Author Archives: Adam Siegel

Ethisphere Names Nine RILA Members to the World’s Most Ethical Companies List

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Adam Siegel

On behalf of Retail Industry Leaders Association, I would like to congratulate our members who have been named to the 2012 Ethisphere World’s Most Ethical Companies list. Safeway, Gap, Timberland, Whole Foods, Costco, Target, Best Buy, T-Mobile, and Petco were … Continue reading →

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RILA Unveils First Ever Industry-Wide Retail Sustainability Report

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Adam Siegel

RILA Unveils First Ever Industry-Wide Retail Sustainability Report: Report Highlights Retail Successes, Challenges, and a Vision for the Future By Adam Siegel, vice president of sustainability and retail operations Today the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) released the first ever industry-wide … Continue reading →

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The Current State of Visibility in the Supply Chain [New White Paper]

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Adam Siegel

RILA Releases White Paper about Retail Sustainability and Product Supplier Engagement Success in today’s market place for retailers and their product supplier partners is very much about embracing change. Consumer and economic pressures are leading to a significant evolution in … Continue reading →

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How Retailers & Shoppers are Going Green [video]

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Adam Siegel

We wondered…how easy is it to be a green consumer in the modern world? So we went to the streets and asked shoppers in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, VA how they defined “green shopping” and what retailers were doing … Continue reading →

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TUESDAY: Live Webinar with Mike Barry, Marks and Spencer, on groundbreaking “Plan A” strategy for sustainability

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Adam Siegel

  Mike Barry, Head of Sustainable Business at Marks and Spencer will discuss the company’s grounbreaking  “Plan A” strategy for sustainability on Tuesday, May 24 at 11am ET in a free Webinar - Lessons from Europe: Plan A hosted by the … Continue reading →

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MONDAY: Live Webinar with Nike on Stakeholder Engagement for Energy

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Adam Siegel

Please join RILA members on Monday, May 16 at 2pm ET for this complimentary webinar on retail sustainability best practices! Webinar: Stakeholder Engagement for Energy/GHG Emissions Reduction Monday, May 16, 2011, 2:00pm ET Sarah Severn, Stakeholder Mobilization Director at Nike Inc. … Continue reading →

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Hear Nike & Empowerment Institute Speak on Stakeholder Engagement for Energy/GHG Emissions Reduction

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Adam Siegel

Join this free RILA webinar with Sarah Severn, Stakeholder Mobilization Director at Nike, Inc. and David Gershon, CEO, Empowerment Institute speak on Stakeholder Engagement for Energy/GHG Emissions Reduction. The webinar will cover: Four components of stakeholder engagement: government, value chain, employees … Continue reading →

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Leadership Skills to Drive Change

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Adam Siegel

In a number of my conversations with retailers, a consistent theme emerged around the most important skills for effective sustainability professionals: leadership skills. There is a general recognition that sustainability activities have significant benefits to their business, from increased employee … Continue reading →

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The Future of Cities

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Adam Siegel

Mother Nature kept us on our toes this week as the south saw record snowfall on Monday and thousands of commuters who are still digging out from the mid-winter mayhem were left stranded. But here in Washington DC, not even … Continue reading →

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Sustainability in Review: A 2010 Wrap-Up

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Adam Siegel

In 2010, more retailers added sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and compliance positions to their staff, raised the profile of those activities, and committed to ambitious, inspiring, business-enhancing goals. At RILA, we developed studies to help executives benchmark against other retailers, … Continue reading →

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