Environmental group targets retailers’ ‘shady’ shipping routes

Amazon, Ikea, Target and Walmart were called on by Ship It Zero to improve sustainable shipping.

Amid massive ongoing port congestion, especially on the West Coast, environmental groups are highlighting the resulting impacts on air quality.

Ship It Zero, an environmental coalition run by Pacific Environment and Stand.earth, released its “Shady Routes” report on Monday.

After researching Walmart’s, Target’s, Amazon’s and Ikea’s maritime activities from 2018 to 2020, the organization labeled the companies some of the most polluting retailers in ocean shipping.

The report focuses on the shipping...

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