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Tag: ESG Reporting

Ratio Institute Food Retail Materiality Assessments

What Materiality Assessments Are and Why Food Retail Companies Need to Take Them Seriously

Do you want to make your company’s operations more efficient, profitable, and sustainable? If you answered yes to this question—and…

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Ratio Institute How Vending Machines Erode Food Retailer Profits

How Vending Machines Erode Food Retailer Profits

Did you know that outdoor DVD vending machines use refrigeration to avoid heat damage to the DVDs? These machines—like vending…

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A graphic image of a blue grocery freezer isle overlayed with icons that describe ESG Reporting. Centered is a report page with a sustainability process icon.

Why ESG Reporting Is Important for the Food Retail Industry

At Ratio Institute, we launched the Food Retail Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting Standard to provide a comprehensive set…

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Ten Strategies for Food Retail Companies to Take ESG Reporting to the Next Level

Increasingly, consumers shop at food retailers that are transparent about their community and environmental initiatives. In fact, 83% of consumers…

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2022 ESG State of the Industry Report

“State of the Industry” Report Reveals Critical Need to Standardize Sustainability Reporting in Food Retail

Ratio Institute Leads the Way for Food Retail Industry to Report with Purpose Santa Cruz, California—October 5, 2022—A new Ratio…

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Why Limping Along Is Not a Viable Sustainability Strategy for Food Retailers

Your Grocery Store is Not Your Car When I found out my car needed a new air conditioner motor, I…

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Tristam Coffin

How Holistic Thinking Can Help Drive Sustainability in Food Retail

An interview with Effecterra cofounder Tristam Coffin When it comes to sustainability in the built environment, Ratio Institute Advisory Board member Tristam…

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Navigating the Food Waste Regulation & Action Landscape

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What Is Operational Sustainability Anyway?

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Lessons from the Long and Celebrated Career of Kenny Jackson

“Put it this way,” says Denis George, Director of Energy at Kroger Supermarkets. “We used to give a varsity jacket…

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