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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Whole Foods Leads with Sustainability in 'Values Matter' TV Campaign
Whole Foods Leads with Sustainability in 'Values Matter' TV Campaign
Published on October 23, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Sustainability bona fides are at the heart of the first national TV and print advertising campaign by Whole Foods Market, which ushers in the slogan “Values matter.” The Austin-based healthful-foods pioneer hopes that the commercials can restore ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Healthy Disruption Needed to Advance Clothing Recycling
Healthy Disruption Needed to Advance Clothing Recycling
Published on October 15, 2014
About a 5 minute read

I am sitting in the airport at Minneapolis, Minnesota, having just left the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Retailer Sustainability Conference, and my mind is awash in the list of challenges and risks that were reinforced over the past few... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
The #CVSEffect in Action: 'Walk the Talk' Edition with Intel, Verizon, Ford and Google
The #CVSEffect in Action: 'Walk the Talk' Edition with Intel, Verizon, Ford and Google
Published on September 18, 2014
About a 5 minute read

Seven months ago, this series kicked off with CVS’ surprise announcement that it would no longer carry tobacco products in its retail stores. Fast forward, the company announced Sept. 3 that it had met its goal a month ahead of schedule and had a n... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
H&M Unveils Conscious Denim, Signs Agreement for More Conscious Supply Chain Management
H&M Unveils Conscious Denim, Signs Agreement for More Conscious Supply Chain Management
Published on September 18, 2014
About a 3 minute read

H&M announced two new initiatives this week centered on the betterment of its supply chains, one from the social perspective and one from the environmental.First, the apparel company signed a unique agreement with ILO, under which the partners wi... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
H&M, Swedfund Team Up to Drive Sustainability in Ethiopian Textile Industry
H&M, Swedfund Team Up to Drive Sustainability in Ethiopian Textile Industry
Published on September 11, 2014
About a 3 minute read

H&M has teamed up with Swedfund, a Swedish company that offers expertise and financial support to emerging markets within Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, in a rare collaboration to try to develop a more ethical Ethiopian textile i... View More

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Community Updates
The REI Foundation Awards $410,000 to Connect Younger and More Diverse Groups with Nature; Recipients include the Children & Nature Network, Futuro Media Group, Outdoor Foundation and YMCA of the USA
The REI Foundation Awards $410,000 to Connect Younger and More Diverse Groups with Nature; Recipients include the Children & Nature Network, Futuro Media Group, Outdoor Foundation and YMCA of the USA
Published on April 21, 2014
About a 4 minute read

SEATTLE – The REI Foundation awarded a total of $410,000 to nonprofit programs dedicated to engaging younger and more diverse populations in the outdoors. Grant recipients include the Children & Nature Network (C&NN), Futuro Media Group, Ou... View More

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Community Updates
REI Now Powered by Renewable Energy; National outdoor retailer broadens energy strategy to include renewable energy certificates
REI Now Powered by Renewable Energy; National outdoor retailer broadens energy strategy to include renewable energy certificates
Published on April 8, 2014
About a 3 minute read

SEATTLE – As the nation’s leading outdoor retailer, REI works to protect the environment and the places its members love to play. Energy use is one of REI’s largest impacts on the climate, and the company has committed to having all of its elec... View More

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UK Retailers, Designers, NGOs Coming Together to Reduce Waste, Remind Consumers to ‘Love Your Clothes’
UK Retailers, Designers, NGOs Coming Together to Reduce Waste, Remind Consumers to ‘Love Your Clothes’
Published on February 13, 2014
About a 4 minute read

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), with the help of dozens of prominent retailers, designers and NGOs from the UK clothing industry, on Tuesday launched a new campaign aimed at reducing encouraging Brits to find new appreciation for the... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
IKEA Solar Lighting Campaign Seeks to Brighten Lives of Refugees in UN Camps
IKEA Solar Lighting Campaign Seeks to Brighten Lives of Refugees in UN Camps
Published on February 12, 2014
About a 3 minute read

The IKEA Foundation has launched a two-month campaign to raise funds to provide solar-powered lighting and other renewable energy technologies to UN refugee camps run through the sale of light bulbs in its stores around the world.For every LEDARE mod... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Yerdle Becomes First Nationwide Sharing Retailer with New, Low-Cost Shipping Option
Yerdle Becomes First Nationwide Sharing Retailer with New, Low-Cost Shipping Option
Published on February 11, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Yerdle, the online marketplace where shoppers in the greater San Francisco and New York City areas can give and get things for free, today becomes available across the country by providing low-cost, flat rate shipping for $2-4 nationwide. Yerdle has ... View More

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Supply Chain
100 Jewelers & Retailers Committed to 'No Dirty Gold' Campaign
100 Jewelers & Retailers Committed to 'No Dirty Gold' Campaign
Published on February 11, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Tiffany & Co., Target and over 100 of the world’s leading jewelers and retailers have committed to more responsible metals sourcing by agreeing to abide by Earthworks' No Dirty Gold (NDG) campaign’s Golden ... View More

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Supply Chain
Primark Joins Host of Fashion Brands, Retailers Committing to Detox
Primark Joins Host of Fashion Brands, Retailers Committing to Detox
Published on February 11, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Irish retail giant Primark, which operates across the UK and across Western Europe, today joined the growing number of brands committing to eliminate all hazardous chemicals from its supply chain as part of Greenpeace’s global Detox campaign. ... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
IKEA Selling Sustainable Consumption in New 'Wonderful Everyday' Campaign
IKEA Selling Sustainable Consumption in New 'Wonderful Everyday' Campaign
Published on February 7, 2014
About a 2 minute read

IKEA is launching a new marketing campaign in the UK this weekend called “The Wonderful Everyday,” which will explain the brand’s values and sustainability ethos to consumers, according to Marketing Week.The first ads, which launch tomorrow (Fe... View More

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Supply Chain
IKEA Ups Use of Sustainably Sourced Cotton to 72%
IKEA Ups Use of Sustainably Sourced Cotton to 72%
Published on February 6, 2014
About a 2 minute read

IKEA has expanded the use of sustainably sourced cotton in its products to 72 percent, up from 34 percent in 2012, according to a recent announcement.The furniture company uses around 0.6 percent of all cotton grown around the world, and in 2013 sour... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Beer Store Recycles More Packaging Than It Sells, Saves Ontarians $40M
Beer Store Recycles More Packaging Than It Sells, Saves Ontarians $40M
Published on February 3, 2014
About a 4 minute read

The Beer Store, a privately owned chain of retail outlets selling beer and other malt beverages across Ontario, Canada has announced that it has saved the province $40 million in the last year, thanks to its bottle recycling system and the cooperatio... View More

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Circular Economy
How Can a Business Succeed by Giving Back More Than It Takes?
How Can a Business Succeed by Giving Back More Than It Takes?
Published on January 27, 2014
About a 6 minute read

It is becoming increasingly clear that the traditional view of business existing purely to maximise profit for shareholders is not so much wrong as built for another time. Businesses have been slowly moving towards a model that recognises the impact ... View More

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Whole Foods' Brooklyn Flagship Store to Use 60% Less Energy Than Typical U.S. Grocery
Whole Foods' Brooklyn Flagship Store to Use 60% Less Energy Than Typical U.S. Grocery
Published on January 6, 2014
About a 4 minute read

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced the completion of Whole Foods Market’s flagship Brooklyn store, which it is heralding as a model of energy efficiency and the company’s commitment to protecting ... View More

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Consumer Behavior ChangeMarketing & Communications
For Those Who’d Rather Give Than Receive, #GivingTuesday Marks True Start to Holiday Season
For Those Who’d Rather Give Than Receive, #GivingTuesday Marks True Start to Holiday Season
Published on November 28, 2013
About a 6 minute read

While thousands of retailers across the U.S. and cyberspace are dusting their shelves and crossing their fingers for lucrative Black Friday and Cyber Monday takes, respectively, thousands of organizations around the world are gearing up for an event ... View More

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Safeway, Oakley Adopt Tool to Better Understand Social Impact of Giving Programs
Safeway, Oakley Adopt Tool to Better Understand Social Impact of Giving Programs
Published on November 27, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Safeway, Oakley, Frontier Airlines and Family Dollar are among those that have adopted a new tool that helps to measure the social impact of giving programs.The Impact Reporting tool, developed by Versaic, a San Mateo, Calif.-based online CSR and sus... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Tesco Reveals Food Waste Figures, Plus Action Steps on How to Tackle It in Store and at Home
Tesco Reveals Food Waste Figures, Plus Action Steps on How to Tackle It in Store and at Home
Published on October 22, 2013
About a 5 minute read

Today, UK grocery retailer Tesco unveiled food waste figures for its operations and supply chain, alongside figures that show 68 percent of bagged salad in particular is wasted and that 35 percent of this waste occurs in the home.As a first step in r... View More

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