Retail & Restaurants

Sobeys, Wegmans Continue Reducing Plastic Bags

Sobeys, Wegmans Continue Reducing Plastic Bags

Sobeys' stores in Ontario have exceeded the province's targeted guidelines for reducing plastic bags. Sobeys, which operates in Ontario under the Sobeys, Foodland and IGA ...

October 13, 2009

Staples, Dogwood Alliance Promote Forest Carbon Offsets

Staples, Dogwood Alliance Promote Forest Carbon Offsets

Once upon a time at loggerheads, Staples and the Dogwood Alliance have come to an agreement that should help protect forests by ...

October 12, 2009

NRDC Criticizes 7-Eleven Banana Packaging

NRDC Criticizes 7-Eleven Banana Packaging

C-store giant 7-Eleven thought it was onto something good when it began testing individual plastic packaging designed to a keep banana yellow and firm for five ...

October 12, 2009

Costco’s 2008 Emissions Totaled 1.34M Tons

Costco’s 2008 Emissions Totaled 1.34M Tons

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions at warehouse club Costco totaled 1.34 million tons of CO2 equivalents in 2008, according to the company's ...

October 7, 2009

UK Gives Tesco, Hilton 1-Year Passes on Buying Carbon Permits

UK Gives Tesco, Hilton 1-Year Passes on Buying Carbon Permits

Larger non-utility, non-manufacturer polluters in the UK are getting a one-year reprieve on having to purchase carbon offsets, reports Bloomberg. Starting in April 2011, ...

October 7, 2009

Refill Stations Challenge London’s Bottled Water Industry

Refill Stations Challenge London’s Bottled Water Industry

London is planning to set up its first water machines at rail and bus stations this month in a move that could impact England's $2.4 billion ...

October 6, 2009

Wal-Mart, WRI May Decide Which Eco-labels Will Stick

Wal-Mart, WRI May Decide Which Eco-labels Will Stick

The far-reaching Green Supply Chain Initiative, undertaken by the World Resources Institute thanks to a grant from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., aims to develop ...

October 1, 2009

E-Waste Recycling Bill Floated in Senate

E-Waste Recycling Bill Floated in Senate

As more and more states institute electronics recycling programs, a U.S. Senator has proposed federal legislation that would standardize the recycling of electronics devices, reports ...

September 30, 2009

Tesco Adopts Carbon Accounting Software

Tesco Adopts Carbon Accounting Software

Tesco, which has 4,000 supermarket locations in 14 nations, has adopted a new carbon accounting software to help it meet its goal ...

September 30, 2009

Retailers Adopt New CO2 Refrigeration System

Retailers Adopt New CO2 Refrigeration System

So far, two supermarket locations have adopted a new carbon dioxide-based cascade refrigeration system that is said to help limit the use of HCFC refrigerants. A new ...

September 30, 2009

Seventh Generation Commits to Sustainable Palm Oil by 2012

Seventh Generation Commits to Sustainable Palm Oil by 2012

Seventh Generation aims to exclusively use certified sustainable palm oil for its household products by 2012. Palm oil is used in foods, drugs, personal care ...

September 28, 2009

Retail Industry, Truckers Unite to Reduce Port Emissions

Retail Industry, Truckers Unite to Reduce Port Emissions

A partnership between the Retail Industry Leadership Association and the Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) aims to slash diesel emissions in and ...

September 25, 2009

Aveeno, Clorox Green Works First to Earn Green Good Housekeeping Seal

Aveeno, Clorox Green Works First to Earn Green Good Housekeeping Seal

Six months after Good Housekeeping announced it would have a "green" seal of approval, the first items have been certified. The first category to be certified ...

September 24, 2009

The North Face May be Fined $1M Over Unsubstantiated Product Claims

The North Face May be Fined $1M Over Unsubstantiated Product Claims

The EPA may impose fines of nearly $1 million on the parent company of The North Face for alleged sale and distribution of unregistered pesticides through ...

September 22, 2009

For Food Retailers, LEDs Light the Way to Energy Savings, Higher Sales

For Food Retailers, LEDs Light the Way to Energy Savings, Higher Sales

A significant increase in utility rebates, a steady rise in electricity costs and the Obama administration's funding earmarked for energy-efficiency projects makes it the best time ...

September 16, 2009

Puma to Reduce Energy, Water, Waste 25% by 2010

Puma to Reduce Energy, Water, Waste 25% by 2010

Puma has set aggressive goals to reduce energy and water consumption and waste creation 25 percent by 2010, based on 2005/2006 results, according to the company's ...

September 11, 2009

Green Buildings Combine Healthy Living with Energy Savings

Green Buildings Combine Healthy Living with Energy Savings

Whether it's a commercial or residential green building project that is designed from the ground up to be eco-friendly or an energy-efficient retrofit, developers are realizing ...

September 10, 2009

ANSI Approves Green Seal for Restaurants

ANSI Approves Green Seal for Restaurants

Restaurants seeking to be "green" have another measure of confidence now that the American National Standards Institute has approved the Green Seal Environmental Standard for ...

September 9, 2009

REI Recycles Nearly 85% of Waste, Emissions Up 11%

REI Recycles Nearly 85% of Waste, Emissions Up 11%

Despite its goal to become carbon-neutral by 2020, Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), a national retail cooperative, has increased its greenhouse gas emissions by 11 percent in ...

September 9, 2009

Food Lion, Clorox Green Works Promote Online Flyer

Food Lion, Clorox Green Works Promote Online Flyer

To encourage consumers to use an online weekly sales flyer, Food Lion is running a "Go Green & Win Green" sweepstakes. The supermarket chain is running weekly ...

September 9, 2009

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