<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Begin forwarded message:<br><div dir="ltr"><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Klein, Kendra" <KKlein@foe.org><br><b>Date:</b> October 7, 2020 at 7:48:06 AM PDT<br><b>To:</b> "Klein, Kendra" <KKlein@foe.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Please Share! Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard ranks grocers on pesticides and organic offerings</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk52891544">Dear friends,<o:p></o:p></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">We’re excited to announce that the
</span><a href="https://foe.org/retailer-report-card/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">
launched today! The scorecard grades 25 of the largest U.S. food retailers on pesticides and organic offerings. It finds that, amidst the “insect apocalypse,” most retailers have a long way to go to protect bees and butterflies from toxic pesticides.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><b>PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><span style="color:black">Pesticide use is driving a massive decline of pollinators, putting biodiversity and our food system at risk. Learn which top U.S. food retailers are taking vital steps to
cut out toxic pesticides and #SaveTheBees! </span></span><a href="https://foe.org/retailer-report-card/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://foe.org/retailer-report-card/</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><span style="color:black;background:white">Amidst the “insect apocalypse,” a new scorecard finds that U.S. food retailers have a long way to go to protect bees and butterflies — the small but mighty
pollinators responsible for one in three bites of food we eat — from toxic pesticides</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><span style="color:black">.
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"></span><a href="https://foe.org/retailer-report-card/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">https://foe.org/retailer-report-card/</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">Pesticide reduction to protect biodiversity and human health lags far behind other sustainability efforts in the food retail sector.<span class="s1">
</span>While 23 of the 25 companies evaluated have energy & climate policies, just 6 have a pesticide-related policy for their food supply chains as of 2020.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><b>Giant Eagle</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">, released a new policy committing to eliminate use of pollinator-toxic neonicotinoid pesticides in its produce supply chain, making the company the only
top retailer to make a clear commitment to reduce toxic pesticide use.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">Six top food retailers have pollinator health policies. In addition to Giant Eagle, in the past year
<b>Albertsons, Aldi U.S.,</b> <b>Kroger </b>and <b>Rite Aid </b>created new pollinator health policies that encourage reductions in bee-toxic pesticides in food supply chains.
<b>Costco </b>was the first major U.S. food retailer to establish a pollinator health policy in 2018. Only Giant Eagle’s policy includes a measurable commitment to reduce use of pollinator-toxic pesticides in its food supply chain.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><b>Whole Foods </b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">and
<b>Trader Joe’s </b>are leading on organic as a percent of overall grocery sales.
</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><span class="s1"><span style="color:black">Most companies are not disclosing their organic sales data, which makes it difficult to assess their growth and competitive advantage in this marketplace.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><span class="s1"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><span class="s1"><span style="color:black">Only
<b>Ahold Delhaize</b> and <b>Aldi U.S.</b> include organic sales in company KPIs or formal sustainability criteria. None of the companies evaluated include pesticide reduction in formal sustainability criteria.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><span class="s1"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><b><span style="color:black;background:white">Independent grocery stores
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><span style="color:black;background:white">far surpass the largest U.S. food retailers on organic as a percent of overall sales. In a survey of 36 independent food retailers across the country, we found
that 94% report exceeding the benchmark that Friends of the Earth has challenged top grocery retailers to meet: increasing certified organic offerings to 15% of total sales or grocery offerings.
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">While agriculture accounts for the vast majority of pesticide use, the scorecard also awarded points to nine companies for complimentary policies in their home & garden supply chains, including credit to
<b>Costco, Ahold Delhaize </b>and <b>CVS </b>for commitments to end sales of Roundup and other glyphosate-based products.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><b>FOR MORE INFORMATION:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"></span><a href="https://foe.org/retailer-report-card/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">Scorecard website</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/3ljCSdR"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">Press release</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"></span><a href="https://bit.ly/2GFMjW0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">Op-ed in Food Tank</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">Without pollinators, grocery stores would run short of a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables, nuts, beans and delicious treats like chocolate and coffee. And because bees pollinate alfalfa and
other crops eaten by cows, even the dairy and meat shelves would look bare.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">The findings of the scorecard represent important first steps. But the extinction crisis demands that all food retailers make time-bound commitments to phase out toxic pesticides and support a transition
to organic and regenerative agriculture, which is better for pollinators, people and the planet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">Thank you for helping us to get the word out!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">All best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk52891544">Kendra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Kendra Klein, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Senior Staff Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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of the Earth U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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