Sustainability
Our Mission: “Weis Markets is committed to our customers and communities to continually adopt sustainable practices to minimize our impact on the environment today and for tomorrow.”
Weis Markets has four pillars of sustainability: Green Design, Natural Resources, Food & Agriculture, Social Responsibility. We are committed to developing a corporate strategy that defines us as a socially responsible company. Outlined below are the current efforts that moves us toward a future with business decisions that are measurable and sustainable.
Did you Know?
Using an energy efficient light bulb helps reduce energy consumption and is is a small step you can take to help protect our planet. There are two types of energy
efficient light bulbs readily available to the consumer: the compact fluorescent light bulb (or CFL) and the light-emitting diode (or LED). Each of these less traditional light
sources have benefits and drawbacks.
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Green Practices:All of our new store are designed to conserve energy and water with efficient building designs. As we remodel, renovate, and upgrade our older buildings we seek the opportunity to replace old technology such as plumbing, HVAC, lighting, energy management systems, and refrigeration systems with new specifications that reduce water consumption and energy use. |
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Natural Resources:At Weis Markets it is our intent to provide our associates and customers with products and processes that enable and encourage them to participate in our efforts to preserve our natural resources. This Includes:
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Food and Agriculture:Weis Markets promotes partnerships with local businesses and communities to advance sustainable agriculture and to develop initiatives to retain and expand local businesses, we educate our customers on the importance of sustainable and local agriculture practices and provide our customers with the opportunity to purchase fresh and sustainably-produced food and produce from local farmers. We process our own milk and use the excess butterfat to make our Weis Quality Ice Cream – 50 flavors and growing! We are also proud to support local farmers and over 95% of our milk comes from Pennsylvania farms. In Pennsylvania alone, we annually buy more than 24 million pounds of locally grown produce and we also purchase local produce in all of the states where we have stores. |
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Social Responsibility:We’re strong believers in giving back to the communities we serve. Each year, our associates and our company make direct and in-kind donations to numerous charities and organizations throughout our market area, including food banks, community-based health care organizations, schools, pet shelters, the United Way and many other local charities.Our annual Fight Hunger program generates hundreds of thousands of dollars in product and direct donations by our customers to local food banks, pantries and emergency food providers. We supplement their giving with a matching corporate donation. Our company also donates to community-based health care organizations throughout our trade area. We continue to support many worthwhile programs including: clinics for the uninsured, mammography programs, women’s cardiac programs, clinics serving women facing high-risk pregnancies and breast cancer awareness programs. We’re proud of our associates who help make our giving possible. Thanks to them, we’re making a difference. For more information on charitable programs, please check out our corporate guidelines |
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We are proud to feature brands that have a strong sustainability initiative, like Musco Olives. Find out more about their sustainable practices by watching the video below.
