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Canadian website makes business case for green
A Canadian website is making the case for greener business practices by sharing case studies of more sustainable business methods that also deliver to the bottom line.
ShareGreen.ca posts case studies from companies, government and non-profits that are finding more sustainable methods of operating and reaping bottom line benefits through reduced costs or new sources of revenue.
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Walmart helps a worthy nonprofit’s recycling effort
In August 2012, the Walmart Foundation gave a $465,000 grant to The Arc, a community-based nonprofit organization that advocates on behalf of, and serves, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). With that money, The Arc launched the eXplore eRecycling initiative, an effort that includes chapters across the country.
Read more ›Scan & Go is a tech-savvy way to shop. Here’s how to give it a green twist.
Given the busy lives we all lead, it’s always great when a shortcut comes along to simplify things. Case in point: the Scan & Go checkout option that Walmart recently expanded to more than 200 stores around the country.
Read more ›A Trip to Lane Southern Orchards
This week I had the opportunity to get a behind the scenes tour of the Lane Family Southern Orchards peach orchard thanks to my being a part of the Walmart Moms program. The Lane’s peach Orchard is a fifth generation family operation that is located in Fort Valley, Georgia, just a few hours south of my own home.
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Georgia Grown: A Look at Lane Southern Orchards
Dorn Wenninger, Vice President of Produce and Floral, Walmart U.S. and Duke Lane, III, Co-owner of Lane Southern Orchards
As part of our commitment to sourcing locally grown produce wherever possible, Walmart is making a series of visits to supplier farms across the country. The Walmart Green Room is on the ground, too, and over the next few months, we’ll share stories of the growers and communities we visit. Our first stop is Georgia, the Peach State.
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