Top fall sustainability tips from Walmart Facebook fans
Walmart’s Facebook fans know what it means to be green and act on it too. We asked our fans to share their tips for saving energy and being green this fall. Of the hundreds of fantastic tips we received, we’ve featured some of our favorites here. Continue reading
By Walmart Green Room on November 5, 2012
Cast your vote for the VERGE 25: Smarter Supply Chains Award
Photo courtesy of GreenBiz.
By Walmart Green Room on November 2, 2012
Distribution center now powered up to 20 percent by large-scale wind turbine
Newly-operational 1.0 megawatt wind turbine at Walmart distribution center in Red Bluff, Calif.
Celebrating a renewable energy milestone, U.S. Congressman Wally Herger joined Walmart in the northern California town of Red Bluff on Monday for a dedication ceremony at the company’s first large-scale wind turbine. Continue reading
By Walmart Green Room on October 31, 2012
Responding to Sandy through coordination, cooperation
With more than 4,000 Walmart and Sam’s Club locations across the United States, it’s important that we have an organized response no matter where disaster strikes. Since 2001, our Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been vital in supporting our stores – and their surrounding communities – in times of crisis.
Not only does our EOC provide logistical coordination to ensure we have merchandise like bottled water and flashlights stocked for our customers, but the center also works with the Walmart Foundation and organizations such as the American Red Cross to understand how our company can assist with recovery.
For more about our EOC operations, including an up-to-date list of store closings, visit our corporate website.
By Walmart Green Room on October 30, 2012
Mike Duke outlines Walmart’s new sustainability goals in Beijing
The video broadcast of our new sustainability commitments announced at a global sourcing event in China is now available. Watch the speech from Walmart’s president and CEO Mike Duke here as he addresses the need for social and environmental responsibility. The full event replay is available on our corporate website.
By Walmart Green Room on October 25, 2012
Deepening sustainability in the global supply chain
At an event in Beijing today, Walmart is further strengthening its commitment to a sustainable global supply chain by announcing new commitments designed to make products made and sold around the globe more sustainable.
The commitments shared in Beijing deepen and expand the work under way with the Sustainability Index, a reporting system and measurement tool developed by The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), an independent research organization. Continue reading
By Walmart Green Room on October 25, 2012
Walmart to announce new sustainability commitments in China
Walmart executives, U.S. and Chinese government officials, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and Walmart associates are meeting this week in Beijing, China, where our company will announce strengthened and expanded commitments to our global sustainability supply chain. The announcement is on Thursday – be sure to check back here for updates from The Green Room and @WalmartGreen. Continue reading
By Walmart Green Room on October 22, 2012
Tracking success with blank CD packaging
It may be hard to believe, but October 1 marked the 30th anniversary of the release of the first CD player – Sony’s CDP101. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Billy Joel has the distinction of being the first musician to release a commercial album, 52nd Street, on CD. Continue reading
By Tim Clark on October 19, 2012
Bringing sustainability home
Sustainability can take many forms — from packaging design to food sourcing to building efficiency, which is my focus and what I oversee. Yet for all of the progress in these areas, there is a tremendous amount of work behind the scenes, starting with the technology we use to help improve a product’s or project’s sustainable potential. Continue reading
By Gary Epright on October 17, 2012
Taking sustainability to new heights
It can be mesmerizing to see our communities from a bird’s eye view. We crane our necks during takeoff and landing in the airplane and map our homes on Google Earth to check out the unusual perspective. The next time you explore your community from above, keep an eye on the roofs. Continue reading
By Walmart Green Room on October 15, 2012
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