Waiheke, New Zealand, 2014-3-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Four Square got behind Plastic-Free Friday by giving out 400 reusable bags to local Waiheke shoppers.
Plastic Free Friday is part of the BYO Bag initiative started by Debbie Lyttle last year to educate the community on plastic pollution and the harm plastic bags, in particular, have on marine…
Environment
Cheshunt, England, 2014-3-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Recyclable plastic packaging that will save more than a million eggs from going to waste each year has been successfully trialed by Tesco.
At the moment Tesco’s free range eggs are sold in pulp cartons and if an egg breaks in transit it can seep through the box and damage…
Big Beach Clean-up to clear litter on 140 beaches and canals
Storm hit beaches to be targeted
Thousands of volunteers to clear over 30 tonnes of litter
LONDON, 2014-3-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — Marks & Spencer (M&S) today announces details of this year’s Big Beach Clean-up, which will tackle the scourge of litter on 95 UK…
LONDON, 2014-3-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — Marks & Spencer (M&S) has become the first retailer to receive the triple award of certification for achievements in carbon, water and waste reduction from the Carbon Trust.
The Carbon Trust Standards are independent certifications recognising organisations that successfully measure, manage and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, water use and waste,…
Brussels, Belgium, 2014-3-3 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour Belgium's hypermarkets are working alongside Bebat, Recupel and Atravet, and are asking their customers to return their batteries, power cells, torches, deep frying oils and fats, low-energy lights bulbs and a small household appliances.
Sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainable waste management go hand-in-hand. We've known this for some time: Carrefour…
Delhaize Group commits to sourcing traceable, deforestation-free palm oil
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 2014-2-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Delhaize Group today announces an updated policy on Responsible Palm Oil Sourcing that outlines our commitment to source only traceable, No-Deforestation palm oil. Building upon the work we began in 2012 to increase the transparency in the sourcing of…
New program at Hy-Vee informs customers which seafood comes from environmentally responsible sources
New program will inform customers about Hy-Vee’s high quality seafood that comes from environmentally responsible sources
West Des Moines, IA, US, 2014-2-4 — /EPR Retail News/ — Responsible Choice – two simple words that now bring a volume of information to Hy-Vee seafood customers. Starting today, Hy-Vee shoppers will see the blue and green Responsible Choice logos on…
London, UK, 2014-1-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — The UK retail industry is today (Wednesday) signing up to a range of ambitious targets for reducing its impact on the environment, having beaten the previous set across all areas.
Commitments to be announced at today's A Better Retailing Climate launch event include a collective pledge to reduce absolute carbon emissions…
Stockholm, Sweden, 2014-1-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — H&M understands that our long-term success depends on sustainable water usage throughout our value chain, but also that water is a shared resource and a shared risk. So, one year ago H&M and WWF signed a ground breaking water partnership. Through a holistic water stewardship strategy we, side by…
Conshohocken, PA, US, 2014-1-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — The IKEA Group Sustainability Report for fiscal year 2013 *, released today, shows strong progress on its People & Planet Positive strategy, building on its long history of working with sustainability. This is the first year IKEA Group reports progress against this new sustainability strategy.
Highlights from FY13:
IKEA Group…
Rochester, NY, US, 2014-1-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — There’s a new message on carry-out plastic bags from Wegmans stores: “Return To Sender. (Don’t Trash It!)” It’s a little reminder to customers that the best thing to do with the bag that carried home the groceries is to bring it back to the store on a return…
London, UK, 2014-1-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Innovation is critical to what we want to do as a business: making it easier for people to have better homes and better lives.
In turn, it is through innovation that we will build our future as a business. We believe that closed loop thinking has the potential to…
London, UK, 2014-1-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — In today’s dominant economic model the consumer walks away with, and ultimately throws away, the product and all the valuable materials and resources within it.
The result is a linear flow of resources, materials and products – and, importantly for retail, it means once you’ve sold your product, you’ve…
H&M is ranked number 64 on the Global 100 annual list of the most sustainable companies in the world.
Stockholm, Sweden, 2014-1-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Yesterday the 2014 iteration of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (Global 100) index was released. H&M is included in the list for the fifth consecutive year and…
Kesko is the only Finnish company that has been included in 'The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World' list since it was established in 2005. In RobecoSAM's Sustainability Yearbook 2014, Kesko received the Silver Class distinction in the Food & Staples Retailing Industry category.
Helsinki, Finland, 2014-1-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — 'The 2014 Global 100…
Plano, TX, US, 2014-1-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) announced today that it has released its 2013 Sustainability Report, detailing activities in fiscal year 2012, which ended February 2013. The report highlights strategic initiatives to reduce the Company's environmental impact and encourage positive social change.
"JCPenney has recently experienced a time of transition and…