Dollar General Joins the Beyond the Bag Initiative as Value Sector Lead Partner
February 04 2021 - 5:55AM
Business Wire
DG’s 17,000+ stores to serve as key partner in
exploring more sustainable solutions to reinvent the retail bag
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) announced today its commitment to join
the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag as its Value Sector Lead
Partner. The Consortium, through its Beyond the Bag Initiative,
aims to identify, test and implement viable design solutions that
can more sustainably serve the purpose of the current plastic
retail bag.
The Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
launched the initiative to replace the current retail bag in July
2020 and currently has multiple work streams to spur innovation,
identify best practices for policy and engage consumers. Recently,
the Consortium announced 58 shortlisted solutions from the Beyond
the Bag Challenge, selected from 450+ submissions from more than 60
countries. Challenge winners will be announced soon.
As a Sector Lead Partner, Dollar General will direct priorities
and activities for the Beyond the Bag Initiative in the context of
the value sector of retail. DG and its more than 17,000 stores
across 46 states will explore viable solutions resulting from the
Beyond the Bag Challenge and recommend ways in which these
solutions can align with the operations of existing stores and
customer needs.
“Dollar General’s desire to be good stewards of our communities
while reducing our environmental impact through sustainable and
business-friendly practices inherently aligns with the Consortium’s
vision for a more sustainable retail industry,” says Steve
Sunderland, Dollar General’s executive vice president of store
operations. “We understand industry-wide changes and innovative
approaches need to be considered, and we look forward to working
with Closed Loop Partners and the winning solutions to explore
viable alternatives to the current retail bag.”
“We are delighted to welcome Dollar General to the Consortium to
Reinvent the Retail Bag, joining our Founding Partners CVS Health,
Target and Walmart, alongside other leading retailers to pave the
way forward for a more sustainable future for retail,” says Kate
Daly, Managing Director of the Center for the Circular Economy at
Closed Loop Partners. “As an innovator in the sector, Dollar
General’s commitment is critical to making circular solutions more
widely available, while addressing the challenges of the single-use
bag.”
Approximately 100 billion single-use plastic bags, typically
made of non-renewable fossil fuels, are used in the U.S. annually,
and less than 10% of these are recycled. These bags have also
become among the top 10 items found on beaches and waterways around
the world, impacting the planet, people and businesses. To learn
more about the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, visit
www.beyondthebaginitiative.com.
About Dollar General Corporation Dollar General
Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for more than 80
years through its mission of Serving Others. Dollar General helps
shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day!® by offering products
that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks,
health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel,
housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient
neighborhood locations. Dollar General operated 16,979 stores in 46
states as of October 30, 2020. In addition to high-quality private
brands, Dollar General sells products from America's most-trusted
manufacturers such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter & Gamble,
Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark,
Kellogg's, General Mills, and PepsiCo. Learn more about Dollar
General at www.dollargeneral.com.
About the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag The
Beyond the Bag Initiative, launched by the Consortium to Reinvent
the Retail Bag, aims to identify, pilot and implement viable design
solutions and models that more sustainably serve the purpose of the
current retail bag. Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular
Economy launched the initiative with Founding Partners CVS Health,
Target and Walmart. Kroger joined as Grocery Sector Lead Partner,
DICK’S Sporting Goods as Sports & Outdoors Sector Lead Partner,
Dollar General as Value Sector Lead Partner, and Albertsons
Companies, Hy-Vee, Meijer, and Walgreens as Supporting Partners,
alongside Conservation International and Ocean Conservancy as
Environmental Advisory Partners. OpenIDEO is the Consortium’s
Innovation Partner. Learn more about the Consortium here.
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