Wal-Mart Plans to Be Greener

Wal-Mart recently announced a plan to make their supply chain greener by 2015. They announced Thursday that they would be cutting "20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain...the equivalent of removing more than 3.8 million cars from the road for a year."

Wal-Mart plans on pushing their suppliers to examine the way "carbon lifecycle of their products, from the raw materials used in manufacturing all the way through to the recycling phase." They are also asking suppliers to "rethink how they source, manufacture, package and transport those goods." Wal-Mart plans to have executives working with suppliers on ways to accomplish this feat.

The article that I read talked about how this will not only benefit the environment, it will also benefit Wal-Mart, which in turn will benefit the customers. These benefits will come by Wal-Mart saving money through suppliers, which will help them maintain their low prices and could lead to even more savings for the consumer. For consumers this is always great news, because everyone wants to save money while still getting quality product.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/business/energy-environment/26walmart.html?ref=business