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"Greening Retail: Engaging the Retail Sector in Sustainability: Final Report for Phase I" The initial study confirms that adopting environmental best practices improves efficiencies, lowers costs, improves productivity, attracts customers and increases sales. Download the study report here. - 2,310K "Best Environmental Practices of Leading Retailers Around the World" A study of 15 leading retailers was recently completed. The summary report, titled, Best Environmental Practices of Leading Retailers from Around the World, is based on detailed case studies for each retailer in the global study. Download the study report here. "Sustainable Retail Development: New Success Strategies" by Jerry Judelson. Leading green building expert and ICSC Research Scholar Jerry Yudelson presents a solid business case for greening retail real estate and shows how leading companies are advancing sustainable retail businesses. "LEEDing Retail to Greener Pastures" In this research report, Jerry Yudelson lays out how to take advantage of the forthcoming release of the new LEED for Retail rating system, including both new construction and tenant improvements. "The RetailGreen Agenda: Sustainable Practices for Retailers and Shopping Centers" The latest information available about sustainability in retailing and green building practices. Features hundreds of examples by shopping center companies and retail chains to save on water, energy and other costs while maximizing a healthy indoor environment for customers and employees - all helping to minimize the environmental footprint. "Greentailing and Other Revolutions in Retail : Hot Ideas That Are Grabbing Customers' Attention and Raising Profits" by Neil Z. Stern, Willard N. Ander An introduction to greentailing and the five other biggest trends in the retail business. Influencing Consumer Behaviour: A Guide for Sustainable Marketing by Business in the Community in Partnership with Insight Exchange and RKCR/Y&R. This guide describes how businesses can identify their own 'Area of Opportunity' to influence consumers - the space in which consumer priorities, business action and brand values are aligned. It also features 'learning by doing' case studies on each of the participating companies. Sustainability on the Shelves: A Guide for Category Managers & Buyers by the Food Marketing Institute The perfect overview of sustainability in the food retail sector that will help managers achieve the following objectives: understanding sustainability in the food retail supply chain; identify issues specific to each category;understanding and verify claims, recognize "greenwashing", and select more sustainable products. Best Practices in Product Chemicals Management in the Retail Industry December 2009. Primary Author: Yve Torrie, Project Manager, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell in partnership with the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council (GC3). This report examines the influences on today's retailers to encourage their adoption of chemicals management programs, the product chemicals management systems that seven innovative retailers have adopted in response to these influences, and the best practices identified in the development and implementation of these systems. A Global Language for Packaging and Sustainability: a framework and a measurement system for our industry. The Consumer Goods Forum. The Global Packaging Project was initiated as a result of a proposal made to the Global CEO Forum by Sir Terry Leahy and Paul Polman in November 2008. This document summarises the output of the project to date and lays out the objectives and plans for the pilot phase.
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