key term - Whole Foods

Definition

Whole Foods is a supermarket chain that focuses on selling organic and natural products, often emphasizing ethical sourcing and environmental sustainability. It represents a business model that prioritizes social responsibility by catering to the health-conscious consumer while promoting fair trade and environmentally friendly practices.

Related terms

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): A business approach that contributes to sustainable development by delivering economic, social, and environmental benefits for all stakeholders.

Ethical Sourcing: The process of ensuring the products purchased by businesses are obtained in a responsible and sustainable way, that the workers involved in making them are safe and treated fairly.

Sustainability:

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs through environmentally friendly and socially responsible decisions