Posts tagged ‘Wal-mart’
How we brought solar to cold, snowy areas
Walmart is testing renewable energy technologies in a variety of locations and geographies, and when we find something that works – like solar – we go big with it. Our solar program began in warmer climates, including California and Hawaii, and then expanded into Arizona, Puerto Rico and even Louisiana. Continue reading
April 12, 2012 David Ozment 2 comments
Bringing solar-powered stores to Colorado
Solar panel installation in the snow on the roof of a Lafayette, Colo., Walmart.
Trivia question: What state provided the inspiration for the song, “America the Beautiful”?
Answer: Colorado.
The Centennial State’s “beautiful, for spacious skies” are now being protected by six new solar projects constructed by SolarCity in partnership with Walmart
These solar-powered stores are expected to generate 3 million kilowatt-hours of clean, renewable energy each year, which is enough to power more than 225 homes, according to the EPA calculator. Continue reading
April 11, 2012 Toby Corey 7 comments
Women in Factories Training Program to empower more than 60,000 workers
Anju Ara, 27, moved from her home in Pabna, Bangladesh, to the capital of Dhaka to work in a garment factory with a dream to overcome poverty and have a better life.
Women make up the majority of the workforce in manufacturing industries around the world and help to produce many of the products in our stores. Continue reading
April 5, 2012 Sridevi Kalavakolanu 1 comment
A cool idea in freezer efficiency
In 2005, we partnered with General Electric to create and install our first LED freezer case lights at a Walmart in McKinney, Texas. They used 70 percent less energy and generated significantly less heat, which is important in a refrigerator. Seven years later, LED freezer case lighting is the standard in all new Walmart facilities around the globe and is becoming the industry norm for refrigerated food cases. Continue reading
April 5, 2012 Walmart Green Room 2 comments
Announcement Thursday on helping women in factories
April 3, 2012 Walmart Green Room Leave a comment
Lighting the way with LED
This Neighborhood Market in Wichita, Kan., is illuminated almost entirely by LED.
Drop in to our new stores in Wichita, Kan., and you can be part of our experiment. In October, we opened two Neighborhood Markets that were identical – except that one is lighted almost entirely by LED. Continue reading
March 28, 2012 Ralph Williams 1 comment
Growing change in cotton
Farm workers from the Better Cotton project in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India, where the sowing and picking of cotton is primarily done by women. Walmart is working with Better Cotton, placing special emphasis on women’s development.
For millions of people in some of the world’s poorest countries, cotton is an important way of making a living. Continue reading
March 27, 2012 Lise Melvin Leave a comment
From reuse to rescue
It all started with one store and a manager with a big heart. He gathered meat and poultry that went unsold at Walmart and began giving it to a nearby animal park to feed rescued animals.
Today, it is now a full-fledged program that has expanded to 325 Walmart stores and Sam’s Clubs, serving 128 animal sanctuaries and rescue centers in the U.S. Continue reading
March 22, 2012 Ali Zandi 6 comments
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
New Orleans has growing power, too
On Tuesday, The Green Room highlighted Growing Power, an inspirational national nonprofit that is training others in sustainable farming in both urban and rural areas.
Today, we highlight one of its training centers: Our School at Blair Grocery, with an excerpt from the school’s outstanding blog. Continue reading
March 15, 2012 Walmart Green Room 1 comment
