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A Hole-istic Approach
Wal-Mart, mining companies team up to trace path of jewelry supply chain |
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16 Jul 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 7:31 AM on 16 Jul 2008 Retail giant Wal-Mart is joining with Conservation International as well as mining companies Rio Tinto and Newmont Mining to launch a pilot project that lets customers trace the path of their jewelry from mine to mega-store. Marketed as Wal-Mart's "Love, Earth" brand jewelry, the items stand out from others in that once they're purchased, customers can go to ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, mining, news, shopping, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Just Beyond the Parking Lot
Wal-Mart gobbles up local produce |
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02 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:55 AM on 02 Jul 2008 You thought you took home a haul at the farmers market last week, but you've got nothin' on Wal-Mart. The big-box retailer has become the nation's largest buyer of local produce, planning to purchase and sell $400 million worth of locally grown fruits and veggies this year. Wal-Mart says it works with "hundreds" of individual farmers, and has 50 percent more partnerships with local growers t ... |
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| Topics: business, food, greening biz operations, greenish companies, local food, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Turn Down the AC, Turn Up the AC/DC
Wal-Mart truck fleet on track to meet fuel-efficiency goals |
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13 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:06 PM on 13 Jun 2008 Wal-Mart has improved the fuel efficiency of its 7,000-truck fleet by 20 percent since Oct. 2005 and is on track to meet its goal of a 25 percent improvement by the end of 2008, a Wal-Mart executive said Friday. Having already downsized its diesel tanks and started rolling on more efficient tires, the company also hopes to introduce hybrids into its fleet and perhaps ... |
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| Topics: business, fuel efficiency, greening biz operations, music, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Beauty of the Beast
Wal-Mart tightens safety standards for toxics in toys |
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14 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:55 AM on 14 May 2008 Wal-Mart, the world's largest toy retailer, has told its suite of suppliers that they must meet new safety standards for toxics in toys by later this year. Some 25 million toys were recalled by toy makers last year in the United States, many due to high lead levels. Wal-Mart's new standards apply to a range of toxics, including antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, and mercur ... |
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| Topics: business, news, toxics, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Well, That Changes Everything!
CEO settles the debate over whether Wal-Mart is green |
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13 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:04 PM on 13 Mar 2008 Is Wal-Mart an eco-angel or an eco-devil? CEO Lee Scott himself settles the debate, declaring at a Wall Street Journal conference: "We are not green." source: The Wall Street Journal From the Archives Drill Team. Alaska senators introduce legislation to open Arctic Refuge to drilling. The Fiber of Our Being. Legalizing hemp would help environ ... |
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| Topics: business, greenish companies, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Scott Glee
Wal-Mart CEO outlines lofty green goals |
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24 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:44 PM on 24 Jan 2008 Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott made a big ol' speech yesterday spelling out ambitious social, health, and environmental goals for the retail behemoth. Wal-Mart will work with other retailers to boost industry-wide green standards, said Scott, and, within five years, Wal-Mart suppliers will be required to meet stringent environmental standards -- and may even be paid more to do so. The company wants to double its sales o ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, progress, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Wherefore Art Thou, Romeoville?
Wal-Mart will open more-efficient stores |
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16 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:38 PM on 16 Jan 2008 Wal-Mart -- ah, always Wal-Mart -- has plans to open four stores that "will operate at a level that's 25 percent more efficient than a traditional Wal-Mart supercenter," according to a representative. The chain, which has a goal of someday having all of its 2,400 U.S. stores reach that level of efficiency, is using tricks it learned from experimental stores in Texas and Colorado. ... |
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| Topics: business, green building, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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So MINI to Choose From
Hybrid Technologies converts gas-powered cars to electric |
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18 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:09 PM on 18 Dec 2007 Obsessed with MINI Coopers but also like the idea of zero-emission electric vehicles? Have your car and drive it too: a company called Hybrid Technologies guts cars such as the MINI, smart fortwo, and PT Cruiser, and replaces their gas tanks with an electric motor and a stack of lithium batteries. Convinced? Starting in 2008, you'll be able to buy your electric MINI at Wal-Mart -- f ... |
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| Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, greenish companies, news, placemaking, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Sears of Joy
Sears and KMart will phase out PVC, Wal-Mart accused of eco-naughtiness |
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13 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 1:36 PM on 13 Dec 2007 Big-box behemoths Sears and Kmart have agreed to phase out nasty plastic PVC from all products in their 3,800 stores. While admirable, the announcement merely makes those stores the lemmings of PVC abandonment; IKEA, Wal-Mart, and Target have all previously agreed to go PVC-free. In other big-box news, the nonprofit Environmental Investigation Agency has accused Wal-Mart of sour ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, greening biz operations, greenish companies, logging, news, shopping, toxics, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Sustainability Hits a Wal
Wal-Mart releases its first |
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16 Nov 2007 |
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| "sustainability report" Posted at 9:05 AM on 16 Nov 2007 Hugemongous retailer Wal-Mart released its first "sustainability report" yesterday after having delayed its release several times. In it, the company touts its recent efforts to green its operations, while also admitting it has a long way to go. "We make no claims of being a green company," said company CEO H. Lee Scott. No argument there. But Wal-Mart sai ... |
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We'll Drink Beer for the Cause
Wal-Mart will track some suppliers' energy efficiency |
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24 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 5:36 PM on 24 Sep 2007 Unrelenting in its quest for eco-domination, Wal-Mart has announced a plan to keep tabs on some suppliers' energy efficiency. Through a partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project, Wal-Mart will request emissions data from about 30 companies that collectively supply DVDs, toothpaste, soap, milk, beer, vacuum cleaners, and soft drinks. (Sure they're all commonly used, but -- r ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Our Jaw: Still Dropped
Wal-Mart's eco-initiatives turning Arkansas into sustainability hotspot |
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07 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 9:14 AM on 07 Sep 2007 Attention shoppers: we bring you news of the latest sustainability hotspot, none other than Fayetteville, Ark. Green start-ups are flocking to town, the University of Arkansas has established an Applied Sustainability Center, and the mayor rides an electric bike to work. Why? Because of a certain retail giant whose headquarters lies half an hour away. Say it with us no ... |
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| Topics: Arkansas, business, green living, greenish companies, news, placemaking, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Pimp My Shrimp
Wal-Mart environmental practices changing shrimp farming in Thailand |
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25 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Pimp My Shrimp Wal-Mart environmental practices changing shrimp farming in Thailand Latest practice impacted by omnipresent Wal-Mart: Thai shrimp farming. Crustacean aquaculture, long demonized for destroying mangrove trees and polluting waterways, is the focus of new standards penned by the Global Aquaculture Alliance and backed by Wal-Mart, Red Lobster, and other big seafood purveyors. To make the ... |
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| Topics: aquaculture, business, food, news, Thailand, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Goals Gone Wild
GE's green division makes money, makes plans |
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25 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Goals Gone Wild GE's green division makes money, makes plans General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt gushed about his company's green successes at a second-anniversary celebration for the "ecomagination" unit yesterday, noting that it had sales of $12 billion last year, has back orders for $50 billion more, and will "blow away" the original goal of $20 billion by 2010. Hooray for innovation ... |
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| Topics: business, greenish companies, news, tech, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Sheddy Mercury
Wal-Mart to cut mercury content in compact fluorescent bulbs |
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11 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Sheddy Mercury Wal-Mart to cut mercury content in compact fluorescent bulbs As energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs move their way into the mainstream, concerns about their mercury content are spiraling up too. Soon, however, consumers will be able to find less-toxic CFLs for always low prices. Yes, Wal-Mart announced yesterday that its bulb suppliers will reduce mercury content by about one- ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, mercury, news, shopping, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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But Wait, There's More
Wal-Mart CEO announces new energy-focused sustainability initiative |
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02 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| But Wait, There's More Wal-Mart CEO announces new energy-focused sustainability initiative First Prince Charles jets across the Atlantic just to accept an eco-award, and now he's hanging out with the likes of Wal-Mart chief Lee Scott. Is there anything His Royal Highness won't do to piss off self-righteous greens? Has he considered biting the head off an endangered salamander? While we await his next move, we appl ... |
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| Topics: business, news, United Kingdom, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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What's in Your Wal-let?
Wal-Mart issues a progress report on its experimental eco-store |
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13 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| What's in Your Wal-let? Wal-Mart issues a progress report on its experimental eco-store The company greens hate to love is releasing a report today on progress at its year-old, experimental eco-store in Aurora, Colo. Wal-Mart is trumpeting its successes, from waterless urinals to LED lights in its freezers, and acknowledging its, uh, challenges, such as wind turbines that have short-circuited and recycled rubber ... |
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| Topics: business, news, renewable energy, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Box Populi
Wal-Mart will push suppliers to reduce packaging by 5 percent |
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25 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Box Populi Wal-Mart will push suppliers to reduce packaging by 5 percent In its latest effort to woo enviros (and, of course, save some dough), Wal-Mart has unveiled a five-year plan that it believes will reduce packaging on the products it sells by 5 percent. Speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting on Friday, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott announced that his company will push its 60,000 suppliers to reduce the am ... |
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Step One: Get a Job With Better Health-Care Coverage
Wal-Mart to educate employees on environment and health |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, news, Sierra Club, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Blend Game
Wal-Mart looks into selling ethanol |
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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 ... |
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A Journey of a Gazillion Miles Begins With a Single Inch
Wal-Mart declares it's going green |
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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 ... |
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Always Low Standards
Wal-Mart settles with Connecticut over environmental misdeeds |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: business, Connecticut, health, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Between the Devil and the Deep Green Supercenter
Wal-Mart building two experimental green stores |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: business, news, renewable energy, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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You Won't Find a Lower-Priced Greenwash -- We Guarantee!
Wal-Mart pledges to buy and preserve land to compensate for footprint |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: business, land stewardship, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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O Brother, Where Wal-Mart Thou?
Environmental lawsuits stymie Wal-Mart's attempts to colonize California |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: business, California, news, placemaking, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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