They can't be seen, but water footprints are everywhere. That's the message conservationists are conveying to individual homeowners and the largest global companies alike, as water use joins other environmental protection efforts. People are...
Last year's federal immigration raid on a company that manufactured kosher food items grabbed headlines and made some consumers question the ancient tenets that govern such foods. For them, the event helped spur interest in a movement that...
The Grocery Manufacturers Association welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision yesterday to delay a final decision on pro-ethanol lobby Growth Energy’s waiver petition to allow ethanol blends up to E15.
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market here, the U.S. arm of Tesco, is reporting energy usage per square foot that is 32% lower than the industry average across its 130 stores, according to Minneapolis-based Verisae.
Acme Markets last week said it was making progress with union workers on a new contract, and had averted a threat of an immediate strike. Both sides have agreed to continue discussions peacefully, Judy Spires, Acme's president, said in a statement...
Sobeys has established new targets to reduce greenhouse gases and waste production as part of its first annual sustainability report, the retailer here said Monday.
As of the end of last month, the vast majority of Wal-Mart Stores' largest U.S. suppliers had responded to 15 questions about their sustainability practices as part of the company's effort to develop a new sustainability index for the products it...
Wal-Mart Stores here announced several new energy-saving tests being conducted at Sam’s Club outlets yesterday at its Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting here.
With seafood consumption on the rise and many ocean fisheries diminishing, Monterey Bay Aquarium recently created a new list of Super Green seafood that highlights species that are good for both human health and ocean health. In 2006, the total...