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Sustainability

Retailers

Stop & Shop Restore Program Donates $50,000

Stop & Shop's Restore reduced-emissions fuel program is giving back to more than the environment this holiday season.

Retailers

Hy-Vee Joins Initiative to Reinvent Single-Use Plastic Bags

Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy launched a consortium to identify, test and implement more sustainable solutions of the current retail bag.

Retailers

Giant Food Increases Transparency of Its Seafood

By WGB Staff on Oct. 06, 2020

The Landover, Md.-based grocer shares insight into sourcing methods through participation in the Ocean Disclosure Project.

Fresh Food

Indoor Farming Is Now. Is Underground Farming the Future?

By Phil Lempert on Oct. 05, 2020

The Lempert Report: A subterranean farm deep inside a South Korean subway station may unlock the secret to food sustainability.

Products

A Slice of Goodness: The Importance of Recycling Pizza Boxes

Sponsored content from our partner Fibre Box Association on Sep. 30, 2020

Pizza night is a great tradition in many American households—and this year, an especially popular option for consumers staying home or scaling back on restaurant dining during COVID-19 restrictions.

Retailers

Wegmans Dreams of Diesel-Free

By Jennifer Strailey on Sep. 28, 2020

Wegmans new partnership with natural gas supplier Hyliion aims to reduce the grocer's carbon footprint.

Industry Partners

NRDC Launches New Food Matters Initiatives

By Phil Lempert on Sep. 25, 2020

The Lempert Report: The organization will work with cities on developing food waste strategies, starting with the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions

Industry Partners

Food Waste Coalition Marks Progress Toward 2030 Goals

By WGB Staff on Sep. 24, 2020

The 10x20x30 group, including Ahold Delhaize, Walmart and Kroger, engage 200 suppliers to participate in ambitious effort to halve food waste.

Fresh Food

Microplastics Are a Big Food Problem

By Phil Lempert on Sep. 22, 2020

The Lempert Report: It’s estimated that the average person consumes about 5 grams of plastic each week.

Retailers

Walmart Targets Zero Emissions Companywide by 2040

By Kristina Peters on Sep. 21, 2020

The big-box retailer also vows to protect, manage or restore 50 million acres of land and 1 million square miles of ocean as it aims to become a “regenerative company.”

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