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Wal-Mart's quest for green Dispatch from a green-themed gathering of Wal-Mart execs	Amanda Griscom Little	12 Jul 2006	Gristmill
I write from a quarterly meeting of Wal-Mart managers and execs, focused on implementing CEO H. Lee Scott's eco-friendly vision. (For more on that vision, see my interview with Scott.) I never dreamed I'd find myself feeling anything but depressed after a day of immersive conference activities at Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. But now that I'm here, I'm feeling decidedly optimistic. Granted, I was a tad creeped out when the 800-plus memb ...
Topics: business, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

California Connected on organic and Wal-Mart	David Roberts	10 Jul 2006	Gristmill
A nifty PBS show called California Connected recently did a special on organic food, focusing on Wal-Mart's decision to get into the organic-food market. It's unusually substantive and thoughtful (at least relative to cable tv fare). Check it out.
Topics: business, food, organic food, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Al goes to Wal-Mart	David Roberts	07 Jul 2006	Gristmill
Several blogs have noted this item about Al Gore addressing the upcoming quarterly meeting on sustainability at Wal-Mart. Apparently Rich Cizik, Adam Werbach, and some other eco-luminaries will be there as well, and some fairly significant stuff is going to be announced. Our very own Amanda Griscom Little will be reporting from the scene. In the meantime, read her interview with Wal-Mart CEO H. Lee Scott, and to wash that corporate taste right out of your pristine ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Step One: Get a Job With Better Health-Care Coverage Wal-Mart to educate employees on environment and health		22 Jun 2006	Daily Grist
Step One: Get a Job With Better Health-Care Coverage Wal-Mart to educate employees on environment and health Retail leviathan Wal-Mart, anxious to be the eco-friendliest big-box chain around, is developing a program to teach employees how to care for themselves and the environment. Anonymous sources say the as-yet-unveiled plan, tentatively named the Environmental Health and Wellness Program, will give ...
Topics: business, green living, news, Sierra Club, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Blend Game Wal-Mart looks into selling ethanol		01 Jun 2006	Daily Grist
Blend Game Wal-Mart looks into selling ethanol As part of its newfound determination to jump on the eco-bandwagon, Wal-Mart is considering selling E85, an ethanol/gasoline blend, at the gas stations it owns and operates. The mega-chain held an alternative-fuels summit for auto-industry reps, oil companies, government officials, and biofuel producers in Washington, D.C., this week. Still, Wal-Mart spokesflack Kev ...
Topics: business, news, renewable energy, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Wal-mart's organic bomb	Kif Scheuer	12 May 2006	Gristmill
Melanie Warner at the NYT reports today that Wal-Mart is about to dramatically increase its organic food offerings. In very understated fashion, she says, 'Wal-Mart's interest is expected to change organic food production in substantial ways.' Um, yeah, it sure will. Wal-Mart's plan is to sell organics ~10% over the price of non-organics -- a much closer premium than you can get elsewhere. It's also getting brands like Pepsi, Rice Krispies, and Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese in th ...
Topics: business, food, organic food, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

The spread of Wal-Mart	David Roberts	08 May 2006	Gristmill
Yeesh. Here's a short video of Wal-Mart's spread in the U.S. It accompanies a paper called 'The Diffusion of Wal-Mart and Economies of Density' (PDF) by the University of Minnesota's Thomas Holmes. (via Kottke)
Topics: business, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Don't Discount Him An interview with Wal-Mart CEO H. Lee Scott	Amanda Griscom Little	12 Apr 2006	Main Dish
Last week, Wal-Mart joined leading energy executives in their startling call for mandatory caps on greenhouse-gas emissions. The heart of this monolithic retail Grinch grew three sizes that day -- or so it seemed to many environmental Who's. Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott. For many enviros, the name "Wal-Mart" has always triggered a shudder. The world's biggest retailer has been charged with exa ...
Topics: business, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations, interview, renewable energy, Wal-Mart, waste (all these topics)

The prince and the CEO Wal-Mart boss gets some tips from the Prince of Wales	Sarah K. Burkhalter	26 Jan 2006	Gristmill
Here is a story about Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott seeking greenie advice from the Prince of Wales. Any attempt on my part to summarize the tale wouldn't be nearly as good as the article itself, so I offer you the best tidbits of blunt British reporting. I love me some British. The Times on Wal-Mart: Mr Scott is desperate to transform the image of the monolithic retail organisation, which has a history of building huge superstores on the edge of towns on greenfield s ...
Topics: business, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

A Good Switch or a Bad Switch? Wal-Mart's eco-announcements generate a clash among activists	Liza Featherstone	22 Nov 2005	Main Dish
The mother ship. Photo: Wal-Mart. It was easy for Wal-Mart's critics to laugh this past spring when CEO Lee Scott proudly announced that he drove a Lexus hybrid. For Scott to expect praise for his consumer choices given the abysmal record of his massive company -- which has repeatedly violated the Clean Water Act while contributing to sprawl, air pollution, and a host of ...
Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

The Wrong Target Could chain stores actually be good for the environment?	Daniel Akst	03 Nov 2005	Soapbox
To some environmentalists, the shoppers of the world have nothing to lose but their chains. If only people stopped spending at these awful big-box stores, the thinking goes, the earth might be saved -- and local businesses would flourish. Shop to it! From an environmental perspective, there is in fact much to dislike about the chains. Their low prices, sustained by a rapidly globalizing economy, ...
Topics: business, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

A Journey of a Gazillion Miles Begins With a Single Inch Wal-Mart declares it's going green		21 Oct 2005	Daily Grist
A Journey of a Gazillion Miles Begins With a Single Inch Wal-Mart declares it's going green After months of scattered signs -- green-built Supercenters in Texas and Colorado, a program to conserve thousands of acres of land through The Nature Conservancy -- Wal-Mart executives have made it official: Their company is going green. Or, well, greenish. In a speech at a biz school yesterday, CEO H. Lee Scott Jr. said Wal-Mart would be ...
Topics: business, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Always Low Standards Wal-Mart settles with Connecticut over environmental misdeeds		18 Aug 2005	Daily Grist
Always Low Standards Wal-Mart settles with Connecticut over environmental misdeeds Wal-Mart has agreed to pay Connecticut a $1.15 million fine for a host of environmental violations. State regulators first filed suit against the retail giant in 2001, after discovering that the company had improperly stored pesticides, fertilizers, and other hazardous materials outside, where they washed down storm drains to ...
Topics: business, Connecticut, health, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

What shade of green is that? Wal-Mart store goes eco-friendly?	Corey McKrill	21 Jul 2005	Gristmill
Wal-Mart's new big-box store being constructed in McKinney, Texas, has a twist: It will employ several conservation methods and green technologies, making it the company's first 'environmentally friendly' store. Apparently, not only will it have a wind turbine to generate 5% of its power, and a rainwater catchment system for 95% of its irrigation needs, but it will use waterless urinals in its restrooms and recycle its oil from the deli and automotive departments to he ...
Topics: business, greenish companies, greenwashing, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Between the Devil and the Deep Green Supercenter Wal-Mart building two experimental green stores		21 Jul 2005	Daily Grist
Between the Devil and the Deep Green Supercenter Wal-Mart building two experimental green stores Mega-giganto retailer Wal-Mart is conducting an experiment. No, not the world-domination experiment, a different one: It's constructing two "Supercenters" with green-building features designed to reduce energy and water use. The first, in Texas, will have solar cells embedded in skylights; runoff waste wate ...
Topics: business, news, renewable energy, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

You Won't Find a Lower-Priced Greenwash -- We Guarantee! Wal-Mart pledges to buy and preserve land to compensate for footprint		13 Apr 2005	Daily Grist
You Won't Find a Lower-Priced Greenwash -- We Guarantee! Wal-Mart pledges to buy and preserve land to compensate for footprint Retail leviathan Wal-Mart, stung by a spate of bad press accusing it of sprawling consumption of open spaces, excessive storm-water runoff at construction sites, discrimination against women, employment of illegal immigrants, ruthless price-cutting strategies that drive jobs abroad, and ...
Topics: business, land stewardship, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

O Brother, Where Wal-Mart Thou? Environmental lawsuits stymie Wal-Mart's attempts to colonize California		21 Mar 2005	Daily Grist
O Brother, Where Wal-Mart Thou? Environmental lawsuits stymie Wal-Mart's attempts to colonize California Retail Brobdingnagian and perpetual defendant Wal-Mart, having carpeted much of the U.S. in Supercenters, has its sights set on one of its last potential growth markets in the country: California. But the Golden State has proved a stormy climate for the hungry giant; dozens of lawsuits have been filed ...
Topics: business, California, news, placemaking, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Another Brick in the Wal-Mart On Wal-Mart	Umbra Fisk	22 Nov 2004	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Why is Wal-Mart evil? This is really a request for more information. I have often heard that the company has a weak environmental track record, treats its employees poorly, and generally is Satan incarnate. However, when challenged on this position, I have no data. My opponents argue that shopping in bulk reduces packaging. I also have to admit that a case of Pellegrino for $10 pulls me closer to the dark side. I am ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, business, globalization, placemaking, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

The Full Vermonty State of Vermont Endangered by Wal-Mart, Group Says		25 May 2004	Daily Grist
The Full Vermonty State of Vermont Endangered by Wal-Mart, Group Says The National Trust for Historic Preservation released its list of endangered historic sites yesterday, citing such imperiled landmarks as Pennsylvania's Bethlehem Works steel plant, Utah's Nine Mile Canyon, and the state of Vermont. Yup, the whole state. According to the trust, mega-retailer Wal-Mart's aggressive plans for expansion in the state threaten its ...
Topics: business, Vermont, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

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