Sustainability
Join us in Cincinnati for the Sustainability Summit 2022
In this third edition of our Sustainability Summit, we laser focus on Private Brand/Own Brand and Sustainability. The Sustainability Summit is designed to bring the industry together to accelerate Sustainability, share best practices, and explore the future. Join us live and in-person to learn, network, and discuss at the Westin Cincinnati on October 18-19, 2022. Our goal is to ask questions and challenge existing answers – about sustainable packaging, equitable/ethical sourcing, and authentic marketing – and we are not the only curious ones. The third annual Sustainability Summit is two days to find the answers that help you get closer
Sam’s Club Gives Recycled Tires New Life in Member’s Mark Mats
Some of us have recently discarded tires at a Sam’s Club Tire & Battery Center. And pieces of those discarded tires could be in one of the new (Retail Brand) private brand Members Mark floor mats. Sam’s Club is embracing a regenerative mindset as they develop Member’s Mark products, placing nature, humanity, and customers at the center of innovation and renovation. And the Member’s Mark Antimicrobial Diamond Scraper Entrance Mat is a great example of that. Yes, it’s just a floor mat, but when you think of the actual circle of its inanimate life, it’s pretty special. Take Constantin, Kendall
Spanish Grocer DIA Launches Sustainable Personal Care
Spanish grocer Dia España is committed to sustainable cosmetics with IMAQE Naturals, a new Retail Brand (private brand) of personal care products that include shampoos and exfoliating cleansers), which are made in collaboration with Valquer Laboratories, and prevent the emission of 224 tons of carbon dioxide per year.This union between skincare and nature inspires the IMAQE Naturals de Dia, which has the endorsement of the Ecocert Cosmos Natural seal on a large percentage of its facial range. These certified natural cosmetics, whose ingredients come from renewable and environmentally friendly resources, contain 99% ingredients of natural origin, are cruelty-free, and vegan.
Sainsbury’s gives new life to clothing returns
Following a successful trial, UK grocer Sainsbury’s is rolling out its partnership with UK charity ‘Newlife’, to all supermarkets. Newlife has built its foundation around recycling, reprocessing, and reusing clothing to support 1.1 million disabled and terminally ill children in the UK.Since Sainsbury’s partnership with Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children first began in 2019, the retailer has donated 65.5 tonnes of unsellable clothing returns and faulty garments to the charity. With the partnership now rolling out across all UK stores, any of Sainsbury’s Tu clothing range that is not fit for resale in store will be recycled or resold
Hy-Vee’s Publishes Private Label Tuna Supplier Vessel Report
US grocer Hy-Vee announced on Friday the publication of their Retail Brand (private label) tuna supplier vessel documentation report. The report follows Greenpeace USA’s request for major US grocery retailers to share more information about their seafood supply chain. In 2021, the inaugural Greenpeace report “The High Cost of Cheap Tuna: US Supermarkets, Sustainability, and Human Rights at Sea” found all 16 retailers surveyed to be failing in ensuring their tuna supply chains are free of both environmental harm and exploitative labor practices such as debt bondage and physical abuse. Hy-Vee, which earned fifth place on the list, was the only retailer that
Ahold Delhaize USA Marks Sustainable Seafood Progress
This World Oceans Day, Ahold Delhaize USA is celebrating its companies’ sustainable seafood progress, which now includes sustainably sourced seafood across each of the U.S. retail stores full assortments of seafood products. In 2018, Ahold Delhaize USA began a comprehensive initiative in partnership with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) to support sustainable seafood efforts at its U.S. brands by working to vet and audit all seafood products on a continuous basis – whether private brand or national brand – to ensure they meet Ahold Delhaize USA companies’ rigorous sustainable seafood policy. In total, more than 3,000 products have
M&S Trials Refillable Private Brand Homecare Products
M&S is launching a trial of refillable own-brand cleaning and laundry products, as part of its commitment to reduce and remove plastic packaging, and offer customers more sustainable choices. M&S Refillable allows customers to choose from eight pre-filled, own-brand homecare products, including cleaning sprays, laundry detergents, fabric conditioners and washing up liquids. The offering, delivered in partnership with Re, will be available initially in M&S’ recently opened Stevenage store and in Bluewater, before being extended to an additional four stores over the summer (Stratford City, Hedge End, Aintree and York Vangarde Retail Park). Customers will need to pay an initial £2
Tesco opens up supply chain to sustainability start-ups
UK retailer Tesco and WWF have launched a new accelerator program that pairs pioneering start-ups with Tesco suppliers to fast-track sustainability innovation in the supply chain which can cut the environmental impact of food and support UK food security.Innovation Connections will address a key barrier preventing promising sustainability innovations from being adopted at scale in food supply chains, by identifying suppliers who can help to scale up new ideas and technologies. Applicants have been paired with long-term Tesco suppliers to pitch scale-up projects that apply their ideas in the real world of food supply chains. Winners will work with Tesco’s supplier
Carrefour Creates a new Quality Line for UHT French Cream
Carrefour is continuing with its drive to support French producers, as well as providing its customers with high-quality products that are both grown and manufactured in France: it has just created a new Quality Line for UHT cream. This initiative is in line with the partnership set up in January 2021 with the Saint-Denis-de-l’Hôtel Dairy and the Association des Producteurs Laitiers du Bassin Centre (Bassin Centre Dairy Producers Association) for Carrefour Quality Line UHT milk. A new Quality Line to support partner producers By launching this new Carrefour Quality Line (CQL) for UHT cream (3 x 20 cl) with the
Sprouts Announces First-Ever Sustainability Vendor Summit
Sprouts Farmers Market will host its first-ever Retail Brand (private brand) focused Sustainability Vendor Summit June 21-24 as part of the retailer’s commitment in bringing responsibly grown and sourced food to our customers. The virtual event, hosted in partnership with ECRM and RangeMe, will allow Sprouts to discover new suppliers to support the continued expansion of Sprouts Branded items in departments including¬ – grocery, produce, frozen, deli, bulk foods, meat and seafood, and vitamins and supplements.“At Sprouts, we believe that doing good extends beyond selling healthy products,” said Jac Ross, VP of Our Brands. “Our long-term growth
