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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Meijer Cookbook Helping Food Pantries, Customers Get the Most from Their Food
Meijer Cookbook Helping Food Pantries, Customers Get the Most from Their Food
Published on April 8, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Meijer was facing three compelling realities as it put together its recently released Simply Cook: Easy, Healthy Meals cookbook.First, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Midwestern grocery and discount chain in had committed its resources to help food ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Target Becomes Latest Retailer to Raise Worker Pay
Target Becomes Latest Retailer to Raise Worker Pay
Published on March 19, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Target plans to increase the pay of all its workers to at least $9 an hour starting next month, following similar moves by rivals Walmart and T.J. Maxx.In February, Walmart announced it would be giving pay raises to around 500,000 full-time and part-... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Brands: Why Should It Be Up to Walmart to Tell Us If You Are Sustainable?
Brands: Why Should It Be Up to Walmart to Tell Us If You Are Sustainable?
Published on March 11, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Walmart recently launched its Sustainability Leaders online shop. While I commend the company’s efforts over the past six years to elevate sustainability as an important attribute of products and their manufacturers, I feel that this launch is a bi... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
WRAP: Extending Product Life by One Day Will Prevent 250,000 Tons of Food Waste
WRAP: Extending Product Life by One Day Will Prevent 250,000 Tons of Food Waste
Published on March 4, 2015
About a 4 minute read

In a report published this week, Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP) estimates that an increase on product life of just one day across a range of foods could prevent roughly 250,000 tons of food waste each year — in households and in the supply... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
soleRebels: Rising to the Top of the Footwear Industry Through Decent Work
soleRebels: Rising to the Top of the Footwear Industry Through Decent Work
Published on February 27, 2015
About a 5 minute read

“It was pretty basic. We self-financed. Five workers plus myself working inside a workshop situated on my grandmother’s plot of land inside our village of Zenabwork,” recalls Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, now CEO and managing director of soleRebels,... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Walmart.com Launches New Shop to Help Shoppers Find and Support Sustainability Leaders
Walmart.com Launches New Shop to Help Shoppers Find and Support Sustainability Leaders
Published on February 25, 2015
About a 4 minute read

On Tuesday, Sustainable Brands joined a couple hundred Walmart team members and industry influencers at Walmart’s eCommerce headquarters in San Bruno, CA to learn about an important milestone on the journey shared by those attending. What drew thes... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
New Biomass Plant Will Supply 60-70% of Power at P&G's Bounty, Charmin Manufacturing Facility
New Biomass Plant Will Supply 60-70% of Power at P&G's Bounty, Charmin Manufacturing Facility
Published on February 13, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Procter & Gamble and Constellation — a leading retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services — announced Thursday the development of an up to 50-megawatt biomass plant that will help run one of P&G’s largest U.S... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Coffee Ground Yarn, Rice Husks and More in M&S' First Sustainable Footwear Collection
Coffee Ground Yarn, Rice Husks and More in M&S' First Sustainable Footwear Collection
Published on February 10, 2015
About a 2 minute read

UK retailer Marks & Spencer has launched its first sustainable footwear collection, called Footglove Earth — the latest component of the company's ongoing Plan A initiative to become the world's most sustainable retailer by 2020. ... View More

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Supply Chain
As Stocks of MSC-Certified Fish Rise, Some UK Retailers Falling Behind
As Stocks of MSC-Certified Fish Rise, Some UK Retailers Falling Behind
Published on February 6, 2015
About a 2 minute read

The availability of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fish is better than ever with a million tons of MSC certified cod caught last year, but there is a growing gap between supermarkets that offer their customers ecolabelled sustainable seaf... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
IKEA Sales of Sustainable Products Exceed $1 Billion in 2014
IKEA Sales of Sustainable Products Exceed $1 Billion in 2014
Published on January 29, 2015
About a 2 minute read

IKEA sold more than €1 billion ($1.13 billion) of sustainable products in 2014, a 58 percent increase over the previous year, according to the company’s new sustainability report.These products enable people to save or generate energy, reduce wat... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Asda's 'Wonky Veg' Campaign Aims to Show Ugly Produce Is 'Beautiful on the Inside'
Asda's 'Wonky Veg' Campaign Aims to Show Ugly Produce Is 'Beautiful on the Inside'
Published on January 14, 2015
About a 3 minute read

UK supermarket giant Asda is trialing a new range of vegetable products it’s calling “Wonky Veg,” in a bid to reduce food waste.The retailer created its new range of misshapen fruit and vegetables — sold at reduced prices — after working al... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Safeway, 99 Cents Only Fined for Improper Hazardous Waste Disposal
Safeway, 99 Cents Only Fined for Improper Hazardous Waste Disposal
Published on January 13, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Safeway has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to settle allegations that its grocery stores improperly disposed of hazardous waste and customers' medical information in California. In a separate settlement, Los Angeles-based 99 Cents Only Stores will ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Sainsbury's Inching Toward 100% Certified Sustainable Palm Oil
Sainsbury's Inching Toward 100% Certified Sustainable Palm Oil
Published on January 7, 2015
About a 2 minute read

UK grocery giant Sainsbury’s has announced that 95 percent of the palm oil used in its own-brand products is now certified as sustainably sourced. The supermarket revealed this statistic late last month, on the day it also became the first UK retai... View More

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Supply Chain
Sustainable Supply Chains: Can Retailers Be the Rising Tide That Lifts All Boats?
Sustainable Supply Chains: Can Retailers Be the Rising Tide That Lifts All Boats?
Published on December 5, 2014
About a 6 minute read

A whopping 97 percent of environmental impacts in the retail sector come from the product itself — from raw materials, transportation and product manufacturing. With impacts so heavily weighted in the supply chain, retailers are increasingly and cr... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation
IKEA, Mars, Novelis, Unilever Among 233 Companies Expressing Support for EPA's Clean Power Plan
IKEA, Mars, Novelis, Unilever Among 233 Companies Expressing Support for EPA's Clean Power Plan
Published on December 3, 2014
About a 4 minute read

Marking the end of the comment period on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, 223 companies have announced their support for EPA’s proposed carbon standard for electric power plants, including IKEA, Mars Inc., VF Corporation, N... View More

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Supply Chain
The North Face Introduces Locally Grown, Designed, Sewn 'Backyard Hoodie'
The North Face Introduces Locally Grown, Designed, Sewn 'Backyard Hoodie'
Published on November 25, 2014
About a 5 minute read

Outdoor apparel, equipment and footwear maker The North Face today unveiled the Backyard Hoodie, the newest addition to its portfolio of environmentally conscious products. In collaboration with Fibershed (which supports the creation of local textile... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
CVS Health Commits More Than $1 Million to Support Tobacco-Cessation Programs
CVS Health Commits More Than $1 Million to Support Tobacco-Cessation Programs
Published on November 21, 2014
About a 2 minute read

CVS Health has committed to invest more than $1 million in grants to support tobacco-cessation and -prevention programs nationwide. The grants will be distributed to healthcare and community partners working to promote tobacco-free communities, progr... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
GRSB Approves Global Principles, Criteria for Sustainable Beef
GRSB Approves Global Principles, Criteria for Sustainable Beef
Published on November 5, 2014
About a 1 minute read

The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) has announced that its membership has overwhelmingly approved global Principles and Criteria for defining sustainable beef and sustainable beef production practices.More than 96 percent of the GRSB Ge... View More

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Timberland, Omni United Launch First Tire-to-Shoe Lifecycle Brand
Timberland, Omni United Launch First Tire-to-Shoe Lifecycle Brand
Published on November 5, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Timberland has announced a collaboration with tire manufacturer and distributor Omni United to create the first tires ever purposely designed to be recycled into footwear outsoles after their journey on the road is complete. Timberland Tires represen... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
CVS Health, Direct Relief Donate $1 Million in Flu Shot Vouchers to Uninsured Patients
CVS Health, Direct Relief Donate $1 Million in Flu Shot Vouchers to Uninsured Patients
Published on October 27, 2014
About a 1 minute read

CVS Health and Direct Relief have partnered to provide $1 million in flu shot vouchers to community health clinic patients in underserved communities lacking health insurance.Nearly 100 participating clinics will identify uninsured individuals from t... View More

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