Retail & Restaurants
New Sustainability Professionals within the Retail Industry
Following the success of its Plan A, Marks & Spencer has opened one of the U.K.'s most sustainable retail outlets at ...
Grocery Bag Giant Settles on Recycling Claims
The ChicoBag Company, a reusable bag firm, has announced that the lawsuit filed against it by Hilex Poly Company LLC, Superbag Operating Ltd. and Advance Polybag ...
Toyota Trials Li-Ion Batteries at Sainsbury’s Distribution Center
British grocery chain Sainsbury’s and Toyota Material Handling UK are working together to trial lithium ion battery technology.
The two companies will be testing applications of the ...
Patagonia to Help Customers Reuse Clothing, in an Ebay ‘First’
Patagonia is encouraging consumers to buy and sell its clothing through a new storefront on Ebay, paired with a customer pledge system.
The outdoor apparel ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO-GRI Pact, Cadmium Jewelry Shelved, Banned Pesticide Lingers
Target, Gap, and Saks Fifth Avenue are among 26 major retailers that have reached a settlement under California's Proposition 65 to eliminate all but ...
Uniqlo Launches Clothing Recycling Drive
Japanese clothing store Uniqlo has begun rolling out its All-Product Recycling Initiative at its stores in the U.S., U.K. and France.
Uniqlo began a fleece-only recycling program ...
Dunkin' Donuts Cuts 4.6m Pounds a Year From Cup Waste
Dunkin’ Donuts has eliminated 4.6 million pounds of waste a year by reducing the weight of two disposable cups, according to the firm’s first ...
Toys R Us Includes Environmental Features in 44 Stores
Toys R Us has announced that 21 new stores and 23 remodeled locations, all opening this year, will boast a range of ...
Food Industry Details Anti-Waste Initiative
Trade bodies the Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Food Marketing Institute have released details of a three-year initiative aimed at helping their industry reduce food waste.
Speaking ...
Red Lobster, Olive Garden Owner Installs 1.1 MW Solar Array
The owner of Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse is installing a 1.1 MW roof-mounted solar array at its LEED-gold restaurant support ...
Tesco Drops Biodegradable Bags
Tesco is eliminating a controversial type of additive which helped it to create biodegradable bags, according to news reports.
The U.K. supermarket giant ...
Wal-Mart ‘to Assess Crop Sustainability’
Wal-Mart is considering using sustainability measurement devices developed by the Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops, reports ThePacker.com.
Wal-Mart officials have said that the retailer is looking into ...
Best Buy Raises Recycling Across All Categories
Best Buy increased its U.S. recycling of electronics, appliances, cardboard and paper, plastic and metals in fiscal year 2011, according to the company’s ...
B&Q Plans Recyclable Tools
U.K. home improvement chain B&Q is drawing up plans to lease some of its construction tools to customers rather than sell them, as it eyes a ...
E2A Launches Energy Management System for Convenience Stores
Efficient Energy America (E2America) has announced that its retrofit HVAC control system aimed at reducing energy costs and consumption is now available to the convenience store ...
Flagship Lord & Taylor to be 100% Wind-Powered
Lord & Taylor is buying 100 percent wind power for two New York stores, an initiative that is says will ...
The Coming Consolidation of Sustainability Labels
An expert from a leading Swiss supermarket chain is predicting a major rationalization of the existing sustainable labeling ...
Supervalu Makes a Profit From Trash
Supervalu, the owner of Albertsons, Acme and other supermarket brands, saw its recycling revenues exceed landfill waste expenses for the first time in fiscal ...
Lend Lease, Best Buy, Major League Teams Sign Up to Better Buildings Commitments
Best Buy, Lend Lease and a coalition of 25 major sports teams are among 14 initial partners that have signed up to the ...
Supervalu to Go Zero Waste at 40 Stores; Puma Bag Dissolves in Water
Supervalu Inc. and its Albertsons brand of supermarkets have announced that they will move 40 stores to be zero waste by the end of next ...
