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NMI Releases 2023 Sustainability Report

January 17, 2023

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Natural Marketing Institute released its 2023 State of Sustainability in America Consumer Insights and Trends Report, featuring consumer insights and trends. NMI’s research shows consumers continue to hold strong attitudes toward environmental protection and are taking small, progressive steps toward more environmentally friendly behaviors. Though consumers have anxiety about global...

“Harsh Reality Check” as Consumers Face Concerns of Extreme Weather

August 25, 2022

Maggie Jaqua

All around the world, people are worried. What used to be a fringe concern is now a top global issue, with fears over climate change escalating. According to the 2022 Mintel Consulting Sustainability Barometer, the number of global consumers who now cite climate change as a top three environmental concern...

Lighting the Way on Social and Environmental Sustainability

August 23, 2022

Maggie Jaqua

WholeFoods Magazine invited companies in the natural products industry to showcase how they are going above and beyond with their environmental and social sustainability efforts. Read on for the latest efforts from companies throughout the supply chain (listed in alphabetical order), and get a glimpse at their goals for a...

Ubuntoo Releases "Plastic Promises" Report

January 21, 2022

Rebecca Viscomi

Atlanta, GA—Ubuntoo has released their report Plastic Promises, published in collaboration with data analytics group Brandscrapes Worldwide. The inaugural report was conducted to measure corporate ambition and action on reducing plastic packaging. The report allows companies to benchmark their plastic sustainability goals and accomplishments against 176 companies across 17 industries,...

PCC Eliminating the Sale of 100k Single-Use Plastic Bottles Yearly

July 16, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Seattle, WA—PCC Community Markets has discontinued the sale of plastic bottled water sized below one gallon, according to a press release, except for sparkling water or enhanced waters such as high-pH drinks. This move follows an earlier PCC ban on single-serve plastic water bottles of 500ml or less. The new...

Nature's Path Foods Joins New Plastics Economy Global Commitment

May 30, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Richmond, BC, Canada—Nature’s Path Foods has committed to making all of its packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025, according to a press release. The company is joining more than 350 organizations to be part of the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. Nature’s Path, the release notes, has already achieved...

The Last Straw

August 7, 2018

Julia Peterman

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The plastic straw ban is sweeping the nation. Monmouth Beach, NJ, has banned them; CA is looking to restrict them after Malibu banned them outright; Bon Appétit, a food service company, is getting rid of plastic straws; New York City is contemplating it, Seattle already did it, Starbucks is phasing...

Bottled Water Contaminated with Microplastics, Study Shows

March 16, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

According to the BBC, the World Health Organization is launching an investigation into the potential risks of consuming plastics that contaminate drinking water after a report from Orb Media found that bottles of drinking water were contaminated with particles of plastic. Their study included 250 bottles across 11 brands bought...

Alpha Packaging

November 16, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Alpha Packaging 1555 Page Industrial Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132 www.alphap.com PET Pinch Waist Packers Alpha’s NEW line of PET Pinch Waist Packers features a 53 mm neck across all three sizes, so the line is ideal for filling with large tablets and supplements in gummy form. The neck threads...