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New report shows big retailers cracking down on toxic chemicals in consumer products but others remain serious laggards

Walmart, Target, and CVS among the best; Amazon and Costco among the worst

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Walmart Tackling Toxic Chemicals- Will their Suppliers Listen?

Yesterday, Walmart announced a major update to their corporate chemicals policy with the release of their new Sustainable Chemistry Implementation Guide, sending a strong message to suppliers, competing retailers and the chemical industry that toxic chemicals that build up in our bodies linked to cancer, birth defects and learning disabilities have no place in products […]

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Walmart takes the lead on Mind the Store challenge

On a recent call with Walmart’s Sustainability team, they told us they were taking your calls and emails seriously, and were carefully assessing the Hazardous 100+ list. Click here for a snapshot of Walmart’s big news.

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