Posts tagged ‘zero waste’
Set big sustainability goals, then work at them daily
Walmart’s company-wide goal is to create zero waste. Corrugated cardboard is bundled into bales and sent to paper mills to be recycled into new paper products.Last year, Walmart U.S. kept nearly 81 percent of waste out of the landfill.
As someone who leads the drive toward sustainability every single day at work, I’ve been thinking a lot about our commitment as we wrap up Earth Month 2012. Continue reading
April 30, 2012 Andrea Thomas 1 comment
Is Walmart more hype than reality?
Solar panels on a Walmart in Marina, Calif.
Michelle Mauthe Harvey of the Environmental Defense Fund tackles a good subject today in GreenBiz. Are we at Walmart meeting our sustainability goals, or are we guilty of actually hyping empty efforts? Continue reading
March 30, 2012 Walmart Green Room Leave a comment
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
Working together in Africa
On Saturday, I was in Davos, Switzerland, and had the chance to sit down with NGOs, academics and leaders from around the world to talk about sustainable growth and development in Africa.
Walmart is a global business, and we are now in Sub-Saharan Africa where we recently invested in the retailer Massmart. Continue reading
February 1, 2012 Leslie Dach Leave a comment
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
Making sustainability affordable in Brazil
I was just in Brazil where I walked the aisles of one of our eco-efficient stores. These are amazing buildings packed with great ideas ranging from express aisles for customers using reusable bags to infrastructure made from recycled material. I snapped a few photos with my BlackBerry which you’ll see below. Continue reading
January 24, 2012 Andrea Thomas 4 comments
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
Thinking outside the box
The redesigned shoe box looks the same, but uses 43% less paper
When you set a goal to reduce, recycle or reuse everything, then packaging really has to change. Walmart has pledged to cut back on packaging all across the supply chain. Continue reading
January 13, 2012 Tim Wilson 16 comments
Taking care of our planet – together
When we launched our new sustainability blog earlier this week, we committed to a vibrant conversation about helping people around the world live better. We asked for your thoughts and ideas, and you are delivering!
You can see reader posts, as well as The Green Room’s responses. Continue reading
January 6, 2012 Andrea Thomas 7 comments
