Sustainability
Sam’s Club Reinvents Member’s Mark with Sustainable Ambitions
Sam’s Club members are increasingly looking for quality and value, as well as for items that are on-trend and offer sustainable qualities. In response to this feedback and in line with its obsession for delivering items and experiences its members desire, the retailer has announced that it is evolving its Member’s Mark Retail Brand (private brand) to become a purpose-driven brand. Throughout the past two years, Sam’s Club has worked behind the scenes to strengthen its Member’s Mark assortment. It has launched, renovated, and reformulated more than 1200 items since 2020, and as a result, more and more members
New Study Points to the Impact of Sustainability Impact on Private Brands
The impact of sustainability efforts in the private brands sector may be bigger than previously realized. The adoption of sustainable practices by brands and retailers is responsible for about 20% of a businesses’ financial results, according to a new study by Supply Pilot. This research coincides with the rebrand of Solutions for Retail Brands (S4RB) to Supply Pilot, a supplier collaboration platform and consultancy aimed at helping brands and retailers become more sustainable. The study’s findings – which have been published and further explained in the company’s latest white paper titled “From Intention to Action” – mark the first time
The Body Shop Launches In-Store Refill Program
In 2021, The Body Shop announced an ambitious five-year plan to roll out refill stations for its Body Shop private brand products in the majority of its stores globally in an effort to reduce plastic use and become the most sustainable business possible. The Body Shop is now introducing the refill program in stores across the United States, with the goal to have 49% of all US locations equipped with refill stations by the end of 2022."The foundation of The Body Shop's environmental activism was born out of ideas like these, when our founder, Dame Anita Roddick, refilled her first
H-E-B partners with Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation to help conserve Texas
Iconic grocer H-E-B continues its commitment to making the lives of Texans better, and that means we’re focused on conserving and protecting our great state, now and for generations to come. As part of H-E-B’s Our Texas, Our Future mission, and with support from Field & Future by H-E-B brand products, the retailer is partnering with Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and their efforts to conserve wildlife, habitats, and natural resources in Texas.H-E-B is a longtime partner of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, and the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability along with Field & Future by
Walmart Launches Circular Connector
Walmart has never shied away from setting big, ambitious goals, whether it’s setting their sights on 100% renewable energy or their commitment to sustainable packaging, including a goal to achieve 100% recyclable, reusable or industrially compostable packaging by 2025. Innovation is essential to achieving those goals and meeting customers’ growing expectation to buy sustainable/sustainably packaged products. Cue the Circular Connector: Launching yesterday, Walmart’s Circular Connector has been designed as an online tool to bridge the gap between companies searching for more sustainable packaging ideas and those that offer them. In other words, it’s a platform that will aim to help
Loblaw Commits to Sustainably PC & No Name Packaged Coffee
Canadian retailer Loblaw is overhauling the coffee aisle by replacing unrecyclable packaging with a first-of-its kind in Canada paper-based solution. Available in a number of categories on shelf now, all 35 President’s Choice and no name whole bean and ground coffee varieties are transitioning to this packaging. This change is helping to reduce the carbon footprint and improve packaging recyclability across the category. Produced by Loblaw’s long-time partner Club Coffee, the new AromaPak with Boardio technology is made with a minimum of 80% paper content from renewable, recyclable and sustainable Forest Stewardship Council sourced tree fibers. This new packaging has
Sainsbury’s first UK supermarket to offer 100% ASC certified fresh Scottish salmon
Sainsbury’s has become the first UK supermarket to have 100% of its fresh Scottish salmon range independently certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC). Seafood that carries the ASC logo has been sourced from farms that have been independently certified as both environmentally and socially responsible.To meet the ASC standard, farms must undertake an independent audit in which they are assessed against a host of strict, science-based requirements. These conditions include the quality of the water, impact on the seabed, and fish health, through to the fair treatment and pay of workers on the farm. Certified farms are re-audited every
Southeastern Grocers Commits to Sustainable Private Brand Packaging
Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, is committing to increase sustainability for its Retail Brand (private brand) packaging by the end of 2028. The announcement is in response to feedback provided by SEG’s customers, associates and community members who expressed their desire to see more sustainable packaging as their top sustainability concern. As part of its pledge, SEG will overhaul its Retail Brand packaging by eliminating polystyrene, making all packaging reusable, recyclable or industrially compostable, and include an average of 30% post-consumer recycled material in all packaging. Anthony Hucker, President
Hand Me Down Quality: M&S Kidswear Takes on Resale
Today, Marks & Spencer (M&S) Kidswear is announcing a trial with the UK’s first fully circular kidswear peer-to-peer marketplace where parents can buy, sell, donate, and recycle outgrown kidswear – dotte. Founded in 2020 by Louise Weiss and Samantha Valentine, dotte seeks to address the challenges parents face when buying secondhand, through a digital platform that curates products, offers style inspiration, and incorporates brands partnerships. dotte was born out of genuine parental frustration at the piles of kids clothes around the house and no clear cut, easy solution to get rid of them The dotte resale collective is made
CVS Publishes New Policy to Reduce Pesticides in Food
Rhode Island based drugtore CVS Health has published CVS Pharmacy Pollinator & Pest Management policy. The new policy encourages all suppliers of Retail Brand (private brand) food and beverages to reduce the use of pollinator-toxic pesticides. The policy recognizes that chemicals that threaten pollinators are linked to significant health hazards for farmworkers and rural communities surrounding agricultural lands. The policy identifies organic agriculture as a solution for pollinator health and urges non-organic suppliers to adopt less-toxic approaches to pest management. CVS’s policy signals important progress as the retailer becomes the eleventh major grocery retailer to establish a pollinator policy addressing pesticides including Walmart and Giant Eagle
