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The Retail Compliance Center (RCC) provides resources on environmental compliance and sustainability for all types and sizes of retailers. The RCC develops retail-specific resources, tools and innovative solutions, and provides benchmarking opportunities to help companies cost-effectively improve their compliance and environmental performance.
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Learn about compliance and sustainability regulations relevant to retail
The Retail Compliance Center has a number of resources related to regulations that apply in retail including introductory information as well as detailed reviews of regulations and variations in state requirements. For a range of resources within specific areas, view our focus area pages. For detailed information on specific regulations with retail-focused compliance information, as well as tables with variations of key elements by state, view the regulatory resources below.
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Retail Sustainability
Resources focused on environmental sustainability issues primarily related to retail facilities and operations, such as air, water, waste and energy.
Program Management
Resources to help design, evaluate, and optimize retail environmental programs including regulatory compliance, energy management, and sustainability.
Regulatory Areas
Resources that cover introductory articles on regulations as well as detailed resources on specific regulations and variations at the state level
Retail Operations
Resources that cover store level activities such as store maintenance, waste and recycling, storage tanks, equipment and building maintenance.
Community Engagement
Opportunities for retail professionals to connect and share through committees and networks, webinars, and meetings.
Insights
Latest insights for retailers on environmental compliance issues, new regulations, sustainability and more.
Energy Management
Tools and resources to help retail energy managers optimize their programs and reach their set goals.
Regulatory Resources
Detailed reviews of regulations that apply in retail and variations in state requirements.
Featured Resources
Retail GHG Emissions Factors, Data & Methodology
Summary of sources for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions factors, data, and methodology relevant to retailers who are developing a company GHG inventory.
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Quick Facts on FIFRA for Retailers
Dee Wilson, Senior Regulatory Specialist and Specialty Consulting Services with UL, discusses EPA-regulated products under FIFRA
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Extended Producer Responsibility Bills Gain Momentum
Overview of current EPR bills in the U.S. and a brief history of EPR programs that exist
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Retail Sustainability Leadership Model
Tool for retail sustainability executives to identify the management practices that will drive improved corporate and environmental performance.
Sustainability Resource Library
Resource library providing specific tools, case studies, and opportunities to help progress the maturity of retail sustainability programs.
Compliance Leadership Model
Compliance model intended to help retail companies optimize and benchmark environmental compliance programs.
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for Retail
Guidance on how to optimize or develop an Environmental Management Systems in the retail industry.
Latest Retail Compliance Center Insights
Retailers Partner with Soles4Souls To Support Communities
- By [Kaela Martins]
- 01/11/2022
Top Environmental Compliance Retail Trends in 2022
- By [Tiffin Shewmake]
- 12/09/2021
RILA’s First Annual Retailer Environmental Roundtable
- By [Molly Auten]
- 11/30/2021
Quick Facts on FIFRA for Retailers
- By [Tiffin Shewmake]
- 09/02/2021
Extended Producer Responsibility Bills Gain Momentum
- By [Kaela Martins]
- 08/30/2021
Packaging EPR - State Passage and What’s Next
- By [Kaela Martins]
- 08/30/2021