News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the retail industry.
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11-12-15
Tiffany & Co. today pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050, joining other leading companies in setting long-term climate change goals – and asking world leaders to do the same.
As part of an initiative organized by The B Team, a not-for-profit coalition ...
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10-21-15
Battleships, life-sized chess boards, a functioning catapult, a spinning carousel—even a Roaring Twenties flapper dress— all made with cardboard and a little imagination. These were just a few examples of the innovation on display near Denver at the third Cardboard Engineering Challenge sponsored...
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10-19-15
"To continue creating value, the communities in which we operate have to thrive and we have to operate in a sustainable way" — Richard Goyder, Wesfarmers Managing Director
Wesfarmers has been creating value for more than 100 years, starting as a farmers' cooperative and no...
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10-17-15
“To continue creating value, the communities in which we operate have to thrive and we have to operate in a sustainable way” – Richard Goyder, Wesfarmers Managing Director
Wesfarmers has been creating value for more than 100 years, starting as ...
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10-15-15
In the last nine weeks, the KEEN Live Monumental road trip started in Portland, Oregon and ended in Washington, D.C., traveling 7,500 miles across 25 states in a bright yellow, renovated 1976 GMC RV celebrating our natural p...
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10-09-15
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) announced it has adopted the community of Jinotega, Nicaragua, as part of the Company’s new Feed the World Ambassador Program. The new employee leadership program is part of the Company’s global World Hunger Relief effort that raises awar...
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09-11-15
(Marketwired) - Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL)(NYSE:GIL) today announced that the Company has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World Index) for a third consecutive year, effective as of September 21, 2015.
Gildan is the only North A...
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09-10-15
Delhaize Group is proud to announce its inclusion in the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), a leading benchmark for investors who integrate sustainability considerations into their portfolios.
The Belgian international supermarket operator is one of only four retailers in the worl...
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09-02-15
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) has updated its online sustainability report, providing information on the company's economic, environmental and social responsibility performance. The report, titled "Delivering on Our Commi...
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07-29-15
(Marketwired) - Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX: GIL)(NYSE: GIL) today announced that it has released the 2014 update of the Company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) website, genuinegildan.com, following the GRI-G4 guidelines. Included...