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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’s goal is to develop retail-specific resources, tools and innovative solutions 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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Product Compliance
Regulations at the product level that cover chemicals in products, labeling and disclosure requirements, pesticides and performance standards.
Water
Regulatory resources related to water in retail facilities such as wastewater, stormwater management, and water pollution.
Air
Overview of air regulations that typically apply in retail such as refrigeration, boilers, asbestos, emergency generators, and fuel stations.
Hazardous Waste
Regulations for hazardous waste, which in retail can include some unsalable products as well as some operational waste. Also covers universal wastes.
Retail Operations
Resources that cover store level activities such as store maintenance, waste and recycling, storage tanks, equipment and building maintenance.
Solid Waste
Resources on solid waste management, recycling and organic waste requirements, and disposal bans.
Retail Sustainability
Resources focused on environmental sustainability issues primarily related to retail facilities and operations, such as air, water, waste and energy.
Energy Management
Tools and resources to help retail energy managers optimize their programs and reach their set goals.
COVID-19 Environmental Resources for Retailers
COVID-19 Emergency Changes to Consumer Bag Regulations
Summary of states that in response to disruptions caused by COVID-19 have suspended enforcement or delayed implementation of regulations that ban retailers from giving out plastic consumer bags.
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Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Resources
Resources on changes to regulatory requirements for environmental compliance and sustainability as a result of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 State Bottle Redemption Regulations
Summary of states that have suspended enforcement related to the take back of containers in response to the disruption caused by COVID-19.
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Training
Online training and recorded webinars on retail environmental compliance and sustainability
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A free analytical platform that helps retailers optimize their energy management programs and benchmark with their peers.
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A free analytical platform that helps retailers optimize their environmental compliance program and benchmark with their peers.
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Roadmaps to help you build and sustain your programs
CLM Resource Library
The Compliance Leadership Model (CLM) Resource Library is a framework that can help retailers to optimize their environmental management programs.
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.
Energy Management Resource Library
Resource library providing retailers with specific tools, case studies, and opportunities to help progress the maturity of their energy programs.
Compliance Leadership Model
Compliance model intended to help retail companies optimize and benchmark environmental compliance programs.
Retail Energy Management Leadership Model
RILA's Retail Energy Management Leadership Model that provides a roadmap to help retail energy managers optimize their energy programs.
Latest Retail Compliance Center Insights
Managing Chemicals in Products: Implications for Retailers
- By [Andrew Sousa]
- 08/27/2020
Latest Trends in the State Adoption of Aerosol Can Rule
- By [Kevin Gibney]
- 08/11/2020
Petco Shares Insight on Compliance during COVID-19
- 08/11/2020
Feeding America Works with Food Businesses to Address Hunger
- 07/16/2020
U.S. EPA Set to End Enforcement Discretion Policy
- By [Kaela Martins]
- 07/13/2020
Goodwill® Restarts Across North America
- 06/22/2020