Climate and Customers & Members
In addition to reducing the energy consumption in our own stores and Sam's Club facilities, we are taking steps to help our customers and members reduce the footprint of their homes. Energy Efficient Centers Sam's Club converted most of its facilities to include home energy efficiency centers within the aisles. - These centers offer members:
- roof-top solar panels (one of the first mass-market distribution efforts),
- energy efficient appliances,
- next-generation efficient lighting, and
- other products that promote sustainability such as low-flow toilets and showerheads.
Energy Efficient Products Walmart is working to reduce the amount of energy required to use the products we sell. We are working with our suppliers to make the most energy-intensive products in our stores, anywhere in the world, 25 percent more energy efficient by January 2011 (2008 Baseline).In 2008, we identified personal computers, video game consoles, air conditioners and televisions as the product categories for tracking purposes. As of January 2011, 963 out of 1,847 products, or 52 percent, had at least a 25 percent reduction in energy consumption compared to the baseline. - TVs. All flat-panel televisions in the U.S. and Japan will be 30 percent more energy efficient by 2010 (2008 Baseline).
- Update: By working with our suppliers, we have been able to increase the average energy efficiency of flat-panel televisions throughout our assortment in the U.S. by 30.3 percent. We continue to work with our suppliers in Japan to gather data on efficiency improvements.
- Air Conditioners. Every air conditioner we sell in the U.S. will be Energy Star Rated by 2010 (2008 Baseline).
- Update: As of January 31, 2011, six of the eight models, or 75 percent, of window air conditioners offered in our assortment are ENERGY-STAR-rated.
- Home Energy Efficiency. Our goal is to double the sale of products in the U.S., by 2011, that help make homes more energy efficient (2008 Baseline).
- Update: Since 2008, we have seen a 20 percent increase in sales among these items.
- CFLs. Sell 100 million compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) at Walmart and Sam's Club locations by the end of 2007 (2006 Baseline).
- Update: We met this commitment in 2007. We sold 137 million CFLs in the timeframe we set up to sell 100 million CFLs. Since the announcement of the commitment, Walmart and Sam's Club in the U.S. have sold more than 466 million CFLs.
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