Tag Archives: Walmart Green Room
Making seafood more sustainable, one fishery at a time
There’s a lot of talk about how responsible consumers should skip seafood from unsustainable fisheries – fish that are on a ‘red’ or ‘avoid’ list from an environmental campaign group.
Read more ›
WEF’s Young Global Leader class welcomes Walmart sustainability director
We recently talked with Miranda Ballentine, director of sustainability at Walmart, who was chosen to be a member of the 2013 class of Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum. Miranda offered some insight into what the title means, as well as how she believes her work in renewable energy is making a difference.
Read more ›
Bringing solar to Ohio and beyond: More than 200 installations and counting
There’s an exciting new feature at 12 Walmart and Sam’s Club locations in Ohio: a sunroof.
As of March 4, solar panels are now providing more than 4.7 megawatts of generation capacity to those buildings, creating enough energy to power more than 820 homes.
Read more ›First Lady Michelle Obama visits Walmart Neighborhood Market
Today we were honored to have First Lady Michelle Obama visit one of our Walmart stores to celebrate our progress on making food healthier and more affordable for families nationwide.
Two years ago we made a healthier food commitment that was informed by the First Lady’s work with Let’s Move!.
Read more ›
CDP and Walmart: A partnership to reduce suppliers’ greenhouse gas emissions
Watch the “About CDP” video here.
Climate change has been in the headlines a lot recently. The National Climatic Data Center announced that 2012 was the warmest year in the U.S. since national record keeping began in 1895. In last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama declared “for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change.
