Hy-Vee

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?: Has initiatives, but no timebound targets

On track for these targets?: Yes - for some

Certifications for owned-brands and products?: Yes

These certifications include: Fair Trade USA and GSSI for seafood

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 - but working to reduce

Recycled plastic?: Unknown

Uses environmentally-mindful materials (non-plastic) in packaging?: No / not found

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?: No / not found -

Uses renewable energy in its stores?: Yes - some (<50%)

Targets for increasing renewable energy?: No / not found

On track for these targets?: N/A

Energy efficiency measures?: Yes - thorough

Efforts to lower shipping emissions (e.g. EVs)?: No / not found

Water conservation measures?: No / not found

Refrigerant management strategy?: Yes - nonspecific

Any EPA GreenChill certified stores?: No / not found

Alt models to promote consumer reuse and recycling?: More than one model

Packaging disposal guidance?: No / not found

Corporate waste reduction initiatives?: Zero waste to landfill programs (with names/certs)

Corporate waste reporting?: No / not found

Food waste reduction initiatives?: Yes - vague / limited

Food waste reporting?: Yes - vague / limited

Promotes overconsumption?: Unsure / not found

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.

Sustainability page on consumer site?: No / not found

Voluntary annual sustainability report?: No

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

Scope 1+2 emissions intensity compared to industry / competitor average: Emissions intensity not found

Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for this company. Larger companies have an outsized impact and responsibility to reduce their emissions.

Climate neutral certification?: No

Offsets emissions?: No / not found

Publishes supplier information for owned production?: Yes - limited scope

Publishes supplier code of conduct?: No — but do have other publicly-shared policy documents

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

Labor certifications in supply chain?: Fair Trade USA for seafood products only

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

Discloses all trade association memberships?: Nothing to disclose

Climate-obstructive trade association memberships: None -

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?: Yes

Amount donated: $100-500K

How much more was given to obstructive candidates/PACs?: 203 percent