This document discusses sustainability and retail sustainability strategies, providing links to sustainability initiatives from various retailers and organizations. It recommends retailers determine their environmental impacts, audit energy usage and waste, examine supply chains, start internal discussions, learn from supplier sustainability efforts, and appoint sustainability leaders to drive goals from the top down. Contact information is provided to answer any questions about getting started with a retail sustainability program.

1. Sustainability
a 360 degree growth strategy

2. www.walmartcanada.ca

3. https://plana.marksandspencer.com/

4. www.mec.ca

5. www.habitat.ca

6. www.sobeyscorporate.com

7. Retail sustainability
process improvements that benefit
retail business and the environment

8. Andrew
Scott
Rob
Amy
Adam

9. How to get started
 Determine environmental impact areas of your business
 Look at your energy usage
 Perform a waste audit
 Check your supply chain
 Start a dialogue within your company
 Learn what your suppliers may already be doing
 Get top management buy-in and drive from top down
 Appoint a leader
 Start with internal goals or targets

10. Questions?

11. Related links
www.rccenergybright.ca
www.sharegreen.ca
www.cbsr.ca
www.greenretaildecisions.com
www.nbs.net
www.globalreporting.org

12. Thank you
Adam, Amy, Rob and Scott
Contact for more information
Nathalie St-Pierre
nst-pierre@cccd-rcc.org