Article, ESG reporting, materiality assessment

Do you want to make your company’s operations more efficient, profitable, and sustainable? If you answered yes to this question—and I imagine most would—then it’s essential that your company completes a materiality assessment. “Materiality” is fancy way of saying what’s most important or relevant to a business. A materiality assessment…
Article, Energy Efficiency, ESG, ESG reporting

Did you know that outdoor DVD vending machines use refrigeration to avoid heat damage to the DVDs? These machines—like vending machines for cold beverages—consume a lot of electricity to keep their contents cold, particularly on hot summer days. On cold winter days, beverage vending machines actually heat the beverages so…
Press Release

All 197 Weis Markets stores achieved certification for 2023. Santa Cruz, California—June 16, 2023: Weis Markets has completed Ratio Institute’s Sustainable Food Retail Certification, demonstrating the significant environmental and economic benefits of the Mid-Atlantic food retailer’s current sustainability practices while identifying opportunities for additional gains. The company previously…
Press Release

Ratio Institute recertifies Hannaford for its operational sustainability, demonstrating the company’s leadership in the food retail industry. Santa Cruz, California, May 17, 2023—Ratio Institute is pleased to announce that Hannaford Supermarkets has completed Ratio Institute’s Sustainable Food Retail Certification. The process…