Meijer

Environmentally-mindful sourcing and stocking commitments?: No

Promotes collections that help consumers make conscious decisions?: No / not found

Stocks any Commons top-rated sustainable brands? (proportion of rateable categories): Not analyzed yet

Has time-bound targets to improve its sourcing for owned-brand products?: No

Certifications for owned-brands and products?: No

Heavy reliance on virgin petro plastic?: Unsure / not found

Shares info on ecommerce packaging?: N/A

Shares info on in-store and upstream packaging?: No / not found

Shares info on own-brand packaging?: No / not found

Petro-based plastics in packaging?: Yes

Recycled plastic?: Unknown

Targets for improving its packaging materials?: No / not found

Initiatives to reduce packaging volume / intensity?: No / not found

Plastic waste reduction through partnerships?: No / not found:

Uses renewable energy in its supply chain and/or offices?: Yes - Unknown

Uses renewable energy in its stores?: No / not found

Targets for increasing renewable energy?: No / not found

On track for these targets?: N/A

Energy efficiency measures?: Yes - vague / limited

Efforts to lower shipping emissions (e.g. EVs)?: Yes - nonspecific

Water conservation measures?: No / not found

Refrigerant management strategy?: Yes - nonspecific

Any EPA GreenChill certified stores?: Some

Alt models to promote consumer reuse and recycling?: Recycling schemes

Packaging disposal guidance?: Yes

Corporate waste reduction initiatives?: Other (incl general reducing landfill waste)

Corporate waste reporting?: Yes - vague / limited

Food waste reduction initiatives?: Yes - vague / limited

Food waste reporting?: Yes - vague / limited

Promotes overconsumption?: No

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.

Sustainability page on consumer site?: Yes - footer

Voluntary annual sustainability report?: Yes

Last published: 2024

Commons couldn't find information on this brand's emissions tracking. We expect large brands with the largest emissions footprint to track and report their data publicly.

Emissions intensity compared to industry / competitor average: Emissions intensity not found

Science-aligned emissions reduction targets?: No

Target timeframe: Medium-term (5-10 years)

Reports progress?: Yes - on track

Climate neutral certification?: No

Offsets emissions?: No / not found

Publishes supplier information for owned production?:

Publishes supplier code of conduct?: Yes

Code of conduct: prohibits forced labor, prohibits child labor, ensures the right to collective bargaining, establishes grievance mechanisms

Code of conduct does not sufficiently: disallow unauthorized subcontracting, ensure a living wage, include environmental clauses

Code of Conduct covers all applicable suppliers (own-production and stocked-brand)?: Yes

Labor certifications in supply chain?: No

3rd-party criticisms of supply chain or labor conditions?: No

Meijer doesn't publish information about its supply chain partners.

Discloses all trade association memberships?: No

Climate-obstructive trade association memberships: 1 - U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Pro-climate advocacy memberships?: No

Employs state lobbyists?: Yes

Percentage of lobbyists that are fossil-fuel aligned: Med 6-12%

Donated more than $100k to any candidates or PACs from 2018-2024?: No