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to Rojas.
When building the sustainability plat-
form the executive suite wanted to ensure sustainability initiatives pushed out to the stores would be readily adopted and prog- ress to maximum potential, according to Rojas. This would require sustainability leaders at the store level solidly vested in their success.
At the Charlotte grand opening, Joseph Williams, a Sprouts assistant produce manager and green leader from Tampa, FL, was getting his exercise, running around the produce department, busily merchan- dising and training new store employees. “I take my sustainability role seriously. It’s a big responsibility,” he says. “I’ve worked at other grocers, and Sprouts is a whole different company, from the culture to the opportunities Sprouts provides for its employees,” he says. “It’s a healthy envi- ronment. Look how everyone gravitates to the produce department. The interac- tion between team members and guests is wonderful. That’s what makes Sprouts exciting. There are no walls,” he says, both literally and figuratively.
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Assistant produce manager/ green leader Joseph Williams says, “It’s a healthy environ- ment. Look how everyone gravitates to the produce department. The interaction between team members and guests is wonderful. That’s what makes Sprouts exciting. There are no walls.”