good’ Greenpeace Seafood Ratings

Safeway, Whole Foods Win First ‘Good’ Greenpeace Seafood RatingsSafeway and Whole Foods have become the first retailers ever to earn a "green", or "good" rating for commitment to the sustainability of the seafood ...

May 4, 2012

90% of Cleaning Products at Whole Foods Meet Ingredient Disclosure Rule

90% of Cleaning Products at Whole Foods Meet Ingredient Disclosure RuleMore than 90 percent of the household cleaning products sales at Whole Foods Market pass muster under the company's ...

May 4, 2012

Marks & Spencer Launches ‘Shwopping,’ Aims to Recycle as Much as it Sells

Marks & Spencer Launches ‘Shwopping,’ Aims to Recycle as Much as it SellsMarks & Spencer aims to recycle as many clothes as it sells - 350 million a year - with its Shwopping campaign launched today in ...

April 26, 2012

Siemens Rolls Out EMS Extensions at Michaels Craft Stores

Siemens Rolls Out EMS Extensions at Michaels Craft StoresMichaels Stores, the largest arts and crafts retailer in the U.S., recently rolled out a series of extensions to its installation of Siemens' Site Controls ...

April 25, 2012

Arby’s Taps Ecova for Energy Plan

Arby’s Taps Ecova for Energy PlanArby's Restaurant Group is to work with energy and sustainability management company Ecova to create a strategic energy plan targeting short- and long-term energy savings. Ecova ...

April 24, 2012

Earth Day Briefing: Coke, Pepsi, Whole Foods, Target, Caribou Coffee

Earth Day Briefing: Coke, Pepsi, Whole Foods, Target, Caribou CoffeeIt's that time of year again. In celebration of Earth Day on April 22 companies have been unveiling green initiatives all over the place. Here's ...

April 20, 2012

EL Pro Supervalu Zero Waste Program Saved $3.4M in Haul-Away Costs, Earned $36M Recycling Income

Supervalu Zero Waste Program Saved $3.4M in Haul-Away Costs, Earned $36M Recycling IncomeGrocery retailer and supplier Supervalu aims to divert 90 percent or more of waste at 250 store locations by February 2013, as part of an ...

April 19, 2012

McDonald’s Unveils Sustainable Practices

McDonald’s Unveils Sustainable PracticesFast food chain McDonald's has employed techniques including $500 staff incentives, 30 percent wind power requirements and lightweight tractor-trailers to help green up its operations, ...

April 19, 2012

HP, Staples Offer Free E-Recycling

HP, Staples Offer Free E-RecyclingHewlett-Packard and office products retailer Staples have teamed up to offer free electronics recycling for all brands of office technology at Staples stores nationwide. Small businesses ...

April 12, 2012

Jewel-Osco’s Journey to Zero Waste

Jewel-Osco’s Journey to Zero Waste Promo video highlighting sustainability efforts at Jewel-Osco. (It looks like Jewel-Osco has ...

April 6, 2012

EL Pro Lowe's Sustainability Report: Purchased Green Power Jumps 34%

Lowe’s Sustainability Report: Purchased Green Power Jumps 34%Home improvement retailer Lowe's purchased 34 percent more green power in 2011 than in 2010, according to the company's 2011 corporate sustainability report. In 2011, the ...

March 29, 2012

McDonald’s to Pump $1.5m Into UK and Irish Farming

McDonald’s to Pump $1.5m Into UK and Irish FarmingMcDonald's has launched Farm Forward, a three-part program aimed at supporting British and Irish farmers, as it aims to increase the sustainability of its supply ...

March 26, 2012

EL Pro Starbucks Sustainability Report: Water Consumption Up 5%, Energy Use Drops 4.5%

Starbucks Sustainability Report: Water Consumption Up 5%, Energy Use Drops 4.5%Starbucks increased its water consumption by 5 percent year-on-year in 2011, according to the company's latest sustainability report. The coffee giant has set a goal of ...

March 22, 2012

McDonald’s Pledges UK-Only Chicken at Olympics; Testing Non-Polystyrene Cups at 2,000 Stores

McDonald’s Pledges UK-Only Chicken at Olympics; Testing Non-Polystyrene Cups at 2,000 StoresMcDonald's will serve chicken exclusively from U.K. farmers at this year's London Olympics, and 2,000 of its stores are testing alternatives to polystyrene cups, following ...

March 21, 2012

EL Pro Renewables Briefing: Sainsbury's 6.9MW Solar PV, RGS Energy Capital, Wells Fargo, Navy Biojet Fuel

Renewables Briefing: Sainsbury’s 6.9MW Solar PV, RGS Energy Capital, Wells Fargo, Navy Biojet FuelBritish supermarket chain Sainsbury's has installed 6.9 MW solar PV systems on store rooftops in the south of England. The series of 115 projects, completed ...

March 21, 2012