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New Report Urges America's 'Dirty Dozen' Supermarkets to Replace HFCs
New Report Urges America's 'Dirty Dozen' Supermarkets to Replace HFCs
Published on October 18, 2013
About a 3 minute read

America’s largest supermarkets and retailers, including Walmart and Whole Foods, are failing to take meaningful steps to replace climate-damaging hydroflourcarbons (HFCs), according to a new report released today by the Environmental Investigation ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Target Takes Important Step Toward Sustainable Product Standard
Target Takes Important Step Toward Sustainable Product Standard
Published on October 7, 2013
About a 3 minute read

Target today announced an important step toward increasing product transparency, which the company says it hopes will lead to more sustainable and innovative products. ... View More

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Walmart Shares Its Sustainability Success Stories at Milestone Meeting
Walmart Shares Its Sustainability Success Stories at Milestone Meeting
Published on September 13, 2013
About a 5 minute read

Yesterday, Walmart broadcast its Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting through its online portal The Green Room. The meeting celebrated the global retailer’s progress since the launch of its Sustainability Index in August 2012, a collaborative me... View More

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IKEA Developing Durable Alternative Shelter for Refugee Camps
IKEA Developing Durable Alternative Shelter for Refugee Camps
Published on June 28, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Swedish furniture behemoth IKEA, in partnership with the United Nations Refugee Agency and Refugee Housing Unit, is developing a solar-powered, insulated, hard-sided shelter the company claims is a superior alternative to tent-based refugee shelters ... View More

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Target Releases Line Featuring 250 Organic Foods, Commits to 25% More Organics by 2017
Target Releases Line Featuring 250 Organic Foods, Commits to 25% More Organics by 2017
Published on June 23, 2013
About a 1 minute read

Target has introduced a new healthy food collection designed to take make it easier for customers to identify and purchase products free of artificial flavors, colors and preservatives as part of its efforts to increase organic food offerings by 25 p... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Nike, Levi Strauss Publish Updated Hazardous Chemical Plan
Nike, Levi Strauss Publish Updated Hazardous Chemical Plan
Published on June 14, 2013
About a 3 minute read

Nike, Levi Strauss, H&M and several other members of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group have committed to publishing a list of chemicals targeted for phase out or research by 2015 as part of a plan to eliminate hazardous chemicals fr... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Whole Foods, Safeway, Trader Joe's Top Greenpeace's Newest Seafood Sustainability Scorecard
Whole Foods, Safeway, Trader Joe's Top Greenpeace's Newest Seafood Sustainability Scorecard
Published on May 29, 2013
About a 3 minute read

Greenpeace today released its 2013 Carting Away the Oceans (CATO) report, which evaluates and ranks supermarkets on their sustainable seafood policies. ... View More

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Organizational Governance
What I Learned About Sustainability At REI, Part 3: Incremental vs. Breakthrough Changes
What I Learned About Sustainability At REI, Part 3: Incremental vs. Breakthrough Changes
Published on May 29, 2013
About a 3 minute read

This is the third in a series of posts on things I learned while leading Corporate Social Responsibility at REI for the past seven years (read parts one and two).I’m often asked if incremental improvements can really lead to sustainable business ou... View More

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Supply Chain
H&M, M&S, Benetton, Zara Commit to Fire and Building Safety Agreement in Bangladesh
H&M, M&S, Benetton, Zara Commit to Fire and Building Safety Agreement in Bangladesh
Published on May 14, 2013
About a 4 minute read

H&M announced Monday it has publicly committed to supporting the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, which was initiated by IndustryALL Global Union and UNI Global Union in response to last month’s deadly building collapse that ha... View More

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Organizational Governance
What I Learned About Sustainability at REI, Part 1: Abundance Over Scarcity
What I Learned About Sustainability at REI, Part 1: Abundance Over Scarcity
Published on May 13, 2013
About a 3 minute read

After seven years of working on sustainable business at REI, I am taking some time to reflect and share some of the things I learned. My time at the co-op was a wonderful personal and professional experience, a kind of perfect storm of opportunity: a... View More

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Finance & Investment
Patagonia Launches New $20M Green Venture Capital Fund
Patagonia Launches New $20M Green Venture Capital Fund
Published on May 10, 2013
About a 1 minute read

Patagonia is renowned for its consistent environmental support; each year, the outdoor apparel company gives away 1% of its profits to grassroots environmental nonprofits. Now, its new venture capital fund of more than $20 million will support eco-fr... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Study: Grocery Delivery Services Can Reduce CO2 Emissions Up to 75%
Study: Grocery Delivery Services Can Reduce CO2 Emissions Up to 75%
Published on May 2, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Grocery delivery services such as those provided by Safeway, FreshDirect, Amazon and Google can slash carbon dioxide emissions by 20 to 75 percent compared to individual household trips to the market, according to researchers at the University of Was... View More

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Organizational Governance
2013 Retail Sustainability Report Showcases Industry Trends, Progress
2013 Retail Sustainability Report Showcases Industry Trends, Progress
Published on March 22, 2013
About a 3 minute read

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has released its 2013 Retail Sustainability Report, which highlights progress towards the industry’s evolving sustainability objectives and identifies a class of top-performing characteristics. ... View More

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Supply Chain
Co-op, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s Using New Research to Inform Reduction in Supply Chain Footprints
Co-op, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s Using New Research to Inform Reduction in Supply Chain Footprints
Published on March 14, 2013
About a 2 minute read

The Co-operative Group, Nestlé and Sainsbury’s say they will improve the sustainability performance of some of their products in response to research from the Product Sustainability Forum.The study, published by the Waste and Resources Action Prog... View More

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Marketing & Communications
Whole Foods Aims For Full GMO Transparency by 2018
Whole Foods Aims For Full GMO Transparency by 2018
Published on March 12, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Within the next five years, all products sold in Whole Foods stores in the U.S. and Canada will be labeled to indicate if they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs), according to a recent announcement. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Walmart Meets 20% Emissions Reduction Goal a Year Early
Walmart Meets 20% Emissions Reduction Goal a Year Early
Published on March 7, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Walmart announced it has achieved its objective of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in all facilities built before 2005 a year earlier than expected. ... View More

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Circular Economy
The North Face Launches Recycling Program for Apparel, Footwear
The North Face Launches Recycling Program for Apparel, Footwear
Published on February 21, 2013
About a 2 minute read

The North Face has announced a new initiative aimed at reducing the amount of clothing and footwear going to landfills. ... View More

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‘Physical Internet’ for Logistics Could Boost U.S. Profits $100 Billion, Cut Emissions 33%
‘Physical Internet’ for Logistics Could Boost U.S. Profits $100 Billion, Cut Emissions 33%
Published on January 4, 2013
About a 4 minute read

Handling, storing and transporting goods in a shared network of manufacturers, retailers and transporters would benefit the U.S. economy and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study by engineers at the University of Arkansa... View More

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Community Updates
Sustainable Brands Expands Corporate Community with eBay, Sprint and Caesars Entertainment as Newest Members
Sustainable Brands Expands Corporate Community with eBay, Sprint and Caesars Entertainment as Newest Members
Published on September 21, 2012
About a 3 minute read

SAN FRANCISCO, September 20, 2012 – Sustainable Brands this month announced three new members to its Corporate Community. Sprint, eBay and Caesars Entertainment join over two dozen companies committed to leveraging their unique role in focusing sta... View More

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Community Updates
Corporate Social Responsibility at Target: Behind the Red Bullseye
Corporate Social Responsibility at Target: Behind the Red Bullseye
Published on August 28, 2012
About a 1 minute read

"At Target, our team is our competitive advantage, and preparing future team members with a quality education today makes good business sense" ... View More

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