Lockport retailer honored for green initiative

Crosby’s is the first Western New York company to be awarded the Small Business Green Initiative certification.

The certification was created by Buffalo-based consulting company Sustainable Earth Solutions, a B-Corporation that helps small businesses gain competitive advantages by integrating sustainability into their strategies and operations.

In preparing to obtain the certification Lockport-based Crosby’s, which has about 50 convenience stores regionally, set out to cost-effectively reduce…