Sustainability

EPA Launches Web Site to Measure Energy Performance
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program has released the Energy-Related Financial Metrics computer-based program, which helps retailers assess and benchmark a company's energy management and compare themselves with their industry competitors.
McDonald's Curbs Antibiotic Use in Meat
CHICAGO - McDonald's Corp. on Thursday became the first major fast-food chain to ask its meat suppliers to phase out the routine use of growth-promoting antibiotics in animals.

Albertsons, Unilever Bestfoods Launch 3rd 'Best Classroom' Program

BOISE, Idaho - For 20 Boys and Girls Club kids and their chaperones, the road to Washington, D.C., is definitely painted, not paved.
Whole Foods Market Is America's First National Certified Organic Grocer

AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market, announced today it is the first national grocer to have its retail operations designated as "Certified Organic" by Quality Assurance International (QAI), a federally recognized independent third-party certification organization.
'Corntainer' Plastic Hits the Market, Wild Oats First Grocery Adopter

WASHINGTON - Wild Oats Markets Inc. has become the first grocery store in the United States to roll out a new type of "green" packaging that looks like plastic but turns into compost after disposal.
Whole Foods Market Announces Details of New Landmark Store

AUSTIN, Texas - Leading natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market on Friday released details of its new landmark store and world headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas.
Whole Foods Market Is America's First National Certified Organic Grocer

AUSTIN, Texas - Whole Foods Market announced today it is the first national grocer to have its retail operations designated as "Certified Organic" by Quality Assurance International (QAI), a federally recognized independent third-party certification organization.
Animal-rights Activist Feeds Lobsters at Wegmans

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. - An animal-rights advocate was asked to leave a Wegmans supermarket in upstate New York after he dumped a pound of scallops into a lobster tank to protest the way the lobsters were being treated.
Study Finds Fewer Big Fish in the Ocean

NEW YORK -- Industrial fishing fleets have stripped up to 90 percent of the giant tuna, swordfish, and marlin from the world's oceans, according to a new study that suggests a virtual collapse of these stocks is a possibility.
Kroger Launches Brand of Premium Natural and Organic Products

CINCINNATI - The Kroger Co., known for its efforts in merchandising organics, on Monday announced the official national launch of Naturally Preferred, its own brand of premium-quality natural and organic products now available to all of the company's nearly 2,500 stores.

EPA Launches Web Site to Measure Energy Performance

McDonald's Curbs Antibiotic Use in Meat

Albertsons, Unilever Bestfoods Launch 3rd 'Best Classroom' Program

Whole Foods Market Is America's First National Certified Organic Grocer

'Corntainer' Plastic Hits the Market, Wild Oats First Grocery Adopter

Whole Foods Market Announces Details of New Landmark Store

Whole Foods Market Is America's First National Certified Organic Grocer

Animal-rights Activist Feeds Lobsters at Wegmans

Study Finds Fewer Big Fish in the Ocean

Kroger Launches Brand of Premium Natural and Organic Products