{"id":286,"date":"2011-05-31T13:19:12","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T17:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.environmentalriskmanagers.com\/erm\/?p=286"},"modified":"2011-05-31T13:19:12","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T17:19:12","slug":"new-epa-web-portal-features-green-resources-for-retailers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/new-epa-web-portal-features-green-resources-for-retailers\/","title":{"rendered":"New EPA Web Portal Features Green Resources for Retailers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;\">GreenBiz.com, 8 May 2009 &#8211; In collaboration with the Retail Industry Leaders<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;\">Association, the Environmental Protection Agency has launched a web portal for<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;\">retailers that offers information and resources about environmental compliance, pollution<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;\">prevention and other green issues specific to the industry.<\/div>\n<p>GreenBiz.com, 8 May 2009 &#8211; In collaboration with the Retail Industry Leaders\u00a0Association, the Environmental Protection Agency has launched a web portal for\u00a0retailers that offers information and resources about environmental compliance, pollution\u00a0prevention and other green issues specific to the industry.<\/p>\n<p>More than a year in the making, the Retail Industry Web Portal at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.epa.gov\/<\/a> retail industry includes resources that address compliance and sustainability issues in\u00a0several categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Buildings and Infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Facilities Management<\/li>\n<li>Transportation Logistics and Supply Chain<\/li>\n<li>Merchandising: Products and Packaging<\/li>\n<li>Customer Programs and Services<\/li>\n<li>Reporting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The front page of the portal features a section that flags enforcement alerts. It also\u00a0provides a menu of links that direct the user to EPA programs, such as the Electronic\u00a0Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT), GreenChill, WaterSense and 15\u00a0others.<\/p>\n<p>The portal is an outgrowth of RILA &#8216;s Sustainability Initiative, which the association\u00a0began in 2007 to develop and promote cleaner and greener business practices. Resources\u00a0and information available through the portal are free.<\/p>\n<p>The Association for Retail Environments also announced that it has a new tool available.<\/p>\n<p>The 100-page guide called &#8220;Sustainable Retail Environments: Product Guidelines and\u00a0Operational Best Practices&#8221; includes information about product design, manufacturing,\u00a0logistics, strategies for integrating sustainability into business operations, understanding\u00a0eco-labels and LEED standards for retail.<\/p>\n<p>The guide is available in a flash drive and in hard copy for prices that range from $149,\u00a0the members&#8217; rate for the flash drive, to $399, the fee for nonmembers interested in\u00a0buying a hard copy.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article is reproduced with kind permission of <a href=\"http:\/\/GreenBiz.com\" target=\"_blank\">GreenBiz.com<\/a>.\u00a0For daily news and articles visit www.greenbiz.com.Visit GreenBuzz to subscribe to\u00a0GreenBiz.com&#8217;s free newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GreenBiz.com, 8 May 2009 &#8211; In collaboration with the Retail Industry Leaders Association, the Environmental Protection Agency has launched a web portal for retailers that offers information and resources about environmental compliance, pollution prevention and other green issues specific to the industry. 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