Retail & Restaurants
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Oil Sustainability Certification, Prop. 65 'Dunks' Acrylamide, WEEE Trial
Equitable Origin on Monday announced the launch of a stakeholder-based sustainability certification for the oil and gas industry, the first of its kind, according to the ...
M&Co to Power 300 Stores by Wind
Fashion retailer M&Co is to develop enough wind turbines to power each of its 300 U.K. shops, the Press Association reports.
Mackays Group, which trades as ...
Unilever, Sainsbury’s: ‘Don’t Wait for Customer Demand – Create It’
A report from Sainsbury's, Unilever and Forum for the Future says companies must drive sustainability, rather than waiting for consumers to demand more sustainable products and ...
Levi’s Jeans Save 16m Liters of Water
For its spring line, Levi's has produced almost 1.5 million pairs of jeans from its "Water<Less" range while saving 16 million liters of water in the ...
Marks & Spencer Uses PIQET to Evaluate Packaging
Marks & Spencer has selected the Packaging Impact Quick Evaluation Tool to help it understand the environmental impact of its food packaging.
The software, ...
Nike Sets Up Green Venture Capital Arm
Nike is to set up a sustainable venture capital arm in an effort to cut costs and promote green commerce.
The sports clothing company’s Sustainable Business & ...
Sodexo Reveals First Carbon and Water Measurements
Sodexo emitted 71,368 metric tons of carbon equivalent in 2010, according to the company's first performance-based sustainability report for North America.
The report included a ...
Whole Foods, Albertsons win EPA GreenChill Awards
Grocery store chains Albertsons and Whole Foods have received awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for their work to green up refrigeration in their stores.
The ...
Solar Briefing: Walmart Plans Arrays for 75% of Calif. Stores
Walmart plans to complete rooftop solar arrays on more than three quarters of its California stores, with projects planned for up to 60 locations.
The planned ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Cadmium Ban Threat, REACH Guidance, LEED for Nestle
The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a notice in the Federal Register that it will write regulations to limit cadmium content in ...
Woolworth’s Discusses Sustainability
Retailer Woolworths has been recognized for its sustainability achievements by both the World Economic Forum and the Dow Jones. To discuss ...
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 ...
