Comments on: Wal-Mart Chief Pledges to Go Greener http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/01/24/wal-mart-chief-pledges-to-go-greener/ The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:02:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: China @ Crossroads http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/01/24/wal-mart-chief-pledges-to-go-greener/comment-page-1/#comment-33652 China @ Crossroads Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:31:28 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/01/24/wal-mart-chief-pledges-to-go-greener/#comment-33652 Where this story gets interesting will be their impact on suppliers. their move to reduced packaging will reduce wasted packaging and reduce oil consumption. Imagine it they forced every factory to get 25% of their energy from solar panels? or reduce water consumption by 30%? Wal-Mart is an easy target for many things, but all that aside, the fact is that they have real power and can bring about real changes through a real committment. R www.china-crossroads.com Where this story gets interesting will be their impact on suppliers. their move to reduced packaging will reduce wasted packaging and reduce oil consumption. Imagine it they forced every factory to get 25% of their energy from solar panels? or reduce water consumption by 30%?

Wal-Mart is an easy target for many things, but all that aside, the fact is that they have real power and can bring about real changes through a real committment.

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