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Best Environmental Management Practice in the Retail Trade Sector

Harald Schoenberger (harald.schoenberger@ec.europa.eu), David Styles and Jose Luis Galvez Martos
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Harald Schoenberger: European Commission JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
David Styles: European Commission JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Jose Luis Galvez Martos: European Commission JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC76036, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: Retailers have a large potential to reduce their environmental impacts and many are already implementing effective actions. This document describes what are the best practices implemented by frontrunner retailers in all aspects under their direct control or on which they have a considerable influence. They cover the energy performance of retailers, the sustainability of retail supply chains, transport and logistics, waste and other areas including engaging with consumers. The document also contains sector-specific environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence. These can be used by retailers to monitor their environmental performance and to benchmark it against the performance of frontrunner retailers in each given specific area. Overall, this document aims at supporting all actors in the retail trade sector who intend to improve their environmental performance and seek for reliable and proven information on how best to do it.

Keywords: Sustainable production and consumption; recycling; clean technologies; sustainable use of resources; resource efficiency; retailers; supply chain; energy efficiency; commercial refrigeration; waste prevention; environmental performance indicators; benchmarks of excellence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 405 pages
Date: 2013-03
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