Retailer Sustainability Compliance Packages

Retailers like Walmart, Target, and REI are increasingly requiring their suppliers to meet strict sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) standards. Failure to comply can lead to delisted products, lost revenue, and reputational damage.

Our Retailer Sustainability Compliance Packages ensure your brand:
✅ Meets retailer sustainability requirements
✅ Avoids costly compliance mistakes
✅ Strengthens relationships with major retailers
✅ Saves time and resources with expert guidance

Emerger Strategies helps brands navigate complex sustainability compliance requirements, such as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting and packaging regulations, ensuring they meet retailer and regulatory expectations while avoiding fines or supply chain disruptions.

Essentials Package

Best For: Small brands needing a roadmap but handling implementation in-house.

✅ Sustainability Audit – Establish sustainable operations, products, packaging baselines.

✅ Gap Analysis against Walmart, Target, and REI requirements & expectations

✅ GHG Emissions Measurement – Scopes 1-3 carbon footprint calculation

✅ Sustainable Packaging Review – Ensuring compliance with EPR & retailer goals

✅ Retailer Scorecard Support – Help responding to CDP, THESIS, Higg Index, REI Product Impact Standards, and other retailer-specific assessments

✅ Bi-Monthly Sustainability Check-ins

Premium Package

Best For: Mid-sized brands looking for more hands-on implementation support

✅ Everything in Essentials, PLUS:

✅GHG Management: Science-Based Targets, Climate Action Plan, and The Climate Label Certification support

✅ Waste Management: Waste Audit, Zero Waste strategies, and Zero Waste Certification support

✅ Full Sustainability Reporting Support

✅ Custom Retailer Communication Strategy – Positioning your sustainability efforts to buyers

✅ Monthly Sustainability Check-ins

Enterprise Package

Best For: Brands scaling sustainability across supply chains & needing full-service support.

✅ Everything in Premium, PLUS:

✅ Supply Chain Management – Identifying supply chain emissions reduction strategies, creating sustainable procurement policies, providing educational resources for suppliers

✅ Supplier ESG Compliance Strategy – Ensuring alignment with sustainability expectations

✅ Custom Retailer Engagement Plan – Proactive strategy for winning with sustainability

✅ Sustainability Training for Sales & Marketing Teams

“Emerger Strategies has been an incredible partner for Crazy Creek. They’ve helped us comply with our REI Product Impact Standards and OIA’s Climate Action Corp requirements by measuring GHG emissions, setting science-based targets and creating a Climate Action Plan. This has set us up with a clear path to path to meet both our sustainability goals and GHG reduction targets.”

Karson Bagby

Co-Owner

ROI of Sustainability Retailer Compliance

Investment: At Emerger Strategies, we create custom pricing based on company size & retailer requirements to meet your specific needs.

✅ ROI Breakdown:

Avoid costly fines & delistings (Non-compliance can result in lost retail partnerships)
Save time & resources (No need to hire, train, and retain a full-time sustainability team)
Enhance brand reputation & sales (Retailers prioritize sustainable brands)
Gain a competitive advantage (Meet or exceed competitors’ sustainability performance)

“Emerger Strategies has been vital in helping us exceed our sustainability goals, and I highly recommend them to any company who needs help with retailer sustainability compliance! With Emerger Strategies’ comprehensive approach to sustainability, we have been able to take our reporting to the next level by employing their advanced knowledge, in addition to responding to and improving our scorecards for the annual CDP, THESIS and Project Gigaton reporting cycles.”

Carrie Orr

Senior Director, Production & Compliance

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Retailer Sustainability Compliance isn’t just about meeting requirements—it’s a chance to position your company as a forward-thinking, trusted leader in the marketplace. Let us help you turn these challenges into opportunities. For more information, please fill out the form below, or book a call on Rick’s calendar!