Aspen Institute recognizes Walmart's energy efficiency and sustainability workAt Walmart, we are working hard to reach a day when all of our energy comes from renewable sources. At the Aspen Environmental Forum held in March 2009, we were honored to take home the award for Corporate Energy Efficiency at the second annual Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Awards. The Aspen Institute Global Leadership Network recognized six organizations and people who are creating energy and environmental solutions. The winners have demonstrated how they are taking a fresh approach to solving the energy crisis, achieving measurable results and improving the environment. Read the news release. Our approach to energy efficiency and sustainabilityWe call our approach Sustainability 360, and it takes a comprehensive view of our business by engaging more than 100,000 suppliers, 2 million associates and hundreds of millions of customers around the world in our efforts. Sustainability 360 lives in every corner of our business - from associate job descriptions to our interactions with suppliers - and guides our decisions based on improving the environment, supply chain and communities where we operate and source. The Institute recognized us for our commitment and progress toward:
Our work doesn’t end there. We’re doing even more to reach our three long-term sustainability goals: to be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy, create zero waste and sell products that sustain our resources and the environment. We’re using renewable energy sources, including wind energy in Texas and solar power in California and Hawaii. Additionally, we’re building efficient pilot stores and addressing our greenhouse gas emissions. By taking wasteful energy out of our operations, we can do more to save our customers money and help them live better. |
