At Ratio Institute, we launched the Food Retail Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting Standard to provide a comprehensive set of metrics for food retail companies to organize and track ESG performance. The standard consolidates food retail–specific criteria from several reporting frameworks to create a tool that can meet…
Increasingly, consumers shop at food retailers that are transparent about their community and environmental initiatives. In fact, 83% of consumers think that companies should be actively shaping environmental, social, and governance (ESG) best practices. Ratio Institute has found that reporting on ESG practices with purpose drives the…
Ratio Institute Leads the Way for Food Retail Industry to Report with Purpose Santa Cruz, California—October 5, 2022—A new Ratio Institute report on the state of sustainability reporting in the food retail industry reveals exciting opportunities for sustainability leadership through greater transparency. The “State of the Industry”…
Most people don’t know this, but the typical neighborhood supermarket uses as much energy as over 140 average-sized homes. Food retail facilities use more energy per square foot than just about any other commercial building type, and the industry represents a massive opportunity to reduce…