Sustainability is everywhere!  Retailers across the country – and around the globe – are re-focusing their attention on how to reduce the impact their products and packaging has on the environment.  This increase of ethical consumerism has forced many retailers to re-evaluate their processes…from recycling programs to consumer education initiatives, consumers are demanding green.

Not just limited to small businesses, retail giants such as Walmart have embraced sustainability and ethical consumerism with multiple programs, such as plastic bottle recycling, cardboard recycling, packaging and the use of sustainable products. Best Buy focuses on its initiatives such as consumer electronics recycling and exploration of ways to reduce transportation and packaging for retail products.