Sustainability/Green
C&S to Step Up Environmental EffortsKEENE, N.H. — C&S Wholesale Grocers here announced yesterday that it will "significantly increase use of environmentally responsible initiatives" in its operations in an effort to reduce the company's carbon footprint.... Metro: Bag Distribution Down 70% Under New PolicyMONTREAL — Four weeks after introducing a 5-cent charge for shopping bags at its stores, Metro Inc. here said 70% fewer bags have been distributed in its stores, as compared to its previous monthly average. ... EPA Applauds Jewel-Osco StoreMINNEAPOLIS — Jewel-Osco, a division of Supervalu here, has received GreenChill Gold Certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, recognizing the store’s eco-friendly refrigeration system, for a recently opened “green” store on Chicago’s far South Side. ... Cub Store Awarded LEED Gold CertificationSTILLWATER, Minn. — Cub Foods here, a division of Supervalu, has become the first grocer in Minnesota to be awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold NC2.2 Certification for one of its stores, located in St. Paul. ... Scott Promotes Supplier Compliance ProgramNEW YORK — Lee Scott, the former chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores, called on attendees at the CIES World Food Business Summit here on Friday to join the Global Social Compliance Program to help ensure that suppliers are adhering to local wage and environmental regulations. ... Co-Op Group: 'Eat Local, America'IOWA CITY, Iowa — The National Cooperative Grocers Association and its member co-ops nationwide are challenging shoppers to eat foods from local growers and suppliers as part of a campaign called, “Eat Local, America.”... Price Chopper Opens 'Green' StoreSCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper Supermarkets here has opened a "green" store in Colonie, N.Y., that the company said has been designated as LEED Certified Silver — meeting a high level of compliance standards.... Whole Foods Tests FeelgoodzAUSTIN, Texas — Kyle Berner, a free-spirit entrepreneur who founded Feelgoodz, a New Orleans company that produces and markets flip-flops made in Thailand, began a three-week demo tour yesterday of 14 Whole Foods stores in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. ... Seattle Voters to Consider Disposable Bag FeeSEATTLE — Voters here will decide in the city's Aug. 18 primary election whether to impose a 20-cent fee on disposable bags at supermarkets and drug stores.... Sacramento Proposes Ban on Non-Recyclable BagsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A county supervisor here has proposed a ban on all plastic and other non-recyclable bags at grocery and drug stores. ... EPA Launches Retail Sustainability PortalWASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency here has launched a Web portal that will provide retailers with a central clearinghouse for information regarding environmental sustainability and compliance, noted the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), Arlington, Va., which helped the EPA during the design and development of the portal. ... Stater Customers Donate to 'Reforest California'SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Customers at Stater Bros. Markets here have raised $373,780 in $1 donations at the checkstands since April 8 to fund the planting of new trees in areas of California devastated by wildfires. ... |
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