Category Archives: Wal-Mart
EDF, Wal-Mart & Sunshine
Dominique Browning wrote an article about the positive environmental impact of Wal-Mart’s work and of their collaboration with EDF. That prompted these thoughts: Wal-Mart is changing the global manufacturing system in a way that is greener as well as more demanding in terms of Human Rights and Labour, and – they are increasingly reporting on [...]
Your customer goes sustainable – and demands you do the same. Are you ready?
by Caroline Rennie Nestle Waters has told Plastics & Rubber Weekly that it expects its suppliers to be making demonstrable progress towards sustainability: “We are going to be pushing more on our suppliers to figure some of this stuff out” said Kim Jeffery, President Nestle Waters. Are you ready the day your customer tells you [...]
Is government really setting your environmental agenda?
by Caroline Rennie I don’t think so. Business is. Let’s take a look at Bisphenol A to see why.picture source: tree hugger(referring to Ontario’s ban on BPA in baby-bottles) Bisphenol A (BPA) is a monomer used in the production of polycarbonate plastic, among other applications. It is also an endocrine mimic – affecting our bodies [...]
Why is Wal-Mart Offering Environmental Audits to Government?
by Caroline Rennie In May, the National Governors Association (NGA), announced that Wal-Mart would run energy audits of the capitol buildings of 20 U.S. states with a view to identifying opportunities to reduce energy consumption. Why would Wal-Mart do this? Because in this way Wal-Mart can build good will with legislators and the public, honourably, [...]