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The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation Awards $1M Retail Agency Capacity Grant to Feeding America

February 7, 2024 The Kroger Co.

The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation today announced it provided a $1 million retail agency capacity grant to Feeding America® to support four food banks across the U.S. The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (Flint, MI), Houston Food Bank (Houston, TX), Mid-South Food Bank (Memphis, TN) and the Atlanta Community Food Bank (Atlanta, GA) are all beneficiaries of this capacity-building grant. …

Kroger Highlights Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Progress in Annual Sustainability Report

October 2, 2023 Kroger

The Kroger Co. released its annual Environmental, Social and Governance report sharing progress on Kroger’s ESG Strategy, Thriving Together. …

Kroger Wins SEAL 2023 Business Sustainability Award for Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Impact Plan

May 22, 2023 Kroger

The Kroger Co. announced it has been named a 2023 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards winner in the Environmental Initiatives category. The SEAL (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement and Leadership) Awards honor the organizations and leaders dedicated to making real progress on the most pressing issues of our time, including climate change and environmental challenges. Kroger received the honor in recognition of its signature Zero Hunger | Zero Waste impact plan. …

Kroger Marks Anniversary of its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Impact Plan

October 5, 2022 Kroger

Throughout the month of September, The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) celebrated the five-year anniversary of its ambitious Zero Hunger | Zero Waste social and environmental impact plan. Launched in 2017, Zero Hunger | Zero Waste remains the centerpiece of the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. It is widely recognized as an industry-leading platform for collective action and systems change. …

Kroger Outlines New Stakeholder Priorities and Operational Improvements in 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

August 18, 2020 Kroger

Kroger’s 2020 report leads with an updated materiality assessment, outlining the Environmental, Social and Governance topics most meaningful to the company’s key stakeholders. The in-depth assessment, conducted in partnership with an external consultancy in early 2020, resulted in an updated list of priority topics. …