tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25623786852461579942024-03-13T13:32:33.916-07:00Keen For GreenGreen Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-85608160841813324002011-09-05T02:44:00.000-07:002011-09-05T02:46:06.020-07:00Use of evaporative cooling retail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KKrs80F9M3CI5Luybvy6QumcjBoAbRXUZ3tBr3i6UFDdhWRutJ2-TfXi5oA0bnu5IEH22OhMKfrNAIGf6Rm80bsbTfZ6h5kiIAENNxVI-l-kpBGDE6eR1O2xygB9vcSRPCq-vURqyd-5/s1600/portable+evaporative+cooling+in+retail+sustainable+cooling+book+store.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KKrs80F9M3CI5Luybvy6QumcjBoAbRXUZ3tBr3i6UFDdhWRutJ2-TfXi5oA0bnu5IEH22OhMKfrNAIGf6Rm80bsbTfZ6h5kiIAENNxVI-l-kpBGDE6eR1O2xygB9vcSRPCq-vURqyd-5/s400/portable+evaporative+cooling+in+retail+sustainable+cooling+book+store.jpg" height="400" width="298" border="0" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span><span><span><span>For more information, or to locate a distributor near you, call 0034-932 312 810 (for European sales) and 1-800-695-2942 (for international sales). Or, you can visit us online at <a href="http://www.lc-europe.com%20/">www.lc-europe.com </a>(Europe) and <a href="http://www.port-a-cool.com%20/">www.port-a-cool.com </a>(manufacturer´s website).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-80378568938004157022011-07-21T03:37:00.000-07:002011-07-21T03:40:26.631-07:00Ecological mobile climate control Barcelona bookstore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbYOZ1m9Kqtn4BhpaeDBZGG8f8ZK6xVEu-BzKkabsRdgdXo_4InpVas7kxof-XKeRsS9hJO5QPwcIwX_1g4zM7ns2-q7OFQZbNrLWMnPPNy8FM2LiTpWq80LOrF351sWAtSv0vpIwBFFt/s1600/barcelona+book+store+climate+control+evaporative+cooling+retail+green+solution.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbYOZ1m9Kqtn4BhpaeDBZGG8f8ZK6xVEu-BzKkabsRdgdXo_4InpVas7kxof-XKeRsS9hJO5QPwcIwX_1g4zM7ns2-q7OFQZbNrLWMnPPNy8FM2LiTpWq80LOrF351sWAtSv0vpIwBFFt/s400/barcelona+book+store+climate+control+evaporative+cooling+retail+green+solution.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>For more information, or to locate a distributor near you, call 0034-932 312 810 (for European sales) and 1-800-695-2942 (for international sales). Or, you can visit us online at <a href="http://www.lc-europe.com%20/">www.lc-europe.com </a>(Europe) and <a href="http://www.port-a-cool.com%20/">www.port-a-cool.com </a>(manufacturer´s website).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-48798133968021379212009-12-31T02:12:00.000-08:002009-12-31T02:13:38.532-08:00Environmental-friendly cooling: Port-A-Cool evaporative cooler<div class="body12" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The world is becoming more sensitive to the term “green” and what it means to our environment and the health of our planet. Many companies are rushing to redefine their products and business practices to “go green”. Some companies, however, have always been green without even trying to be politically correct. It was just the right thing to do. Port-A-Cool, LLC, is one of those companies.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkwHOKVss6Alk11I8Th3DenfZGBzCNqh-XDuibRwIkkglS7ys_YyUOJicu9N8TIu_HVKfqCCuhD-dXYaVWK4OsQrpnF70Te1INEPL56aUBv3bbXpnW62t2ijTTUQopTOd5njXzw2kjsUb/s1600-h/Becoolthinkgreen+pac+logo+trade+mark+eco+cooling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkwHOKVss6Alk11I8Th3DenfZGBzCNqh-XDuibRwIkkglS7ys_YyUOJicu9N8TIu_HVKfqCCuhD-dXYaVWK4OsQrpnF70Te1INEPL56aUBv3bbXpnW62t2ijTTUQopTOd5njXzw2kjsUb/s320/Becoolthinkgreen+pac+logo+trade+mark+eco+cooling.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="body12" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="body12" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">For example, the flagship product for the company is the Port-A-Cool® portable evaporative cooling unit, manufactured in Center, Texas. The unit features a one-piece, rotationally molded plastic housing which is leak and rust proof and produced at the company’s manufacturing facility. The company recycles all scrap plastic from the manufacture of the units, reducing waste and harm to our environment.<br /></div><div class="body12" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="body12" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">In addition, the unit itself uses a cooling method that is environmentally friendly. The ancient Egyptians used the same principles of evaporative cooling to cool their homes by hanging a damp mat in the doorway and allowing the wind to evaporative the water and provide cooling. Port-A-Cool® units utilize the same natural cooling methods, but have implemented state-of-the-art technology to perfect the process, always keeping in mind the company’s commitment to preserving our environment. Port-A-Cool® units use less than a dollar a day in resources to provide air an average of 7-15 degrees celsius cooler than surrounding air. Because the Port-A-Cool® unit uses a natural cooling process, no harmful greenhouse gases, like CO2 expelled from traditional air conditioning systems, are released into the air to harm our ozone layer.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgst6pTTE_Okf65O44PrmDk5sk2E9uJeMnOOULyuN2k_ec05A74U7Z5wlCzjs-fAXR6I-yKRYLUNjnY4KIgiHRdFG7O1Eh_ebJE7gLLeeUuF2Hn5CErGPqdVSXxypuN_Qv7xYhYCeI66YqD/s1600-h/port-a-cool+portable+powerfull+practical+evaporative+cooler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgst6pTTE_Okf65O44PrmDk5sk2E9uJeMnOOULyuN2k_ec05A74U7Z5wlCzjs-fAXR6I-yKRYLUNjnY4KIgiHRdFG7O1Eh_ebJE7gLLeeUuF2Hn5CErGPqdVSXxypuN_Qv7xYhYCeI66YqD/s320/port-a-cool+portable+powerfull+practical+evaporative+cooler.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An environmentally friendly process for cooling, coupled with being “green” before “green” was cool. That has always been the “natural” choice for Port-A-Cool, LLC. </span><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For more information, or to locate a distributor near you, call +34- 932 312 810 or Or, you can visit us online at <a href="http://www.lc-europe.com/">www.lc-europe.com.</a></span>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-6273598283666344192009-09-23T05:39:00.000-07:002009-09-23T05:47:12.637-07:00Newsweek: The greenest big companies in America<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">The magazine </span><a class="external-link" href="http://www.newsweek.com/green"><span style="font-family:arial;">NEWSWEEK </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> has been researching the green efforts of US Companies. . For more than a year, the magazine worked with leading environmental researchers KLD Research & Analytics, Trucost, and CorporateRegister.com to rank the 500 largest U.S. companies based on their actual environmental performance, policies, and reputation.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Click </span><a href="http://greenrankings.newsweek.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">here </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">to read the Green Ranking and </span><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/215577"><span style="font-family:arial;">here </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">to read the full article about this ranking.</span> </div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-35941150350234072672009-09-02T06:45:00.000-07:002009-09-07T07:12:15.106-07:00First environmental friendly bar dancing: Watt in Rotterdam<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8Lj0hpQdDCaJw565-xIIGNMOc9k53iiGtbv0C812fXXkYWd34yFyxv7auhC-oOslsoMGCrfMsxoHg5qyXLPgy7cnvvp5xKUKazx4KWCMup-0TCs-KUDIxRw7xL79MUO3HWIFycPk1laD/s1600-h/watt+disco+rotterdam+energy+friendly+bar+dancing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376865854123014802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8Lj0hpQdDCaJw565-xIIGNMOc9k53iiGtbv0C812fXXkYWd34yFyxv7auhC-oOslsoMGCrfMsxoHg5qyXLPgy7cnvvp5xKUKazx4KWCMup-0TCs-KUDIxRw7xL79MUO3HWIFycPk1laD/s400/watt+disco+rotterdam+energy+friendly+bar+dancing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Today an article in the Dutch <a href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/stopdecrisis/4757824/__People__planet__party__duurzaam_dansen_is_hot__.html?p=20,1">Telegraaf </a>was published about the first sustainable disco: Watt in Roterdam. This disco, following the 3P-principles (people, planet and party) gets a lot of atention for its green measurements taken. The floor is generating energy, the more the clients the dance, the more energy will be generated. Each area indicates the effect of their way of dancing. Other sustainable measurements are the use of rainwater and for example zero waste bars. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Click on the link of de <a href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/stopdecrisis/4757824/__People__planet__party__duurzaam_dansen_is_hot__.html?p=20,1">Telegraaf </a>to see the <a href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/stopdecrisis/4757824/__People__planet__party__duurzaam_dansen_is_hot__.html?p=20,1">video</a>. </span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.watt.nl/"><span style="font-family:arial;">www.watt.nl</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.greenretailingnews.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">www.greenretailingnews.blogspot.com</span></a>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-83448140931231320842009-08-22T03:07:00.000-07:002009-08-22T03:08:35.357-07:00Driving electrical vehicles in The Netherlands<p align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Dutch newspaper </span><a href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/4660971/__Elektrisch_rijden_zonder_bijtelling__.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">“De Telegraaf”</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> mentions that the consumers who choose to drive an electricity driven vehicle, do not have pay (additional) taxes on their vehicles. This counts for the first two years and the years after that it will be 7 per cent. The normal percentage in The Netherlands for an environmental-friendly car is 14 per cent.<br /><br />The measurement will be announced later this year, as say well-informed sources from the car sector. Purchasing an elecrical car will remain tax-free untill 2018.<br /><br />The aim of the new financial plans is to encourage manufacturers to produce electricity driven vehicles, there these type of cars are cleaner, more silent and environmental-friendly.<br /><br />Source: </span><a href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/4660971/__Elektrisch_rijden_zonder_bijtelling__.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">“De Telegraaf”</span></a></p>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-41837204879020940032009-08-19T12:11:00.001-07:002009-08-19T12:14:31.968-07:00Looking for a biological restaurant in The Netherlands?<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">The Dutch newspaper </span><a href="http://indebuurt.trouw.nl/biologisch-restaurant.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">Trouw </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">published an overview of the Biological Restaurants that you can visit in The Netherlands. So do you live in The Netherlands or are you planning a visit to The Netherlands and are you looking for a biological restaurant nearby your place of residence, take a look at the website of </span><a href="http://indebuurt.trouw.nl/biologisch-restaurant.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">Trouw.</span> </a></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-55285241490637313692009-08-19T05:13:00.000-07:002009-08-19T05:18:51.709-07:00The Green Store: A greener choice<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">When you are interested in living greener, we would like to refer to the website</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/info@thegreenstoreonline.co.uk"><span style="font-family:arial;"> The Green Store</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">. This store is an Eco Online Store, with a wide range of environmental friendly products. With these green products you can help to reduce the impact on the planet. The assortment of eco-friendly products is changing rapidly, there the market is introducing more and more green products. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">At the website you can also find various tips and tricks of how to live greener, varying from eco office tips, general eco tips up to information on palm oil.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.thegreenstoreonline.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:arial;">www.thegreenstoreonline.co.uk</span> </a></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-31521194393530317622009-08-18T00:00:00.000-07:002009-08-18T00:01:18.110-07:00KLM Airlines generates electricity from garbage rests<div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template"> <a name="1130860504675419736"></a> <div class="post-body entry-content"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuoHtBhOtggINHk6LrfJGUOHDk26ZTxRCwbQwegy5WBCIKDMHEyBam0Ig-_3r_hILcLrFz24hKBoPGqSExztMh3NeSGAiKvpfWSuCuQ14HH6vpqlXrkakHhwuhcmQ9t3sLkr8-tguM89Y/s1600-h/klm+airlines+green+garbage+recycling+energy+source+airport+schiphol+amsterdam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px; float: left; height: 226px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371193951923494434" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuoHtBhOtggINHk6LrfJGUOHDk26ZTxRCwbQwegy5WBCIKDMHEyBam0Ig-_3r_hILcLrFz24hKBoPGqSExztMh3NeSGAiKvpfWSuCuQ14HH6vpqlXrkakHhwuhcmQ9t3sLkr8-tguM89Y/s320/klm+airlines+green+garbage+recycling+energy+source+airport+schiphol+amsterdam.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dutch newspaper “<a href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/4629081/__Maaltijdafval_KLM_wordt_stroom__.html?p=10,1">De Telegraaf”</a> mentions today that The Dutch Airlines company KLM will generate electricity by using the garbage rests of the meals that come out of the planes. The daily quantity of 50.000 plates of rest garbage appear to be the ideal source for creating new energy.<br /><br />Next year at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol there will start a test where the plastic couvert, cups and meal rests will be transformed into electricity and warmth. With the generated electricity the suitcases will be transported into the planes. The obtained CO2 will be used as plant nutrition in the greenhouses nearby the airport.<br /><br />The traditional problem for the airline companies is that the garbage rests from the flights cannot leave the airport area due to the strict security rules. With this new green test they try to find a solution to improve the environment.</span><br /></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.klm.com/"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.klm.com</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Source: <a href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/4629081/__Maaltijdafval_KLM_wordt_stroom__.html?p=10,1">De Telegraaf</a></span></div></div></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-33473667418837358832009-08-16T05:30:00.000-07:002009-08-16T05:40:27.868-07:00Pizza Fusion, a “Fresh, Organic, and Earth Friendly” Pizza place<div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 107px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370538064461910194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYoZ-gmHeYfG9kjncHFff52g9seEejvYzwZSjWmjcKEHVOcJoPkWtTR2MJJMS8goF05LfgGUbSyfUnwWSvp2w3A2U0_YQWXiyOIJq5RtgbSfRWsCbeIhWYLr5xhvPnU8wRSe84QBN3Mrw/s320/pizza+fushion+hybrid+vehichles+recycling+eco-friendly.gif" /><span style="font-family:arial;">The American Pizza Fusion is one of the leading US pizza chains looking at the environmental-friendly measurements this company takes.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">The environmental mission of this pizza company is to create a sustainable future through the preservation and improvement of the environment with all aspects of their operations and existence. They strive to improve the social, economical and environmental well being of the world through:<br />- The support of sustainable business by seeking out environmentally conscious vendors and suppliers to partner with </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">- Environmental eduction to raise awareness for more sustainable approaches to living and business<br />- Educating the general public on the importance of sustainable living through ecological community service, consumer education and environmental mentoring<br />- Lobbying for political action to support a more sustainable future<br />- The support of organic agriculture<br />- The continuous evaluation of the ecological impact in their processes to reduce their nvironmental footprint.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Some of the measurements they take are the:</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">- at home delivery of the products with hybrid cars</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">- discounts for clients who return their pizza boxes</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">- using eco-friendly materials</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">- printing their in-store graphics on a banner material made from 100% recycled plastic soda bottles and printed using non-VOC inks</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">- Building their restaurants according to </span><a href="http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=222" target="_"><span style="font-family:arial;">LEED</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards set forth by the United States Green Building Council by utilizing a variety of unique energy efficient tactics and eco-friendly products</span></div><div> </div><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370538566230176114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaSQkzorrvD33syhGLN0O1gGpempO-vSQRAn9BUd3HDh4lUV2wxmaZmKlnV1B6cMheYgqbpkviiIsz_fcFMgZinWEQccIn5Ta-lqYYS9gtLAZXREPFzopPTLjwV_5-TFAanGX6-XC2E3Z/s320/pizza+fusion+hybrid+home+delivery+pizza.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://www.pizzafusion.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">www.pizzafusion.com</span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.greenretailingnews.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">www.greenretailingnews.blogspot.com</span></a><br /></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-57299266917847957662009-08-14T00:10:00.000-07:002009-08-14T00:12:45.518-07:00Emission free distibution center of TNT Real Estate opened in Veenendaal (The Netherlands)<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjtzerRNVdOGp8wMX6vzIj3exjcAUwbHuN_b5gBkZwSvWjj5PzW3AXNkbgClVxz-nkh6ozo8GJFK-Jfg3WGzVqYEJHPyzR2BNEfGG1gCCG6h97zCX1wXre5UpWhZ_PxeKZ7eBe-o64Scq/s1600-h/sustainable+distribution+centre+tnt+post+the+netherlands.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369713516025381650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjtzerRNVdOGp8wMX6vzIj3exjcAUwbHuN_b5gBkZwSvWjj5PzW3AXNkbgClVxz-nkh6ozo8GJFK-Jfg3WGzVqYEJHPyzR2BNEfGG1gCCG6h97zCX1wXre5UpWhZ_PxeKZ7eBe-o64Scq/s400/sustainable+distribution+centre+tnt+post+the+netherlands.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Under the name “Planet Me” the TNT Post is working constantly to further sustainability in their business. This varies from the change of motors in their vans up to the construction or renovation of their distribution centers.<br /><br />In 2008 the organization placed in Veenendaal “ the most sustainable warehouse of The Netherlands”. This distribution center measures 1.500 square meters (300 sqm offices) and is constructed resulting into an emission free building. All the aspects of the building: design, architecture, materials and the construction methods were realized with the focus on sustainability and energy savings.<br /><br />The total electricity consumption of 55.000 kWh is completely covered by sustainable energy sources at this location. The builder DGBC-participant VolkersWessels (designer and constructor) had the task to reduce the energy consumption as much as possible. This means good isolation, triple glass and smart ventilation. For the lighthing the day light is used as much as possible. The cooling and refrigeration of the building with subtarrenean warmth and cooling storage. On the roof there are placed several sun panels. When there is no sun, TNT consumes green energy of the electricity network.<br />A surplus of energy is returned to the energy network when for example the sun panels generate more energy than needed. </span></div><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.greenretailingnews.blogspot.com/">www.greenretailingnews.blogspot.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.greensupermarket.blogspot.com/">www.greensupermarket.blogspot.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.jdv-trc.blogspot.com/">www.jdv-trc.blogspot.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </p><div align="justify"><br /></div></span>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-6142717128653256572009-08-13T22:56:00.000-07:002009-08-13T22:58:42.151-07:00Day of Sustainability in The Netherlands 09-09-09<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_nXM3x9iMJKME8oNf9oJTYt4v7VWz8f0z2i4pxp3nYZCl1Um-NfCoEyoe6hgfwznIfjN9VDTBx9QRDyt9toNYxIwNFnAr63D7tf5Mo56f4LQGQ1tI6NkuTgXKIP70Blo_720lcUOp5jR/s1600-h/day+of+sustainability+netherlands+green+retailing+greenretail+action+plan+and+best+practises.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 235px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369694383242817810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_nXM3x9iMJKME8oNf9oJTYt4v7VWz8f0z2i4pxp3nYZCl1Um-NfCoEyoe6hgfwznIfjN9VDTBx9QRDyt9toNYxIwNFnAr63D7tf5Mo56f4LQGQ1tI6NkuTgXKIP70Blo_720lcUOp5jR/s400/day+of+sustainability+netherlands+green+retailing+greenretail+action+plan+and+best+practises.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">The Netherlands celebrates its “Day of The Sustainability”, Wednesday the 9th of September 2009. At 09-09-09 there are a lot of sustainable activities organized in the whole country, at different locations.<br /><br />The Netherlands shows the greenest and most social side: big companies and small businesses present their green products, social organizations organize promotions and governments show their effort in promotiong electric cars, scooters and electric recharge points. There are congresses with the theme sustainability, schools participate with several activities and many more actions are done during this sustainable day.<br /><br />A team of the initiator Urgenda visits, together with several Famous Dutch People, per train and with a total of 99 electrical vehicles several proyects. Urgenda is an organization which target is to promote the sustainability in The Netherlands. Dutch companies, governments, organizations or schools (and even consumers) who want to participate or want to have more information can take a look at their website. </span><a title="www.dagvandeduurzaamheid.nu" href="http://www.dagvandeduurzaamheid.nu/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.dagvandeduurzaamheid.nu/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">.<br /><br />This can be recycling of products, the start of a green campaign, a press release or congress or discounts for green products.<br /><br /></span><a title="Urgenda" href="http://www.urgenda.nl/"><span style="font-family:arial;">Urgenda</span></a></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-55912767112865617532009-07-27T03:45:00.000-07:002009-07-27T03:47:04.872-07:00Guardian Charity Awards 2008 Winner: Action for Sustainable Living<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Action for Sustainable Living aims to engage people and communities to change their lifestyles in areas such as recycling, waste, energy and growing their own food and tries to help people live more sustainably.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">To see the movie: </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/video/2008/dec/04/guardian-charity-awards-action-for-sustainable-living"><span style="font-family:arial;">click here.</span> </a></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-44212140785257718262009-07-21T05:21:00.001-07:002009-07-21T05:21:19.556-07:00New generation green supermarket Tengelmann Klimarkt<div align="justify"><a href="http://www.tengelmann-klimamarkt.de/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tengelmann</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> opened half a year ago their first </span><a href="http://www.tengelmann-klimamarkt.de/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tengelmann Klimamarkt</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">. This follows the objective that the supermarket chain </span><a href="http://www.tengelmann-klimamarkt.de/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tengelmann</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> gave itself. Before 2020 they want to reduce to the level of CO2-emissions with at least 20 per cent. Environmental and natural solutions to save the environment.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div align="justify"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 178px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360884840337254914" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZammBk7OU3YIJq0xId1nDLU0r90AckfG6KJWSk1YMR7VhoXh19WBNxLk9E-zP0GWfcnvogWhpduTaxw6w5c_D4TAkPvkv0VMVYtBXphzFuqytodqE06eRIm1E9GfaYuSt-QbW-Wopm9M/s400/tengelmann+klimamarkt+new+environmental+friendly+supermarket+green+retail+awanzo.jpg" border="0" /><br />Their newest <a href="http://www.tengelmann-klimamarkt.de/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Klimamarkt</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> can be seen as an example of an environmental-friendly store. This green supermarket uses 50% less energy than the traditional supermarket and they also succeeded to reduce the emission of CO2 to almost the level of 0. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />What did they do and how did they do it? This green supermarket of the newest generation, warmth is being used to transform it into energy, the cooling and refrigeration departments have environmental-friendly furniture with all the doors closed. Furthermore there was a lighting plan created, were LED-lighting could promote the products, make them more sustainable and reduce the level of energy.</span> </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBb4jsWfpl7FszTHmuLZYMeWsQoyDyRiV3aBcpW2ZHNDPZGZj-46Li0BezlQIUYsS9Ie_tY6-BrR5b4mIC7W-vwtLz1d5SfcCGEu1Ra5OcK3pSTlQoaA_GxRgGixHv_GiCbuQg5i6Uw8Qb/s1600-h/energy+saving+and+environmental+thinking+supermarket+germany+tengelmann+klimamarkt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360884839104864210" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBb4jsWfpl7FszTHmuLZYMeWsQoyDyRiV3aBcpW2ZHNDPZGZj-46Li0BezlQIUYsS9Ie_tY6-BrR5b4mIC7W-vwtLz1d5SfcCGEu1Ra5OcK3pSTlQoaA_GxRgGixHv_GiCbuQg5i6Uw8Qb/s400/energy+saving+and+environmental+thinking+supermarket+germany+tengelmann+klimamarkt.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-size: 180%;"> </span></strong><a href="http://www.jdv-trc.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-size: 180%; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">http://www.jdv-trc.blogspot.com</span></strong></a></div></span>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-37516276874457938712009-07-21T04:39:00.001-07:002009-07-21T04:39:38.744-07:00Belgian Supermarket Chain Colruyt obtaining energy in their supermarkets by introducing Sun Panels<p align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Belgian supermarket chain Colruyt is looking for ways to obtain a sustainable way of obtaining energy, this energy needs to support reducing the emission of CO2-gases. The price stunter will install as many sun panels as possible on the roofs of their supermarkets, where possible this will be the new way how the supermarkets obtain their energy. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">Currently Colruyt already obtains 7 million kWh of electricity by wind mills, sun panels and warmth recuperation. The Belgian is with these action leading the Benelux revolution in green retailing. In neighbour country The Netherlands we do not yet see this many way to use sustainable energy in the supermarkets.</span> </p><p align="justify"><a href="http://www.jdv-trc.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 180%; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><strong>www.jdv-trc.blogspot.com</strong></span></a></p>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-12752242733661254822009-07-21T03:53:00.001-07:002009-07-21T03:56:06.682-07:00Mars further develops plan with new action to Sustainable Business<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> </h3> <div class="post-body entry-content"> <div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe76iX62yydA9bz0O-5tn6qPnP9_HC383sReKXJbdvEhZpR-C84s803ti-5BNmnsE7t6WESYI078nO1Dqp24dJWyomG9LIWGa5FOFuRCYY0qATv2GlsiSTCXtZJjh53bbvyL3GUJRMVg/s1600-h/utz+certificate+good+inside+cacao+tea+coffee+sustainable+methods+of+production.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 187px; display: block; height: 173px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360856909667144578" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe76iX62yydA9bz0O-5tn6qPnP9_HC383sReKXJbdvEhZpR-C84s803ti-5BNmnsE7t6WESYI078nO1Dqp24dJWyomG9LIWGa5FOFuRCYY0qATv2GlsiSTCXtZJjh53bbvyL3GUJRMVg/s400/utz+certificate+good+inside+cacao+tea+coffee+sustainable+methods+of+production.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CADMINI%7E1%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-GB">After our <a href="http://greenretailingnews.blogspot.com/2009/07/green-order-and-delivery-system-in.html">recent article of the Green order System</a> of Mars in the Netherlands, </span></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Mars comes up with a new action to sustainable business. The Green Order System has the objective to change the order behaviour to reduce the emission of CO2. The impact on the environment will be measured and communicated to the clients.</span>
<br /><div align="justify"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 192px; display: block; height: 194px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360856904239590610" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4_Lqi8Ba0jvXzUBy8y7A6_hXAWtuHiApvxcQj-GFiARKExqahIRXx4acURXg6Kc1Ez3EnAWMIdpRNcfHipd4_MUbiuuDJqoJ5EF6Hhn4-geV4HNaBPrPovp3tbcSwMsA3XdSx7YedeY/s400/social+and+environmental+responsability+green+retailing+utz+certificate.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;">Mars now communicated that after 2020 they want to produce 100.000 tons cacao with the UTZ-Sustainability certificate. The UTZ-Sustainibility organization focuses in higher productivity on the same area, with the aim to reduce the loss of wood and to improve the income of the cacao farmers. Untill 2020 this will be adapted in different phases. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />This manufactured chocolate will be used in the Mars products like Bounty, Twix and Mars. Next to the UTZ certification Mars also works with Rainforest Alliance. The method of UTZ is a structural approach to improve the productivity and reduce the level of poorness in the areas. Farmers learn how to improve their productivity, with improved methods. Furthermore they explain that farmers need to produce a wider assortment of products, to avoid depending to much on one product. Mars thinks this new production methods will increase the benefits between 30 and 50 per cent, mainly focusing on Ivory Coast (worlds biggest manufacturer of cocao for Mars).
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<br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">UTZ Certified Good Inside is dedicated to creating an open and transparent marketplace for agricultural products. It offers coffee, tea and cocoa certification programs and manages traceability for RSPO certified palm oil, UTZ CERTIFIED vision is to achieve sustainable agricultural supply chains where farmers are professionals implementing good practices which lead to better businesses, where the food industry takes responsability by demanding and rewarding sustainably grown products, and where consumers buy products which meet their standard for social and environmental responsability.</span></em> </span></div></div></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-71329102712885736262009-07-20T12:53:00.001-07:002009-07-20T12:53:39.471-07:00American retail study shows that low Income Shoppers are More Willing to Pay a Premium for Sustainability<div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em>The company </em></span><a href="http://insidetheaisle.com/mz-research-surveys/"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em>Miller Zell</em></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><em> an Atlanta based retail specialist company researches several different of topics inside the world of retail. Today this retail company published their </em></span><a href="http://insidetheaisle.com/mz-research-surveys/"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em>study on green retailing</em></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><em>, which type of consumer purchases green products.</em> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">The traditional thougth is that consumers who are most interested in environmental-friendly products have a higher income and overall lifestyle commitment to eco-friendly living. In the research done by this retail design and strategy firm </span><a href="http://insidetheaisle.com/mz-research-surveys/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Miller Zell</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> the result is that shoppers with a lower income are the ones purchasing green products. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div align="justify"><br />In the study it states that Income is not the only important factor when consumers decide to do green shopping, consumers with lower income are willing to pay a premium for green products. Women are also willing to pay more than men for green products.<br /><br /></div><div align="justify">The interest of consumers in sustainable products did not result yet in good promotion and information on the green products manufacturers and retailers have. Wal-Mart last week launched the plan to obtain information on the effects on the environment of their products and communicate the effect of the purchase of this product on the environment.<br /></div><div align="justify"><br />The study also shows the channels that are most effective to trigger the interest of the shopper in green products as well as differences between the different generations and genders.<br />To download a copy of the study results, visit the <a href="http://insidetheaisle.com/mz-research-surveys/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Miller Zell blog,</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> Inside the Aisle at </span><a href="http://insidetheaisle.com/mz-research-surveys/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://insidetheaisle.com/mz-research-surveys/</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong>Does the outcome of this research come as a surprise for you? Which actions do you take to save the environment? Which advices would you like to share with the other readers of this blog?</strong></span> </span></div></span>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-69708733411999843552009-07-20T07:11:00.001-07:002009-07-20T07:11:29.429-07:00Organic Food Program and Carbon Neutral Program of Dole<div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">The banana producer, Dole, lets customers “travel to the origin of each organic product”. By typing in a fruit sticker's three-digit Farm Code on Dole Organic's website, customers can read background info, view photos of the farm and workers and learn more about the origin of Dole products (</span><a href="http://www.doleorganic.com/"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://www.doleorganic.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">) </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcx2a_jbEEjUnhm2d8a91Bc-1bl3Bjq-MuuQcRj5NPIVcfkTg8nS9um4CFk-b-Oxi8b2hIrxevDHwseWG5yYAfd3y0KFoPW_fzF9hbgCwkHqop_vjxXgHMa97cEbrfs2buA4Pp0Pi8x3Y/s1600-h/organic+program+dole+bananas+organic+label.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 250px; display: block; height: 188px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360524444869819058" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcx2a_jbEEjUnhm2d8a91Bc-1bl3Bjq-MuuQcRj5NPIVcfkTg8nS9um4CFk-b-Oxi8b2hIrxevDHwseWG5yYAfd3y0KFoPW_fzF9hbgCwkHqop_vjxXgHMa97cEbrfs2buA4Pp0Pi8x3Y/s400/organic+program+dole+bananas+organic+label.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dole produces organically-grown bananas in its own farms and sources from independent organic growers located in Honduras, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Colombia and Peru for the European and North American Markets and recently in the Philippines for the Asian Market. 100% of Dole’s organic bananas are certified organic and follow the organic production standards as set by the law in the US, EU or Japan. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2eNeUcM_r5tore5hlFXXVwcAAPdFzlANTtV0jiExQy8fjORVFBd_DF26fdqJSx7zPcxbeco-ZyO18xzF3FXgksmin6LgLZ9672Gu808AKCV1iErpqlVdgWjVI-ZEFTs5AhFVE8IZPQw/s1600-h/organic+products+dole+environment+commitment+to+organic+food.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 250px; display: block; height: 188px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360524439778450370" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2eNeUcM_r5tore5hlFXXVwcAAPdFzlANTtV0jiExQy8fjORVFBd_DF26fdqJSx7zPcxbeco-ZyO18xzF3FXgksmin6LgLZ9672Gu808AKCV1iErpqlVdgWjVI-ZEFTs5AhFVE8IZPQw/s400/organic+products+dole+environment+commitment+to+organic+food.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Furthermore Dole has a carbon neutral program:<br />'Carbon neutral,' as applied to the banana and pineapple product supply chains, means that the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted to produce, pack, transport and distribute the fruit will be offset by mitigation practices which increase the capture of CO2 in order to achieve a 'neutral' balance. These practices entail new, more efficient transportation methods, changes to agricultural processes to reduce CO2 emissions, and partnering with local farmers to implement preservation and reforestation programs.</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEb2WxjF-PiRsKHTgJb0KupZgxLocPmwEi4ojdtX7IDIrtxlu0kn1sLuUwEVc9JrI6MrkUh504K3PkPyJFZP5BMO1nMNnG_Pzcju-i5fd3LA12PN38A5V4HPgRmXM_LvPHF6HPC0xOKGE/s1600-h/carbon+compensation+dole+carbon+neutral+project.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 263px; display: block; height: 348px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360524437082217138" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEb2WxjF-PiRsKHTgJb0KupZgxLocPmwEi4ojdtX7IDIrtxlu0kn1sLuUwEVc9JrI6MrkUh504K3PkPyJFZP5BMO1nMNnG_Pzcju-i5fd3LA12PN38A5V4HPgRmXM_LvPHF6HPC0xOKGE/s400/carbon+compensation+dole+carbon+neutral+project.png" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.doleorganic.com/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 180%; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><strong>http://www.doleorganic.com</strong></span></a> </div></div></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-64825839595934564332009-07-20T07:10:00.002-07:002009-07-20T07:11:03.086-07:00US Retailer Food Lion to open first green store<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> </h3> <div class="post-body entry-content"> <h3 class="post-title entry-title"> </h3> <div class="post-body entry-content"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORVp26iMAmL9JHPn5E4xQY9M4gDUJlR2tWU38hHKW-f9nRUw5oWDudM2__3qxfwDEsNgzoGca46Eg04wjV6ZWXygWvhFgSFBFYB3tPd5s5gB_n4L_NbUuFjPX1d_2HZouiWCvD7k6IMM/s1600-h/us+retailer+food+lion+green+store+leed+certification.aspx"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 112px; display: block; height: 111px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360522173243007282" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORVp26iMAmL9JHPn5E4xQY9M4gDUJlR2tWU38hHKW-f9nRUw5oWDudM2__3qxfwDEsNgzoGca46Eg04wjV6ZWXygWvhFgSFBFYB3tPd5s5gB_n4L_NbUuFjPX1d_2HZouiWCvD7k6IMM/s400/us+retailer+food+lion+green+store+leed+certification.aspx" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">US Retailer Food Lion (South Carolina) is planning to open the first green store of the formula and the first <strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design</span></strong>) grocery store in the region. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div align="justify">The store will feature a number of environmentally friendly construction and energy-efficient services, including an on-site recycling center, skylights for natural lighting, educational kiosks and preferred parking for low-emitting vehicles.By building the first LEED grocery store they plan to reduce energy costs by more than 20 per cent compared to a typical supermarket as well as conserve 44 per cent more water than other Food Lion stores. </div><br /><div align="justify">For nearly a decade, Food Lion has been dedicated to numerous sustainability initiatives, such as energy conservation and reducing carbon dioxide emissions throughout its 11-state footprint, reducing its energy consumption by more than 27 per cent since 2000 or 2.5 trillion BTUs.”Food Lion’s first green store is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2009 and will provide employment for approximately 50 associates. Food Lion currently operates 145 South Carolina stores and employs more than 7,600 associates in the state.</div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.jdv-trc.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-size: 180%; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">www.jdv-trc.blogspot.com</span></strong></a> </div></span></div></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-71827118521153099872009-07-20T07:10:00.001-07:002009-07-20T07:10:39.102-07:00Communication of origen of fair-trade products<div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday in our article we mentioned the importancy of the communication to your customer that your store a green store is and how which measurements your company take to make it green(er). The same accounts for fair-trade products, where do they come from and how are they produced. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">One good example of communication of origen of fair-trade products is the English company Chippindale Foods. This retailer offers full egg traceability via their website </span><a href="http://www.wheresyoursfrom.com/"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.wheresyoursfrom.com</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">. Every egg in the supermarket is foreseen of a tracking code. When the clients types in the code into their website, it gives full information on the origen of the egg. Furthermore there are menu suggestions and information on the production of "green" eggs.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.jdv-trc.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><strong>www.jdv-trc.blogspot.com</strong></span></a></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-19238840281453186372009-07-20T07:09:00.000-07:002009-07-20T07:10:16.855-07:00What are the green effects and advantages of online shopping?<div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">In an article in the </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/19/ethical-dilemma-shopping-online"><span style="font-family: arial;">Guardian</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> we could read a topic from </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/19/ethical-dilemma-shopping-online"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lucy Siegle</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> about the green effect and advantages of shopping online. It sound very environmental friendly to do your shopping from the computer, but is this really true? </span></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In the United Kingdom they expect the online Shopping to grow up to 21,3 billion pounds in 2011, a growth with almost 9 billion pounds. Some people do their shopping with the computer, because they consider it to be green, less transport and less shopping bags. There have been several studies on this topic. </span></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">One of these studies goes back to 2000 when Webvan, a big US onliner retailer, when they concluded that wider adoption of online shopping would not result into environmental profits, another study in 2002 of US book retailing did not see greater energy savings when buying online.<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the most recent studies is the study of Carnegie Mellon University, where they concluded that shopping online via resulted in a decrease of 35 per cent energy consumption and CO2 emissions than the traditional retailer (where they loose energy because of the open doors of the store and bad refrigeration furniture for example). </span></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This effect is caused by the save of the driving to the stores and for example less receipts. But both ways to do your shopping need the transportation to get it to the distribution centers, stores or at home. We can now see more and more retailers who introduce electricity home-delivery cars like the Spanish supermarket chain Condis or the Eco-Truck of Delhaize in Belgium where the route is better planned and the load is bigger to save extra kilometers. </span></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Online shopping may prove marginally more green in terms of energy saving but we see retailers more and more take measurements to save energy, reduce CO2 emissions and acting green. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.jdv-trc.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 180%; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><strong>www.jdv-trc.blogspot.com</strong></span></a></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-3571405461444344412009-07-19T09:00:00.000-07:002009-07-19T09:01:19.894-07:00Green retailing guide for retailers<div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">What are the advantages and opportunities for a retailer in green retailers? Where do they need to think of and which measurerement they can apply now? A small guide into green retailing.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Suppliers</span></strong><br />Some important questions retailers need to think about when they choose a supplier looping at the environmental benefits of this supplier and his products.<br /><br />What kind of company is your supplier, how are their production methods, are they looping for ways to reduce pollution and garbage and are they reducing the level of energy and water?<br /><br />Where is your supplier located? What does this mean for the pollution of the transport from the factory to the distribution center and finally the supermarket? This is a difficult paradox, once a company decided to quit all the African products from their assortment to reduce the level of transportation and emissions of gases, on the other hand this decision resulted into a lot of difficulties of the farmers and suppliers in Africa.<br /><br />What happens with the product after use of this product? What is the level of garbage? Can this be re-used? Can it be recycled?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Consumers</span></strong><br />Communicate with your clients, make sure that your claims can be proved! If you say to reduce the level of plastic bags, reduction of CO2 make sure it happens and very important make it understandable for the consumers.<br /><br />Communicate how things are measured and what the effects on the environment are. Display these environmental friendly products on an important place, support them with labels of the environmental impacts of the products and the packaging.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Opportunities in green retail<br /></span></strong>Green retailing gives you a good opportunity to win the trust and the loyalty of the consumers. Search for the measurements you can take to get a green store: Offer reusable packaging and bags, to return it to the supplier or that the consumer can re-use it. Install energy efficient lighting and water saving devices in-store (for example rainwater installation to re-use the water). Reward your customers when they do not need a bag.<br />Vary the size of a bag; convenience stores can work with smaller bags than traditional supermarkets, offer different sizes.<br /><br />Tell your customers and employees about your efforts to save the planet!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The advantages for the retailer</span></strong><br />- Your customers feel good about shopping in your store<br />- You reduce your impact on the environment<br />- Your employees enjoy a better working environment<br />- You improve your companies “green” image<br />- You save and earn money</span></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-65701350559305922482009-07-19T08:13:00.000-07:002009-07-19T08:32:18.177-07:00Insight in the retail of the future: the importance of green retailing<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">The company Accenture did </span><a href="http://www.accenture.com/NR/rdonlyres/87168DA4-312A-4B88-BF10-368A6EA8EE91/0/SpanischVisionv1b.pdf"><span style="font-family:arial;">a research </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">about how the retail industry would look like in the year 2020, what are the mayor technological, socio-demographic and business trends we can export in the future of retail. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, committed to delivering innovation.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">In this <a href="http://www.accenture.com/NR/rdonlyres/87168DA4-312A-4B88-BF10-368A6EA8EE91/0/SpanischVisionv1b.pdf">research </a>they recognize the environment to be one of the most important factor for today´s retailers. Before the retailers did not see that much the importance but consumer demands, regulations from the government and the effect of green organizations changed the world of retail.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Some of the leading retailers started the green revolution, seeking to obtain an environmental-friendly and sustainable business. Tesco for example wants to be recognized "</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>a leader in helping to create a low-carbon economy.”</em> Tesco for example introduced new transportation methods, invested in recycling centers and introduce to their consumers the level of carbon that every product contains and how much they can save purchasing a certain type of product. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Coop, one of the world’s largest grocery chain, is basing its product ranges on green propositions. In fact, working with products of Bio Suisse, 30 organic farming organizations and around 6.300 farms producing organic products in Switzerland. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Accenture asks itself in this report some questions about what will happen in the development in green retail, how will the environmental plan adapted into retail strategies? </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Premium payments for environmental-friendly products, more low-energy production, and the creation of new—higher—standards for ethical trading?</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"><strong>What do you think what will happen in green retail in the future months and years?</strong></span></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-53331531217206104062009-07-17T10:57:00.001-07:002009-07-17T10:57:33.658-07:00Wal-Mart Supermarkets to share the green impact of their products and services<div align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">The American supermarket giant, actual world leader in sales, wants to inform their client more on green retailing impact of their products and services. By better giving information about their products, the clients of Wal-Mart have more options to choose their preferred (green) supplier or products. To obtain this required information all the suppliers need to give an insight of the environmental effect and use of energy of their products.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359487529410525794" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 261px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAImKqPlGn1zvVFvESxhxGljoUKTIz9rLyQ634ToIzcfhANRywJpQ3aJu1E7x_mKRXX5-YK0h8kl_NgcjnLJwbPnd5wovQGPQ_g2TFtLB27pwBKdN717obqb-770ndnMkyRPBcT2lE7M/s400/walmart+facade+supermarket+green+retail+retailing+environment+support+customer+information+shelving+plan.jpg" border="0" /><br />In history this is the biggest impact on green retailing. The data obtained will result into a rating-system, which will be communicated on the shelves of the supermarkets.<br /><br />The aim of this new environmental program is to reduce the use of energy, the reduce the level of garbage and to stimulate sustainability in retail. For the manufacturers and suppliers it has a big impact, they need to invest in obtaining the information. To better compete with their competitors and to obtain a better score on the Wal-Marts scorecard and the communication to the customers. To get the total plan operation it will take several years, the Wal-Mart concern expects everything to be ready in ten years. Experts think they can introduce it earlier, in 2011, supported by the wave of environmental measurements international retailers introduce.<br /><br />An earlier measurement of Wal-Mart (the introduction of energy-efficient lamps in their assortment) had a positive effect on the environment, this green initiative already resulted into the sales of over 100 million energy-efficient lamps.</span><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359487535224760370" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 178px; height: 189px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICaGqg-I0hnyUC5qY82IpDcwXI93uVQCIusBk2pY8swulI8_atE0Di417E-NUZe59NvF3dH4AOAi_YosGG_URta8attViknhCz9VDnvn16kLSDev8PcLdlmkpD8kq8cax7P3gbBBT4XQ/s400/energy+efficient+lamp+supermarket+sales+wal-mart+green+initiative.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://www.josdevries.eu/"><strong><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 180%; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">www.josdevries.eu</span></strong></a></div></div>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562378685246157994.post-82120388037933027212009-07-17T10:56:00.000-07:002009-07-17T10:57:08.253-07:00Supermarkets United Kingdom achieve carrier use reduction of 50% since 2006<p align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em>Leading supermarkets have failed to meet a target on cutting the use of carrier bags given to customers despite Government campaigns</em></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">The amount of plastic bags used by supermarkets has dropped according to research by almost a half in the last three years. This means that retailers were very close to achieving their desired aim of cutting the use by 50%. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">This measurement has been taken from leading supermarkets in the United Kingdom Tesco, Waitrose, Asda, Somerfield, Marks and Spencer and the Co-op. This announcement comes as there have been calls this week for supermarkets to be more open about the amount of carriers they use.</span> </p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family: arial;">Last year, these seven supermarket chains signed up to a voluntary agreement with the Government to achieve a 50 per cent cut in the number of bags given out compared to 2006. In May 2006, 718 million bags were being given out - by May 2009 this had almost halved to 372 million, a reduction of 48 per cent.</span></p>Green Retail Platformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485739080856092726noreply@blogger.com0