New LED lighting from GE, Fairfield, Conn., will help Stater Bros. supermarket chain save approximately $570,000 in annual energy and maintenance expenses as a result of retrofitting its refrigerated display cases.
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, unveiled a clean energy production system that will convert food that can’t be sold or donated into clean energy to help power its Ralphs/Food 4 Less Compton, Calif., distribution center.
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., honored several of its facilities and employees for their successful sustainability efforts through a number of innovative environmental projects during fiscal year 2013.
Norfolk Southern Corp., Norfolk, Va., disclosed the railroad’s business strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and its environmental footprint in a filing with the international not-for-profit CDP.
USPOULTRY, Tucker, Ga., updated its Carbon Footprint Estimation Toolkit to assist its members with adhering to EPA’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting requirement and to reduce the burden of performing GHG emission calculations.
Unilever, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., launched the Green Express, an eco-friendly train that will transport Algida ice creams from its factory near Naples 700 kilometers to the logistics hub in Parma, taking 3,500 trucks off the road each year, equating to an annual CO₂ saving of 2,600 tons.
At Ready Pac Foods, Inc., their environmental efforts have made an impact because they’ve been executed across multiple areas of their business—from facilities and energy usage to associate incentive programs.