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Resolutions Target GMO Labeling and Extended Producer Responsibility at Safeway

Social Funds – July 25, 2014 – The annual general meeting of the supermarket chain was dominated by merger talks, but health and environmental resolutions filed by Green Century and As You Sow were considered … MORE >

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Safeway – Consumer Packaging – 2014

Shareowners of Safeway request that the board of directors issue a report by September 1, 2014, at reasonable cost and omitting confidential information, developing a policy position on the company’s responsibility for post-consumer product packaging … MORE >

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Safeway – Consumer Packaging – 2013

As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Safeway, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.

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Safeway – BPA – 2012

The value of Safeway’s brand is based on consumer trust. Safeway’s store brand canned goods use linings containing bisphenol A (BPA), a potentially hazardous chemical.

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RELEASE: $11.4 Billion in Recyclable Materials Landfilled Every Year, New Report Finds

As You Sow Press Release

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Safeway

Safeway Inc. is an American supermarket chain. It is the second largest supermarket chain in North America and the 11th largest retailer in the U.S. As You Sow has engaged with Safeway on issues related … MORE >

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US Shareholder Advocacy Targets BPA, Flame Retardants and Mercury

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