Earlier this month more than 7,500 Publix associates across the company’s seven-state operating area volunteered at over 200 organizations, including Keep America Beautiful affiliates, parks, zoos, gardens and other nonprofits focused on environmental sustainability.

Yerecic Label has been formally recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers’ Meets Preferred Guidance program for a complete label construction applied to PET packaging. Yerecic Label’s new SustainLabel! MPG label construction ensures confirmation of the technical compatibility of a pressure sensitive label with today’s industrial plastics recycling processes for PET per the MPG Program protocol.

Tops Friendly Markets is expanding its program with Flashfood to 18 additional Rochester-area stores. The latest expansion of the Flashfood program, a digital marketplace that provides shoppers with access to heavily discounted food nearing its best-by date, brings the total number of Tops stores offering Flashfood to 68 across western New York.

Revitalizing its sustainability promise, Oppy released the first edition of its sustainability report, “Expect the world from us,” outlining its accomplishments and vision for the future.

Topline Farms has once again joined forces with Apeel Sciences to introduce an innovative new greenhouse-grown produce item. The latest addition to their successful partnership is the Apeel-Protected Mini Cucumber, a fresh and flavorful offering that will last up to three days longer than traditional mini cucumbers.

Speaking at the AeroFarms Ag Tech Innovation Summit in Abu Dhabi, Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance Executive Director Tom Stenzel urged global stakeholders to support increased investment and government collaboration to advance CEA production as a cornerstone of future sustainable agriculture.