Posts tagged ‘cost’
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
‘Leading the charge in sustainability’
Solar panels on a Walmart in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
When it comes to sustainability, we believe in going big and setting ambitious goals that we are committed to attaining, even if we don’t immediately know how we’ll get there.
That’s just what happened in 2005 when we vowed to be supplied by 100 percent renewable energy. Continue reading
March 2, 2012 Andrea Thomas 13 comments
Raise a glass (and a lighter bottle) for sustainability
Being interviewed by a magazine – that was a first. Wine Business Monthly wanted to talk with me about the moves we made in 2011 to reduce the amount of glass used in our Oak Leaf label.
Every year we go through a review process with The Wine Group, the company that produces our Oak Leaf label. Continue reading
February 23, 2012 Jason Fremstad 1 comment
The price of going green
Will people pay to go green? That’s a key question – maybe the question – for any company committed to sustainability. At Walmart, we’ve learned that the answer is a bit nuanced: Basically, usually not – but it depends.
Some customers will pay more for certain products that are better for the environment, and their top purchases include chicken, milk, fruits and vegetables, household cleaners and laundry/dish care. Continue reading
January 17, 2012 Andrea Thomas 5 comments
