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  • Lumber Liquidators pleads guilty, pays fine

    A federal investigation related to Lumber Liquidator’s illegal timber trafficking has ended with a guilty plea and some damning statements by prosecutors.

  • A singular honor for Food Lion associate

    An associate at Food Lion has been honored by the Environmental Protection Agency for his efforts to reduce the chain’s refrigerant emissions.

    Nick Cordasci has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2014 Distinguished Partner Achievement Award, one of the agency's individual honors for commercial refrigeration achievements, by the GreenChill Partnership.

  • Simon Property Group extending use of advanced lighting controls

    One of the nation’s largest mall operators is updating its parking lot lighting with a tech-savvy solution.

  • Target rolls out 8 new sustainability goals

    Amid a slew of news from Target HQ on Monday, the retailer also announced that, as part of the White House’s Climate Pledge, it would be working toward eight new sustainability commitments. The company has had success so far when it comes to sustainability, reducing its greenhouse gas emissions 9% since 2012 and eliminating more than half a million metric tons of carbon dioxide from its buildings.

    The commitments are for the company to achieve the following benchmarks by 2020:

  • Lush on the Move: Cosmetics firm to relocate stores in U.S., Canada, to bigger spaces

    From its artisan-looking shops and grocery-styled product displays to its ethical sourcing and activist ethos, Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics has always marched to the beat of a different drummer.
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  • Top retailers back Obama climate change pledge

    Ikea and Best Buy are among the top retailers supporting a U.S.-sponsored pledge to act on combating climate change.

    President Barack Obama met with a group of business leaders Monday at the White House to announce the signatories of the American Business Act on Climate Pledge.

    "The perception is that this is an environmental issue, it's for tree-huggers, and that hard-headed business people either don't care about it or see it as a conflict with their bottom lines," Obama said.

  • Target outlines 8 new sustainability goals

    Amid a slew of news from Target headquarters on Monday, the retailer also announced that, as part of the White House’s climate pledge, it would be working toward eight new sustainability commitments.

  • The hipster hardware store that has Home Depot scared

    An Austin, Tex.-based hardware store has the big boxes taking notice.

    Who else has a Container zStore founder, an exclusive deal with Tesla, and fans who like its earth-friendly mission to be the Whole Foods of the DIY set.

    Read more about TreeHouse by clicking here.

     

  • Target increases food focus with eye toward future

    Target Corp. has made grocery and perishable products a big part of its turnaround strategy, and is committing to do so for the forseeable future.

    Target is partnering with the MIT Media Lab and global design firm Ideo on a multi-year collaboration, known as the Food + Future coLAB, to explore the future of food. The work will focus on areas such as urban farming, food transparency and authenticity, supply chain and health.

  • Lush, London

    Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics has opened its largest store in the world — a 9,500-sq.-ft. flagship on London’s busy Oxford Street. The three-story flagship is a veritable beauty wonderland, complete with an in-store spa. It’s also a delight for the senses, calling out at every step for customers to touch, feel, and smell the products.

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