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Dressing up for Earth Day
By Laura Elizabeth May Green Right Now Earth Day is just around the corner, and the easiest way to show your support is by what you wear. Many different retailers have put out Earth Day t-shirts. Just...
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Giving hens some space: The big guys’ push for ‘cage-free’ eggs
By Melissa Segrest Green Right Now A robin may be the mascot for the Red Robin restaurant chain, but chickens are the birds getting a big break from the company. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has more than...
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Walmart captures the sun at three LA area stores
Green Right Now Reports Making good on it’s “live better” motto, Walmart has just completed three more solar projects in the Los Angeles area, as it works toward adding solar installations to at least...
View ArticleNew colorants mean all plastics can be a little more green
From Green Right Now Reports Plastics Color Corporation has launched a new line of color concentrates partially made with post-consumer and industrial plastic content, providing manufacturers with a...
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Walmart plans to lower carbon emissions across its vendor network
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Walmart announced a plan to reduce carbon emissions across its global supply chain today, saying it intends to shave 20 million metric tons off its greenhouse gas...
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Greenpeace releases seafood report card; Target now best for sustainability
From Green Right Now Reports Greenpeace released its fourth seafood “sustainability scorecard” today, which showed that the supermarket chain Target has moved up from fourth place to receive the number...
View ArticleWalmart pledges $2 billion to fight hunger in U.S.
From Green Right Now Reports Walmart and the Walmart Foundation today announced a $2 billion cash and in-kind commitment to help end hunger in America. Calling its five-year initiative “Fighting Hunger...
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Major retailers’ green school supplies are hard to find
By Melissa Segrest Green Right Now How green is your big box store when it comes to school supplies? Not very — at least for some of the most popular big back-to-school retailers. Some carry green...
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Walmart recognizes sustainable power will keep costs down
Andrew Winston At the recent GreenBiz Forum in New York, I was surprised by an on-stage interview with Fred Bedore, an executive from Walmart. I’ve followed the greening of the retail giant fairly...
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Big-box retail stores lead surge of solar installations in U.S.
From Yale Environment 360 A Kohl's store in Laguna sports a solar roof (Photo: Kohl's) A growing number of major U.S. companies, led by the nation’s largest big-box retailers, are installing rooftop...
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How Walmart’s green performance reviews could transform the retail world
Andrew Winston Walmart’s efforts to green its supply chain are about to get much more effective. Sustainability will now play a role in its merchants’ performance reviews, which help determine pay...
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