Norm Thompson proves that—contrary to popular belief—environmental sustainability and sound fiscal practices can go hand-in-hand

By Reported Donna Loyle

Staff resistance was a bit heavier on this project than the paper program, Emrick admits. “Merchants told us, ‘I don’t have time to source environmentally friendly alternatives to my product mix,’” he recounts. “But we gently kept at them, until eventually they started looking for such products in the beginning of their search processes.”