Posts tagged ‘Recognition’
A message from President Clinton
We were honored that President Bill Clinton shared a video message about sustainability with attendees of our 50th Shareholders meeting. The president spoke about how Walmart has showed the world that sustainability can be good business, and he encouraged our associates to use their time at Walmart to make a real difference.
June 5, 2012 Walmart Green Room Leave a comment
Growing Power
When you are serious about sustainability, farming becomes a primary focus. We are in countries like China, training farmers to use fewer chemicals, and in Costa Rica, where our agronomists work with – and we buy directly from – small- and mid-size farmers. Continue reading
March 13, 2012 Andrea Thomas Leave a comment
Walmart local sourcing expert testifies before Senate Agriculture Committee
Ron McCormick, Walmart’s senior director of local sourcing, is testifying before the United States Senate Agriculture Committee today, March 7, at 10:30 a.m. ET about our locally grown produce sourcing program and some of the nutrition initiatives we have implemented to encourage greater consumption of healthier foods. Continue reading
March 7, 2012 Walmart Green Room 6 comments
‘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
Discovering the next big green idea
The winning sustainability-idea team: Arthur Yip, Jake Yeung and Alan Thai
University students have an incredible opportunity to learn, experiment, dream big and think in different ways. They also have the drive to change the world, which is why Walmart Canada turned to them for the next big green idea. Continue reading
March 1, 2012 Walmart Green Room 1 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
Walmart Rethink
We all know the 3 “R’s” of sustainability – reduce, reuse, and recycle. But so much of what we do at Walmart cuts across those categories as we try to innovate and find new ways to protect our planet.
So we spend a lot of our time on a fourth “R”: rethink. Continue reading
February 23, 2012 Walmart Green Room 14 comments
Our green power tops EPA lists
Green power really is the future. That’s why we are investing in solar, wind and fuel cells – especially in California and Texas where renewables provide nearly 30 percent of electricity for many of our stores.
And today, we have news: The Environmental Protection Agency has put us at the top of its Green Power Partnership lists, including naming us the No. Continue reading
January 31, 2012 David Ozment 8 comments
