Environmental Retail Index
APTIM’s Environmental Retail Index provides retail environmental, compliance, and sustainability leaders with a confidential way to benchmark goals, tools, and practices against peer organizations.
APTIM’s Environmental Retail Index (ERI) is an annual benchmarking survey for US-based retail companies. Participants receive a customized, confidential report comparing their responses with aggregated peer data, helping teams identify program gaps, support internal planning, and prioritize next steps.
APTIM also uses aggregated ERI findings to publish thought leadership and retail benchmarking insights through a blog series. Public insights do not disclose individual company responses.
What ERI Measures
ERI focuses on how retailers implement environmental programs across facilities, operations, and supply chains.
Survey topics include:
- Energy & greenhouse gases
- Waste management & diversion
- Environmental resilience
- Supply chain sustainability
- Preparedness for emerging environmental regulations
- Program strategies, tools & technologies
Retail Benchmark Insights
APTIM uses aggregated ERI findings to develop thought leadership articles highlighting benchmarking data, emerging trends, and common questions identified by retail participants.
Explore ERI-informed insights:
Why Participate
Retail environmental and sustainability teams are managing data, reporting, and regulatory pressure, often with limited time and resources. ERI gives participants direct peer benchmarking they can use to compare program performance and identify where stronger systems or additional support may be needed.
Participants receive:
- A customized, confidential benchmark report available only to participating companies
- Comparisons with aggregated peer responses
- Insights that support leadership discussions, planning efforts & investment priorities
- Optional consultation with APTIM’s Sustainability Solutions team to review findings, clarify peer comparisons & identify next steps based on findings
- Optional roundtable discussions with peers to explore survey topics in greater depth
Fill Out the Form to Participate in ERI
Who Should Participate
ERI is designed for US-based retail companies managing environmental practices across stores, distribution centers, corporate operations, supplier networks, or other facility-level portfolios.
Environmental compliance and sustainability leaders from major retailers, including Best Buy, Dollar Tree, Kohl’s, and Petco, have contributed responses to ERI. Their participation strengthens the aggregated benchmark data and helps retail teams compare priorities, implementation practices, and program trends.
ERI is especially valuable for teams focused on:
- Environmental compliance
- Sustainability strategy
- Environmental health & safety
- Facilities & operations
- Corporate responsibility
- Risk & resilience
- Data collection, reporting & disclosure
How Participation Works
- Sign Up
Complete the form to request access to the survey. - Receive the Survey
APTIM provides both online and downloaded versions of the survey to support collaboration across teams. - Submit the Survey
Most questions are optional; however more complete responses improve the quality and usefulness of the benchmark report. - Receive Your Customized Report
Participating companies receive a customized, confidential report comparing their responses with aggregated peer data. - Continue the Conversation
Participants have the opportunity to review results with the APTIM team, ask questions, and discuss challenges and opportunities with other participating companies.
Contact APTIM
Participate in the Environmental Retail Index to compare your retail environmental practices with peer benchmarks and receive a customized, confidential report.
Participation, customized reports, and results consultations are available at no cost. After participants receive their report, APTIM’s Sustainability Solutions team can review the findings, clarify peer comparisons, and discuss practical next steps for targets, program implementation, or data collection.
Fill Out the Form to Participate in ERI
Questions about participation, confidentiality, or the survey process? Contact EnvironmentalRetail@APTIM.com.
Frequently Asked Questions About ERI
The Environmental Retail Index is APTIM’s annual benchmarking survey for US-based retail companies. It helps participants compare facility-level environmental practices with aggregated peer data.
Only companies that participate in the survey receive a customized, confidential benchmark report.
No. Individual responses are not published. Public ERI insights use aggregated benchmark data and do not disclose participant-specific responses.
Customized reports are available only to participating companies. Public-facing insights are based on aggregated ERI data, and individual company responses are not shared. The fact that a company participated may be used in marketing materials, but no specific response data will be disclosed.
Participation is free. Participating retailers receive a customized, confidential report comparing their responses with aggregated peer data.
Yes. APTIM’s team can walk participants through the survey or review the customized report after completion. The consultation helps teams understand benchmark findings, interpret peer comparisons, and discuss next steps.
Reach out to EnvironmentalRetail@APTIM.com to schedule a call.
The Environmental Retail Index is APTIM’s annual benchmarking survey for US-based retail companies. It helps participants compare facility-level environmental practices with aggregated peer data.
Only companies that participate in the survey receive a customized, confidential benchmark report.
No. Individual responses are not published. Public ERI insights use aggregated benchmark data and do not disclose participant-specific responses.
Customized reports are available only to participating companies. Public-facing insights are based on aggregated ERI data, and individual company responses are not shared. The fact that a company participated may be used in marketing materials, but no specific response data will be disclosed.
Participation is free. Participating retailers receive a customized, confidential report comparing their responses with aggregated peer data.
Yes. APTIM’s team can walk participants through the survey or review the customized report after completion. The consultation helps teams understand benchmark findings, interpret peer comparisons, and discuss next steps.
Reach out to EnvironmentalRetail@APTIM.com to schedule a call.
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