Category: Environment

Groupe Auchan makes a firm commitment to combat climate change; joins French Business Climate Pledge

Posted on November 27, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Groupe Auchan, as well as 38 other major French companies, makes a firm commitment to combat climate change and emphasize

Kingfisher announces that it has signed the “French Business Climate Pledge”

Posted on November 27, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

In the lead up to the COP 21 climate talks in Paris, Kingfisher plc is pleased to announce that it

The Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room awarded LEED® Platinum certification

Posted on November 25, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

SEATTLE, 2015-11-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — As the first anniversary of the opening of the Starbucks Reserve® Roastery and

New Zealand: new soft plastic packaging recycling initiative launched at Mount Roskill’s New World supermarket

Posted on November 25, 2015November 25, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 2015-11-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Environment Minister, Hon Dr Nick Smith, today formally launched the new

Walmart announces the completion of commitments to reduce 20m metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions and expanded commitment to preserve wildlife habitat

Posted on November 18, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Company celebrates 10 years of progress towards aspirational sustainability goals at Milestone Meeting, announces new commitment to preserve wildlife habitat

CBRE Group’s climate-change transparency included in CDP’s S&P Climate Disclosure Leadership Index for 3rd consecutive year

Posted on November 18, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

CBRE earns a perfect score of 100, its highest ever Los Angeles, CA, 2015-11-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE

Sainsbury’s: Woodland Trust marks historic tree planting milestone

Posted on November 16, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Thousands of green fingered school children across the county are set to receive free trees as the UK’s largest woodland

Sea Mild Biotech Ltd won the first prize at Carrefour Taiwan’s “Major Climate Challenge for Suppliers”

Posted on November 16, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Taipei, Taiwan, 2015-11-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — On the occasion of the official partnership between Carrefour and the International Conference on

Sainsbury’s awarded a position on the FTSE 350 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI)

Posted on November 15, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

LONDON, 2015-11-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s has been identified as a UK leader for the quality and transparency

LVMH implements EUR 5 million internal carbon fund

Posted on November 13, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

PARIS, 2015-11-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the first time in its history LVMH announces the implementation of an

Migros Umweltpreis: Ökologische Heizung ausgezeichnet

Posted on November 12, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Zürich, Switzerland, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Migros fördert neu innovative Abschlussarbeiten von Studierenden im Bereich Umwelt- und Klimaschutz. Zwei

Honey maker won Carrefour “Major climate challenge for suppliers” competition in Poland

Posted on November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

POLAND, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sadecki Bartnik, a company that makes honey for distribution under Carrefour’s own brand,

Kesko in CDP’s Climate A List for the first time

Posted on November 12, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Kesko rose to CDP’s Climate A List for the first time scoring the maximum 100 points. The globally established list

Foodstuffs to roll out its new recyclable butchery trays at New World and PAK’nSAVE stores

Posted on November 10, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Foodstuffs innovative new recyclable butchery trays that have given the big thumbs up by customers and stores alike, with consumer

Best Buy made the CDP Climate A List

Posted on November 5, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Minneapolis, MN, 2015-11-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — Best Buy has been awarded a prized position on the CDP Climate

Cotton used in IKEA products now comes from Better Cotton Standard sources

Posted on November 2, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Now IKEA only purchases cotton – which is used in IKEA products – from farmers who use less water, less

IKEA to install a solar energy system atop its Las Vegas store opening Summer 2016

Posted on November 2, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

LAS VEGAS, NV, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced plans to install

Cashmere research: Italian house Loro Piana developed method that optimizes quality while ensuring sustainable development

Posted on October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

PARIS, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — For Loro Piana, uncompromising standards are an overriding imperative. The Italian house has made

Carrefour / COP21: Avi Coop. S.c.a (Amadori), won the “Major challenge for Suppliers regarding Climate” in Italy

Posted on October 20, 2015October 20, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

MILAN, ITALY, 2015-10-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Avi Coop. S.C.A (Amadori), whose waste recycling and energy consumption reduction initiatives

Best Buy joins other leading U.S. companies in signing the American Business Act Pledge on Climate Change

Posted on October 20, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Richfield, MN, 2015-10-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (October 19, 2015) we are proud that Best Buy is joining other

Roundy’s will join EPA’s GreenChill program

Posted on October 16, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

MILWAUKEE, WI, 2015-10-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Roundy’s, Inc. (“Roundy’s”) (NYSE: RNDY), a leading grocer in the Midwest, today

U.S. EPA presented Stater Bros. Markets with its GreenChill Partnership’s “Best Emissions Rate” award

Posted on October 12, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Company maintained lowest corporate-wide refrigerant emissions rate for third year in a row San Bernardino, California, 2015-10-12 — /EPR Retail News/

Migros: JOWA backt mit nachhaltigem Palmöl

Posted on October 12, 2015October 12, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

ZURICH, Switzerland, 2015-10-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Kuchen- und Pizzateige sowie die Guetsli von der JOWA-Bäckerei werden nur

Harris Teeter recognized by EPA’s GreenChill Partnership with two honors – Most Improved Emission Rate and Superior Goal Achievement Awards

Posted on October 12, 2015October 12, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Company Receive Most Improved Emission Rate Award & Superior Goal Achievement Award Matthews, NC, 2015-10-12 — /EPR Retail News/ —

Conad ha distribuito sinora 250 milioni di shopper in Mater-Bi, pari a 4.300 tonnellate di plastica biodegradabile

Posted on October 9, 2015October 9, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Bologna, Italia, 2015-10-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dopo i segnali di ripresa dei consumi che vengono dal carrello della spesa, anche

M&S partners with sustainable brand expert and campaigner Livia Firth and her consultancy Eco-Age

Posted on October 8, 2015October 8, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

LONDON, 2015-10-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — M&S is announcing a new partnership with sustainable brand expert and campaigner Livia

Carrefour Italy (Milan) among the winners of the sixth edition of the “Good Energy Award 2015”

Posted on October 7, 2015October 7, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

MILAN, ITALY, 2015-10-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — The first Italian award dedicated to virtuous businesses in the fields of

Tractor Supply Company signed with EPA to ensure all small-engine products purchased by the Company for resale comply with the Clean Air Act

Posted on October 3, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

BRENTWOOD, TN, 2015-10-3 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retail store chain in the

Dialogforum in Berlin: Perspektiven eines nachhaltigeren Konsums in Deutschland

Posted on October 1, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Ab morgen im Netz: Neuer Nachhaltigkeitsbericht der REWE Group Köln, Germany, 2015-10-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Über 300 Teilnehmer aus

The Carrefour group involved in a global initiative to reduce CO2 emissions

Posted on September 11, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2015-9-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Carrefour group is involved in a global initiative to reduce CO2 emissions,