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Sustainability is emerging as a critically important issue globally, and FMI is developing the tools and resources you need most as you develop and implement your business sustainability strategies. On this page you'll find key resources to help you. If you are interested in learning more or being engaged with this effort, contact Jeanne von Zastrow, Senior Director, FMI, by email or call 435-259-3342.

What is Sustainability? "Business practices and strategies that promote the long term well-being of the environment, society and the bottom-line".
FMI's Sustainability Initiatives

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FREE! FMI's NEW Carbon Toolkit will help you understand the "what, why and how" of carbon and greenhouse gas issues and how emerging new public policy may impact you. Three components included (1) A report outline the issues (2) A powerpoint presentation to customize and use in your company (3) a link to a basic carbon calculator so you can get a snapshot of your company's total carbon footprint.

Carbon Calculator

FMI's Sustainability Starter Kit - A "must have" strategic framework to help your company review and analyze what sustainability means as a business issue, and practical tips and advice on how to get started in developing your internal team and executing your own baseline sustainability strategy. The starter kit is full of ideas, case studies, guidelines and checklists. Available now in either PDF or printed copy.

FMI's Sustainability Starter Kit - Executive Summary

NEW! Sustainability In Retailing, Responding To Growing Concern For The Environment
A free report based on the first Global Retail Perspective developed by the Coca-Cola Retailing Research Councils of Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia. Download the report here.

The report summarizes the collective thinking and experience of more than 150 of the world’s leading food retailers on the issues of:

Reducing waste
Reducing carbon
Sustainable agriculture

The perspectives are supported by more than 75 case studies describing what retailers are doing in different areas of sustainability, as well as the results of their efforts.

Finding the Green in Today's Shoppers - "Green Shoppers" may not fit the granola stereotype. Demographically, they are diversely spread along all income ranges, age brackets, education levels and various household sizes. If you want to know more, click on the link below to find The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) study that examines of over 6,000 shopper experiences in 11 major retailers of varying formats to help understand the behavior and characteristics of the green shopper and to examine their shopping responses to sustainability issues.