100% ECO Hygienic Paper available at the supermarkets of Albert Heijn and Coop (The Netherlands)

Since today the Dutch consumers are able to purchase 100% ECO Hygienic Paper. The first supermarkets in The Netherlands who offer this environmental-friendly product are Albert Heijn and Coop. The assortment these stores offer are toilet paper, kitchen rolls and tissues of the brand NORTH RIVER. The products are the most environmental friendly products of the market. By using the product the Dutch consumers help to improve the environment.

The production of these paper product is realized by recycled wood, there is no chlorine included, 80% less water is used and the production process is realized by 100% sustainable energy.
For more information on these products take a look at the website of Friends Hygiene or contact them by e-mail jan@friendshygiene.nl

Spanish shoe chain VOGUE LV opens first sustainable store of Galicia

The galician shoe company Calzados Vogue LV opened its first sustainable store in Galicia. This green store reduces almost with 3 tons the emision of CO2.

To achieve this objective they changed all the lighting in the store, using different types of low energy lighting, like the LED lighting (the placement of the LED recudes the consumption of electricity with 40% compared to the other stores).

The creation of the sustainable store was realized by using ecological materials. They used ecological paint and the bambu what is placed on the floor comes from plantations which have been checked. The airconditioning placed is a second hand airconditioning to reduce the level of garbage.

The ecological part of the store is not only limited to the store design, but also includes the shopping process. After their purchases the clients will leave the stores with bags of biodegradable material.

Please check their website for further information on this green store concept. http://www.voguelv.com/

Zone Green Retailing companies at Retail Expo (Australia)

The 2009 Retail Expo will include a Green Area with a cluster of exhibiting companies who specialise in environmental solutions for retail businesses.

The 2009 Retail Expo aims to ensure that some of Australia’s most interesting green innovators are at the expo to shed light on this growing category. Switched on Innovations, Carbon Reduction Institute, Chilli Go Green, and Eco Signs are exhibiting products.

Check the website of the Retail Expo for further information.

The Canadian retail consulting company Retail Prophet describes in some different articles the theme of sustainability in retail.

"This week Retail Prophet will be featuring a series of special blog posts from the Summer Institute in Sustainability at the University of British Columbia; a one-week intensive program focused on developing organization-wide leadership, strategies and policies around sustainability.

Friend of Retail Prophet and Founder of Walk Softly Communications Justin K. Lacey, will be blogging live from the conference all week with ideas and information to help retailers become leaders in sustainable business practices"

The first article is Sustainability: The Big Difference Small Business Can Make

The second article is Sustainability is the Business Challenge for the 21st Century

Click here to follow the rest of the articles in the upcoming weeks.