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In determining where to place their trust and loyalty, consumers today evaluate retailers based on a growing range of performance expectations that go far beyond just price and quality. Customers look for products and companies that adhere to their values, from individual privacy and product safety to inclusivity and environmental sustainability. Anticipating these expectations and their associated opportunities and risks is now critical to retailers’ success.
RILA is working with lawmakers to shape a business environment supportive of these goals and priorities.
A Deeper Look into Ensuring a Safe, Sustainable Future

Retail Privacy
RILA believes a federal privacy framework should be designed to protect consumers and provide clear rules for individuals, businesses, and government.
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Climate and Sustainability
RILA is working with federal, state & local lawmakers to ensure legislative requirements are based upon sound environmental & market impact research.
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Secure Supply Chains
For 20+ years, our members have implemented some of the most rigorous measures to ferret out unethical manufacturing practices around the world.
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Organized Retail Crime, Counterfeits and Marketplaces
RILA formed the Buy Safe America Coalition to enjoin associations and companies in the fight against criminals selling to unsuspecting consumers.
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Ensuring Safe and Affordable Products
RILA is working with lawmakers to help shape policies that protect our customers and meet expectations on demands to act on environmental concerns.
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Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce
RILA is devoted to ensuring retailers have access to the tools, research, and benchmarking to improve policies around D&I.
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The INFORM Consumers Act would provide consumers with greater transparency and allow law enforcement to better identify high-frequency sellers suspected of trafficking stolen and counterfeit goods. America’s leading retailers strongly endorse this legislation.
Michael Hanson - Senior Executive Vice President, Public Affairs
Discover How Retail Ensures a Safe, Sustainable Future

RILA Partners with Open to All® on DEI Initiatives
- By [Erin Hiatt, Melissa Murdock]
- 03/01/2021
Retail Puts Diversity & Inclusion Commitments into Practice
- By [Erin Hiatt]
- 02/24/2021

Leading Retailers Endorse Equality Act
- By [Michael Hanson]
- 02/23/2021
RILA Hosts Successful Winter 2021 Retail Workforce Summit
- By [Evan Armstrong]
- 02/22/2021

Retailers Celebrate Black History and Black Excellence
- 02/08/2021
Antiquated Labor Policy Fails Modern Workforce
- By [Evan Armstrong]
- 02/04/2021

Retail Taking Innovative Steps to Combat Waste
- By [Tiffin Shewmake]
- 02/01/2021
Industry Leaders Urge Clear and Decisive Action on XUAR
- By [Blake Harden]
- 01/27/2021

Retail Works for All of Us
- By [Austen Jensen, Michael Hanson]
- 01/25/2021
RILA Elevates CSR Focus with New Promotion
- By [Lisa LaBruno, Erin Hiatt]
- 01/22/2021

Response to Ban on All Cotton Imports From XUAR
- By [Blake Harden]
- 01/13/2021
Workforce Diversity Will Forever Evolve
- By [Ayurella Horn-Muller]
- 12/07/2020