Climate and Walmart's Suppliers
We continue working with our suppliers and others in the supply chain to reduce their carbon emissions. Supplier Energy Efficiency Project (SEEP) We conduct energy efficiency audits and retrofits of participating supplier buildings. The program helps: - our suppliers learn from our experiences with energy efficiency in our stores and buildings.
- form the basis of an energy efficiency model that can be adopted by any private or public sector organization that manages a supply chain.
National Governors Association (NGA) To share our learnings, we partnered with the National Governors Association (NGA) in 2008 to launch the "Greening State Capitols" program. This program: - offers energy audits of capitol complexes around the country, providing recommendations on efficiency improvements and estimates on the amount of energy and money each state can save.
- Involves a team of engineering experts surveying state buildings and suggesting energy efficiency improvements based on technologies that we have successfully deployed in a number of our stores, Sam's Club locations and additional facilities around the world. The areas covered in the audit included:
- lighting,
- heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems (HVAC),
- refrigeration and other equipment,
- technologies such as programmable thermostats, and
- building structure, including insulation and windows.
Forestry Efforts From deforestation of the world's rainforests to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, farming practices are having environmental impacts. We will focus on two of the major contributors to global deforestation, palm oil and beef production, by: - Requiring sustainably sourced palm oil for all Walmart private brand products globally by the end of 2015.
- Extending Walmart Brazil's policy of sourcing only beef that does not contribute to deforestation of the Amazon to all of our companies worldwide by the end of 2015.
- We will continue our commitment to sourcing sustainable seafood with programs now being implemented in the U.S., Mexico, Central America, Canada and Brazil.
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