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Great Scott
Wal-Mart CEO lays out ambitious social and environmental goals for his company |
David Roberts |
24 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Yesterday, Wal-Mart CEO gave a fairly amazing speech, assessing the company's progress on its social and environmental goals and laying out some extremely ambitious plans for the future. A taste: He then laid out sweeping plans for the company on several health and environmental issues, and he hinted that even more ambitious goals might be on the horizon. Mr. Scott said, for instance, that Wal-Mart is talking to leaders of the automobile industry about selling el ... |
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| Topics: Wal-Mart, greening biz operations, business, energy, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations, interview, renewable energy, Wal-Mart, waste (all these topics) |
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