Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2009

Walmart using its clout to go green

The Boston Globe
July 20, 2009

Shopping sustainably. Will Walmart's Sustainable Product Index change the way we shop? The mega-retailer is working with suppliers to collect information about the environmental impact of products it sells and plans to share that information with consumers via a simple rating. Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter blogged that Walmart's new initiative ``changed the game with respect to environmental issues.'' Read more.