Safeway, Inc., one of the dominant food stores in Virginia, recently published its Corporate Social Responsibility report. According to the company, it purchases 90,000 hours of wind energy, making it one of the largest users of renewable energy in the U.S.
The company should be applauded for all that it does, but here in Northern Virginia it is one step shy of Giant Foods, which makes a big deal out of collecting plastic shopping bags. The ubiquitous bag is a major danger to marine life and takes just about a day less than forever to biodegrade in the land fill.
That said, Safeway's website does a much better job of marketing the company's green credentials than Giant. Of course, Whole Foods, another grocery competitor in the Northern Virginia market also stands tall in the green area, but that's been the Whole Foods tradition since its start. That Safeway executives have taken sustainability seriously and do such a good job of informing customers about the grocery's progress and short comings -- is good to see.
The stores near me do a pretty good job of bringing locally grown foods into its stores, mindful of the carbon emissions that accompany long distance trucking of food, not to mention the emissions from air transport.
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