Sustainability
Walmarts Circular Connector: Meet the 2022 Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award Winners
Democratizing climate action has long been a part of how Bentonville-based Walmart builds sustainability programs such as Project Gigaton or the Circular Connector. The retailer collaborates with partners to create action, whether that’s to advance circular solutions, accelerate collaborations on renewable energy and zero waste or to enable more ambitious goal setting with Walmart’s ambitious Project Gigaton. Tod, we joined the U.S. Plastics Pact at GreenBiz’s VERGE 2022 conference to announce the inaugural Sustainable Packaging Innovations Award winners. Walmart donated the use of our recently launched Circular Connector platform to help capture innovations for these awards. The award winners cover
Velocity Sustainability Summit Starts Tomorrow!
The wait os almost over the 2022 Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit starts tomorrow Tuesday October 18 and runs , October 18-19, 2022 in Cincinnati Ohio. The Summit will bring the excitement of live in-person events back with a gathering in Cincinnati. Kroger, RiteAid, Misfits Market, Giant Eagle, United Dairy Farm will headline this years groundbreaking event. The Summit is a Private Brand/ Private Label event with a Sustainability theme focused on the issues that matter most to the industry: sustainable packaging, ethical/equitable sourcing, and authentic marketing. The two-day event is designed to help the industry find the answers that
Lidl Great Britain Commits To 100% Free-Range Eggs
This week Great Britain-based Lidl GB committed to selling 100% free-range eggs by the end of 2024, reinforcing its commitment to the welfare and conditions in which hens are housed. Lidl has long been focused on offering the highest quality products at the most affordable prices, which means the products it sells are all sourced responsibly and sustainably. This new commitment – the first from a Discounter in Great Britain - builds on the supermarket’s existing pledge to work with suppliers to phase out the sale of eggs from caged hens in stores by 2025. It also means that, by
The wait is over, the Velocity Sustainability Summit is almost here!
Hurry! 5 Days left to the Summit Join us for the 2022 Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit, October 18-19, 2022 in Cincinnati Ohio. The Summit will bring the excitement of live in-person events back with a gathering in Cincinnati. Kroger, RiteAid, Misfits Market, Giant Eagle, United Dairy Farm will headline this years groundbreaking event. The Summit is a Private Brand/ Private Label event with a Sustainability theme focused on the issues that matter most to the industry: sustainable packaging, ethical/equitable sourcing, and authentic marketing. The two-day event is designed to help the industry find the answers that help you get
Velocity Sustainability Summit Starts Next Tuesday!
Join us for the 2022 Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit, October 18-19, 2022 in Cincinnati Ohio. The Summit will bring the excitement of live in-person events back with a gathering in Cincinnati. Kroger, RiteAid, Misfits Market, Giant Eagle, United Dairy Farm will headline this years groundbreaking event. The Summit is a Private Brand/ Private Label event with a Sustainability theme focused on the issues that matter most to the industry: sustainable packaging, ethical/equitable sourcing, and authentic marketing. The two-day event is designed to help the industry find the answers that help you get closer to what “sustainable” means to you
Rite Aid Execs to Present at Sustainability Summit
Today we are excited to reveal another set of Retail Executives who will present at the Velocity Sustainability Summit October 18-19, 2022. Bob Himler, Vice President Own Brand Development, RITE AID and Amanda Patrick, Director of ESG/Corporate Sustainability, RITE AID will present: Driving Brand Purpose Through ESG and Own Brand Integration Rite Aid is on a transformative journey, re-defining the modern pharmacy with the goal of improving health outcomes. Called RxEvolution, our purpose is to help our customer achieve whole health for life, blending traditional medicine with alternative remedies to support her mind, body and spirit. In this session,
Sainsbury’s Switches All Coffee Pods Aluminum
Mornings just got a latte better, as UK-based retailer Sainsbury’s announced it has changed its entire coffee pod range from plastic to aluminum pods, allowing customers to recycle them at home. The new aluminum packaging means the range is now fully recyclable and will help to save over 10 million pieces of plastic each year. The change is across the whole Sainsbury’s coffee pod range, helping customers up and down the country to recycle more at home.The move comes after Sainsbury’s was the first UK retailer to label its Retail Brand (private brand) aluminum coffee pods recyclable last year –
Network, Learn & Change at the Velocity Sustainability Summit!
Join us for the 2022 Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit, October 18-19, 2022 in Cincinnati Ohio. The Summit will bring the excitement of live in-person events back with a gathering in Cincinnati. Kroger, RiteAid, Misfits Market, Giant Eagle, United Dairy Farm will headline this years groundbreaking event. The Summit is a Private Brand/ Private Label event with a Sustainability theme focused on the issues that matter most to the industry: sustainable packaging, ethical/equitable sourcing, and authentic marketing. The two-day event is designed to help the industry find the answers that help you get closer to what “sustainable” means to you
Albertsons Relaunches Waterfront Bistro With 100% Responsibly Sourced Seafood
Albertsons Companies is diving into National Seafood Month by relaunching their Retail Brand (private brand) Waterfront Bistro and affirming its commitment to providing customers with high-quality, traceable seafood from environmentally and socially responsible sources. Waterfront Bistro, which can be found at Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb and more, features the Responsible Choice logo indicating that 100% of its seafood items meet Albertsons Cos.’ Responsible Seafood Policy. In an effort to continue working towards industry best practices in traceability, Waterfront Bistro seafood is third-party audited to ensure every fish, shrimp or shellfish has been raised or caught in ways
Fair Trade Certified Coffee Retail Partners Update Commitments
In honor of International Coffee Day, October 1, 2022, Fair Trade USA highlights its coffee partners' commitments to the Sustainable Coffee Challenge (SCC). Managed by Conservation International, the SCC is a collaborative effort of public and private sector organizations and companies working to make coffee the world's first sustainable agricultural product.All Fair Trade Certified partners joining the SCC commit to four areas - sustainable sourcing; resilient supply; farmer and worker well-being and prosperity; and forest and climate.Annually, Fair Trade USA celebrates its partners who have achieved new accomplishments in the past year in conjunction with the SCC. Brands, roasters, retailers,
