Tag Archives: energy
Eight ways to save money while boosting your home’s energy efficiency
Owning a home is a satisfying accomplishment, but between the mortgage, taxes, electricity, water, and cable, it can also be expensive. So, wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to actually save $500 every year just by making some small changes? We thought so, which is why we’ve outlined eight easy steps for saving money by being green:
1. Strip down.
Read more ›
Tune in for our Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting to hear our company’s progress and plans for the future
Today’s a big day for us – and we’re excited to share the latest on our sustainability efforts at Walmart. And the focus for today is energy. It’s one of our sustainability goals as a company: to be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy. We’ve been making great progress, but there’s always more we can do.
Read more ›Celebrate Earth Month with The Green Room
This month is Earth Month, a celebration of the environment and sustainability that culminates with Earth Day on April 22. It’s a great time to focus on the importance of sustainability and how we can make it part of our daily lives. And since that’s also the goal of The Green Room, we wanted to give a sneak preview of how Walmart is celebrating Earth Month.
Read more ›Making seafood more sustainable, one fishery at a time
There’s a lot of talk about how responsible consumers should skip seafood from unsustainable fisheries – fish that are on a ‘red’ or ‘avoid’ list from an environmental campaign group.
Read more ›
WEF’s Young Global Leader class welcomes Walmart sustainability director
We recently talked with Miranda Ballentine, director of sustainability at Walmart, who was chosen to be a member of the 2013 class of Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum. Miranda offered some insight into what the title means, as well as how she believes her work in renewable energy is making a difference.
Read more ›