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JCPenney First To Earn Retail Store Energy Star Label

Four JCPenney stores are the first retail buildings in the country to earn the Energy Star label for superior energy efficiency and environmental performance. Compared to similar stores nationwide, the JCPenney stores collectively spend almost a quarter of $1 million less per year on energy, and avoid over 3 million pounds of carbon dioxide per year, equal to the greenhouse

Office Depot Launches Nationwide, In-Store Tech Recycling Program

Office Depot has launched a new "Tech Recycling Service" available at all of its 1,100-plus retail store locations in North America. The program, which was piloted in 2006 in approximately 100 stores in the U.S., has resulted in the recycling of more than 108,000 pounds of technology. In order to recycle products, customers must buy a Tech Recycling Box at

JC Penney Opening Pilot Store For Future Green Construction

J. C. Penney is opening a new store in Denver that will pilot a series of sustainability initiatives for new store construction. "We conducted a top-to-bottom review of our store construction process and equipment to determine where we could operate more efficiently without diminishing the comfort and convenience of customers and Associates while maintaining reasonable costs," said Michael Dastugue...

Wal-Mart To Measure Suppliers’ Energy Use

Wal-Mart will measure the amount of energy used to create products throughout its supply chain, including the procurement, manufacturing and distribution process. The retailer is initiating a pilot with a group of suppliers to look for new ways to make its entire supply chain more energy efficient. The pilot will focus on seven product categories...

Best Buy To Build Only Eco-Friendly Stores

Beginning in early to mid-2008, Best Buy intends to build only eco-friendly stores, certified by the USGBC through LEED Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal reports. Best Buy announced the plan in its recently released corporate responsibility report. According to the USGBC, if all Best Buy stores were LEED certified, the retailer would cut its energy use by approximately one-third...

M&S Plans Eco-Factories, Will Charge For Plastic Bags

The UK's Marks & Spencer is planning its first eco factories, one in Sri Lanka and two in Wales, that will harness the latest renewable-energy and recycling technology to act as a blueprint for other firms, The Times Online reports. Mike Barry, the head of corporate social responsibility...

Starbucks Releases Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Starbucks Coffee has released its 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility Annual Report (PDF). The company is releasing two versions of it. The abridged version is available now on the company's CSR page and focuses on "Starbucks most material issues identified through an extensive assessment of the important issues to stakeholders and to Starbucks." A comprehensive version of the report will be

2006 National Green Power Award Winners & Project Descriptions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy  and the Center for Resource Solutions recently announced the annual Green Power Leadership Awards, recognizing leading national green power purchasers and suppliers. Descriptions of each award recipient’s efforts are from the EPA. They can be found in the 2006 Awards Ceremony ... Read more »


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