2012 Green Rankings include 42 retailers!

These companies include supermarkets, department stores, pharmacies, discounters, and specialty stores.

Some of the world’s largest retailers are addressing their environmental impacts by setting long-term quantitative targets and deadlines to reduce carbon emissions, as well as companywide programs to improve fuel efficiency of transportation and logistics. In response to growing consumer demand for sustainable products and services, retailers now offer an array of products with sustainable attributes, including organic, fair trade, and locally sourced products. Leading companies are integrating environmental criteria into their extensive supply chains, through green procurement programs, environmental data collection, and supplier scorecards.

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