The document discusses the sustainable waste management practices of New Seasons Market, a grocery store chain in Oregon. New Seasons has significantly reduced waste by increasing food donations, composting organic waste, and conducting regular waste audits. Through these practices, New Seasons diverted over 2,400 tons of organic waste from landfills in 2011, saved nearly $27,000 in waste expenses, and mandated "Green Teams" of passionate employees to further reduce waste within each store.
A very concise article overview the growth and how to make whole world organic in fast forward mode with the policy, research,market and consumers support and high efforts in potential areas.
Supply Chain Management of Locally-Grown Organic Food: A Leap Toward Sustaina...Cognizant
With the organic food market growing rapidly worldwide, supply chain issues loom large in farmers' ability to provide organic produce and meats. Some key issues include accountabilty and traceability, reducing time to market, controlling food mileage, better integration of supply chains with small farms as well as industrial organics and enhancing value delivery networks and value chains.
Rob Vos
SPECIAL EVENT
Reducing Food Loss and Waste – Making it Personal
Co-Organized by IFPRI, Stop Wasting Food / Selina Juul, World Resources Institute (WRI), Champions 12.3, and the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, DC
MAR 12, 2019 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
Sustainable Development through Waste Management: An Empirical Research throu...inventionjournals
The aim of this research is to examine the perspective of the costumers concerning the environmental practices that are applied by grocery stores (Supermarkets), especially in relation to packaging and food products that have expired. In order to arrive to a conclusion, a questionnaire was distributed amongst Greek costumers. The results of this survey showed that packaging and expired food products are considered by Greek consumers, as a big environmental problem. In detail, they think that these problems are not handled in a resultful way by the Supermarkets, although the Supermarkets are somewhat environmental friendly. Moreover, consumers are ethical-aware concerning their purchases, and they are willing to visit another supermarket (than their local one) or a "green" store that is more environmental friendly. However they are not willing to reward any environmental practices of their local supermarkets, if they have to suffer higher prices.
A very concise article overview the growth and how to make whole world organic in fast forward mode with the policy, research,market and consumers support and high efforts in potential areas.
Supply Chain Management of Locally-Grown Organic Food: A Leap Toward Sustaina...Cognizant
With the organic food market growing rapidly worldwide, supply chain issues loom large in farmers' ability to provide organic produce and meats. Some key issues include accountabilty and traceability, reducing time to market, controlling food mileage, better integration of supply chains with small farms as well as industrial organics and enhancing value delivery networks and value chains.
Rob Vos
SPECIAL EVENT
Reducing Food Loss and Waste – Making it Personal
Co-Organized by IFPRI, Stop Wasting Food / Selina Juul, World Resources Institute (WRI), Champions 12.3, and the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, DC
MAR 12, 2019 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
Sustainable Development through Waste Management: An Empirical Research throu...inventionjournals
The aim of this research is to examine the perspective of the costumers concerning the environmental practices that are applied by grocery stores (Supermarkets), especially in relation to packaging and food products that have expired. In order to arrive to a conclusion, a questionnaire was distributed amongst Greek costumers. The results of this survey showed that packaging and expired food products are considered by Greek consumers, as a big environmental problem. In detail, they think that these problems are not handled in a resultful way by the Supermarkets, although the Supermarkets are somewhat environmental friendly. Moreover, consumers are ethical-aware concerning their purchases, and they are willing to visit another supermarket (than their local one) or a "green" store that is more environmental friendly. However they are not willing to reward any environmental practices of their local supermarkets, if they have to suffer higher prices.
Food waste is a major, highly visible global problem. It has recently attracted much attention in the world and has become a priority in the global political agenda. Food waste occurs at different stages of a food value chain, including agriculture, post harvest, processing, distribution, retail, and consumption. Regardless of the causes, we can all pitch in to combat the global challenge and turn waste into worth. This paper provides an introduction on global food waste. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Tolulope J. Ashaolu | Sarhan M. Musa "Global Food Waste: A Primer" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-1 , December 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd29485.pdfPaper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/home-science/food-science/29485/global-food-waste-a-primer/matthew-n-o-sadiku
This white paper offers a survey of eight strategies businesses along agricultural supply chains, civil-society organizations, investors, and nations are implementing to promote sustainable agricultural commodity production and ease pressures on tropical forests with some promising results, including a 70 percent reduction of deforestation over the past decade in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the largest deforestation hotspots on the planet.
van Gogh B. 2017. Post-harvest management: Value chain perspective on economically and environmentally sustainable food chains. Presented at Global Food Security Conference, 5 December 2017, Cape Town, South Africa. Wageningen University and Research.
We need a shift from our current paradigm of productivity enhancement while reducing environmental impacts, to a paradigm where sustainability constitutes the entry point for all agricultural development. Case studies include aphids for pest control in China and conservation agriculture in Colombia. Presented by Dr Andrew Noble, director of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems at World Water Week 2013 in Stockholm.
Food waste is a major, highly visible global problem. It has recently attracted much attention in the world and has become a priority in the global political agenda. Food waste occurs at different stages of a food value chain, including agriculture, post harvest, processing, distribution, retail, and consumption. Regardless of the causes, we can all pitch in to combat the global challenge and turn waste into worth. This paper provides an introduction on global food waste. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Tolulope J. Ashaolu | Sarhan M. Musa "Global Food Waste: A Primer" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-1 , December 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd29485.pdfPaper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/home-science/food-science/29485/global-food-waste-a-primer/matthew-n-o-sadiku
This white paper offers a survey of eight strategies businesses along agricultural supply chains, civil-society organizations, investors, and nations are implementing to promote sustainable agricultural commodity production and ease pressures on tropical forests with some promising results, including a 70 percent reduction of deforestation over the past decade in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the largest deforestation hotspots on the planet.
van Gogh B. 2017. Post-harvest management: Value chain perspective on economically and environmentally sustainable food chains. Presented at Global Food Security Conference, 5 December 2017, Cape Town, South Africa. Wageningen University and Research.
We need a shift from our current paradigm of productivity enhancement while reducing environmental impacts, to a paradigm where sustainability constitutes the entry point for all agricultural development. Case studies include aphids for pest control in China and conservation agriculture in Colombia. Presented by Dr Andrew Noble, director of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems at World Water Week 2013 in Stockholm.
Food Waste Reduction Alliance Best Practices to Reduce Food Waste ToolkitJeanne von Zastrow
A toolkit of best practices to reduce food waste, developed by The Food Waste Reduction Alliance, a collaboration of Food Marketing Institute, Grocery Manufacturers Association and National Restaurant Association and 30 member companies with best practices and examples from industry.
Article 1 A CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON GREEN MARKETING TOWARDS ORGANIC PRODUCTS Dr...Dr UMA K
Dr. UMA. K
Assistant Professor in Commerce
Reference: UMA K (2017) “A CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON GREEN MARKETING TOWARDS ORGANIC PRODUCTS”, (IJMSRR) International Journal of Management and Social Science Research Review, Peer Reviewed & Indexed Journal, Impact Factor: 4. 695, E- ISSN - 2349-6746, ISSN -2349-6738, Vol-1, Issue – 37, Page No 112-118.
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Research Paper
Impact Factor: 4. 695
Peer Reviewed & Indexed Journal
IJMSRR
E- ISSN - 2349-6746
ISSN -2349-6738
International Journal of Management and Social Science Research Review, Vol-1, Issue – 37, July -2017 Page 112
A CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON GREEN MARKETING TOWARDS ORGANIC PRODUCTS
Uma K
In the last hundred years, the steadily increase in world population has contributed in the growth of global food
production. Food is one of the most consumed goods worldwide, thus waste produced from it is of large quantities.
This significant increase of food waste generation has become a global issue.
Does Green Fashion RetailingMake Consumers MoreEco-friendl.docxjacksnathalie
Does Green Fashion Retailing
Make Consumers More
Eco-friendly? The Influence of
Green Fashion Products and
Campaigns on Green
Consciousness and Behavior
Namhee Lee
1
, Yun Jung Choi
1
,
Chorong Youn
1
, and Yuri Lee
1
Abstract
This study focuses on fashion retailers’ as the gatekeepers’ role of encouraging eco-friendly con-
sumption culture, that is, consumption of green products. The purpose of this study is to propose
and test a green retailing effect model involving different persuasion routes among green private
brand (PB), green marketing campaigns, green consciousness and behavior, and to explore the mod-
erating effect of marketing communication involvement (MCI). The research shows that perception
of green PBs has positive impact on consumers’ green behavior. Perception of green campaigns has a
significant influence on consumers’ green consciousness and indirect impact on consumers’ green
behavior. The relationship between consumers’ perception of green campaign and green conscious-
ness is stronger in the low MCI group. The model is helpful in understanding the positive impact of
fashion retailers’ green retailing activities on green consumption culture. The result also provides
strategic guidelines for retailers about their sustainable retail activities.
Keywords
green retailing, green consciousness, green behavior
Global retailers’ eco-friendly policies and investments in their implementation demonstrate that
green retailing is no longer an option, but an essential part of the business model. Green retailing
refers to retailing products with environmental benefits (hereafter, green products; Lai, Cheng, &
Tang, 2010). The green concept is related to the ecological dimension of sustainable development,
which consists of its sociocultural, ecological, and economic subdimensions. Among these, the
1 Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Corresponding Author:
Yun Jung Choi, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanang-no, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151742, Republic of Korea
Email: [email protected]
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ecological dimension has drawn the most attention (Elkington, 1997). As consumers’ awareness of
environment increases along with the global demand for green products, major global retailers create
labels claiming environmental benefits, or green labels, (e.g., Green Collections of Gap and Carbon-
Neutral Lingerie of M&S) and indexes to evaluate ‘‘greenness’’ of suppliers and/or products for
practicing sustainability (e.g., Sustainability Index of Wal-Mart and the Eco Index
TM
of The U.S.
Outdoor Industry Association). Such policies of retailers who have a large number of employees and
stores across the globe inspire other retail ...
CIAT’s Partnership with Germany: Reducing hunger and poverty while lessening ...CIAT
CIAT works through partnerships to mobilize high-quality scientific expertise for global efforts to reduce hunger and poverty, while also curbing environmental degradation and addressing climate change. In keeping with Germany’s strategy to achieve this end by promoting sustainable agriculture, CIAT works with a wide range of partners, including Germany’s government and institutions, to develop technologies, methods, and knowledge that offer more for people while taking less from the land.
Valuation of Environment: A Study on Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Wa...inventionjournals
ABSTRACT : Economic valuation of environment is not an easy but controversial task. Because putting a price tag on environment seems to be impossible. But economists are busy valuing everything in terms of money. From economic point of view valuation studies are much more required now days to find out the priorities of the people. Similarly this study has tried to find out how much value people put on a clean environment in terms of their willingness to pay for improved waste management. This study uses a contingent valuation method to estimate the willingness to pay of the households living in the township of Paradip Port Trust, Odisha. It also uses a multiple linear regression model to find out the factors which influence the willingness to pay of the households. The study reveals that almost 63% of the households are willing to pay which establishes a good quantum of expected revenue from the public in the form of a fee or tax.
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An Analysis of Socio Economic Background of Organic Farmers: A Study with
Special References to Mandya District
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Article 3 An Analysis of Socio Economic Background of Organic Farmers A Study...Dr UMA K
Reference: Dr. Uma. K (2018) “An Analysis of Socio-Economic Background of Organic Farmers: A Study with Special References to Mandya District”, Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, (OIIRJ), {Bi-Monthly}, ISSN 2249-9598, Volume-08, Issue-04, Page No 358-368.
1. www.epa.gov/smm
Sustainable Materials Management
Reduction in overall garbage by
volume by 30%
Increased organics diverted to
compost by 109 percent since
2006 (They achieved this
increase in diversion while
growing sales by 55% over the
same period.)
Diverted 2,410 tons of organic
waste including wasted food,
from landfill to compost in 2011
Donated 1,040 tons of edible
food in 2011
Saved $26,982 in waste
expense in 2011 while opening
two additional stores that same
year. By diverting food waste,
they saved money because their
waste hauler charges 30% less
to haul food to composting
rather than to landfill.
Helped their community
Key Drivers for Effectiveness
Key Topics
Composting
Food Donation
Associate engagement in
sustainability
Conducting a Waste Audit - Most Important Step
Characterizing the sources, types, and amounts of waste produced is “one of
the single most important things New Seasons Market has done in terms of
waste management because it helps us to manage costs,” according to
Heather Schmidt, New Season Market’s Sustainability Manager.
The annual survey of each store’s waste has allowed New Seasons Market to:
Determine the composition and quantities of their waste;
Measure the effectiveness of waste diversion strategies;
Target departments with the greatest waste;
Identify where resources are wasted; monetary or otherwise;
Determine if they are focusing on the right areas and asking the right
questions about waste reduction and cost savings; and
Implement new system improvements to increase source reduction
and diversion.
In addition to feeding their customers, New Seasons Market feeds the soil
and those in need. With the help of Portland Composts!, a city sustainability
initiative, every store actively recycles and composts. It is a locally owned
and operated grocery with 12 stores in Portland, Oregon, employing over
2,200 staff striving to support the local economy and sustainable
agriculture. They have a comprehensive company‐wide sustainability
program, and actively participates in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge.
Results
Case Study: New Seasons Market
Feeding the Soil and those in Need
2. “Prevention of pollution and creating rich soil
turns something from waste into worth ‐ it is
customer service, it serves our communities…
it gives people an opportunity to participate
in positive change. And that has its own
personal rewards, as well as rewarding us as
people who work together in this field, in
terms of retention and morale and can, and
in our case it has, created cost savings.”
Heather Schmidt
Sustainability Manager
New Seasons Market
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
EPA 530-F-13-002
August 2013
Food Recovery Challenge Participant Since 2012
The Food Recovery Challenge asks participants to reduce as
much of their food waste as possible – saving money, helping
communities, and protecting the environment. Learn more:
www.epa.gov/foodrecoverychallenge. The Challenge is part of
the EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management Program, which
seeks to reduce the environmental impact of materials through
their entire life cycle, including how they are
extracted, manufactured, distributed, used, reused, recycled,
and disposed.
Food Donation Basics
Liability: The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan
Food Donation Act (Public Law 104‐210)
provides legal protection to donors of
food.
Tax Benefits: Donors can claim significant
tax benefits for donating food , which is
considered a charitable donation.
Food Banks & Food Rescue Programs:
Many local and national programs offer
free pick‐up of donation food and provide
reusable containers to donors.
For more information, visit
www.epa.gov/recycle/reducing‐wasted‐
At the center of New Season Market’s success are the mandatory “Green Teams.” At each store, passionate employees
are identified to form a group tasked to reduce their store’s environmental impact. Green teams drive cost savings
through the identification of waste reducing best practices specific to each department.
Green Teams 101
At least one staff member is chosen from each department, more from departments that generate the most waste
Green Teams are mandatory in each store
Teams meet for 30 – 60 minutes each month
Teams get up to 40 hours of paid time to choose a community service project each year
Leaders in each store serve as educators for staff and community about the store’s efforts
Incentive program for staff “caught in the act” of a waste prevention activity.
“It's fast paced, it's complex, there's a lot of waste. We have 17 different categories of recycling, and that doesn't
include compost…and so the Green Teams are quite a key to addressing all of those areas,” says Schmidt.
Feeding People, Not Landfills -
Donations and the Blue Slip Program
Each New Seasons Market store prioritizes food waste prevention
and donation. Each store donates food that is nutritious and safe,
but not saleable, to up to five Oregon Food Bank‐approved
organizations on a weekly basis. They also donate food and
products to staff through the Blue‐Slip Program, a system that
allows staff to take home products with the approval of a man‐
ager. Last year, food banks and employees received an estimated
1,040 tons of edible food. In addition, New Seasons Market
donates 10 percent of its after‐tax profits back to the local
community, with an emphasis on fighting hunger, protecting the
environment and educating youth.
“Hunger and access to nutritious food is at epidemic proportions
and the wasting of food taxes food production in ways that cannot
be sustained,” says Schmidt. “We don’t want any food to go to
waste and we also want to be environmentally responsible.”
Green Teams - Tapping Into Employee Passion