Posts tagged ‘carbon’
Carbon counting time
Wind power at Sam’s Club in Palmdale, Calif.
It’s that time of year again. With video conferencing technology, we’ve just met with our global peers and counterparts in Energy, Construction and Maintenance from all our markets around the world to kick off our annual greenhouse gas (GHG) data gathering process. Continue reading
March 20, 2012 Greg Trimble Leave a comment
An unexpected partnership is changing business behavior
In 2007, few companies were talking about sustainable supply chains. This is puzzling considering that the business case for wasting less is not new, and the concept of supply chain management has been around for decades. Both these elements can go a long way toward making a company’s supply of goods more sustainable. Continue reading
March 8, 2012 Keith Littlejohns Leave a comment
FORBES: How Nike, Wal-Mart And Ikea save money and slash carbon by shipping smarter
At Walmart, we talk a lot about learning from one another and working in partnership to create global change. A recent report, “Smart Moves,” examines some of the best practices by companies working to cut emissions from transportation.
Emissions from freight transportation are no small problem. Continue reading
February 28, 2012 Walmart Green Room 2 comments
