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Wal-Mart's First Sustainability Report: Just a Gesture or a Just Account? |
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 |
When Wal-Mart (ticker: WMT) talks, people listen, whether they agree with the message or not. Two years after Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott announced the company's environmental goals in his "Twenty-First Century Leadership" speech, last week Wal-Mart released a report of its progress, "Sustainability Progress to date, 2007-2008." Full of figures and charts, it covers many sustainability issues from health care coverage and green products to Wal-Mart's giving in local communities to supply chain safety.
Wal-Mart set three ambitious goals as announced in Scott's speech: to be supplied 100% by renewable energy; to create zero waste; and to sell products that sustain natural resources and the environment.
Read the full article at SocialFunds. |
