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24 Sep 08

HP Fashions a Green Idea for Walmart | IN-STORE MARKETING INSTITUTE

Lists a few innovative package solutions from Wal-Mart

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  • On Sept. 3, the retailer rolled out an HP Pavilion Entertainment Notebook computer "packaged" in a messenger bag made from recycled fabric. Walmart touted the product as winner of its Home Entertainment Sustainability Challenge, an effort that began in May 2007 when the chain asked 30 electronics suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of their products through innovative packaging and product design.

    By using a functional bag rather than disposable foam, cardboard or plastic materials, the concept lets HP boast of a 97% reduction in packaging waste. The $798 SKU rolled out to nearly 1,700 Walmart stores and all Sam's Club locations, according to a company press release.

23 Sep 08

Wal-Mart trying to clean up the gold-mining business - Sep. 3, 2008

  • Could look at fur trade as possible predecessor and Nike's sweat shop labor exposure. - banjowen on 2008-09-23
  • Canada's Barrick Gold (ABX), the world's largest gold-mining company, has refused to directly join with the retailers or environmentalists to set standards, preferring to be represented by its industry group. The state-owned China National Gold Group, now a major producer, has likewise declined to participate.
  • Kowalski has been digging into Tiffany's supply chain since the late 1990s, after human rights groups accused the jewelry industry of trafficking in so-called conflict diamonds, also known as "blood diamonds" because they were traded by rebel groups in Africa to finance brutal civil wars.
28 Jan 08

GreenBiz News | Wal-Mart Announces Next Steps in its Green Evolution

  • Wal-Mart wants to make its most energy intensive products 25 percent more efficient in the next three years.

Wal-Mart on track to cut fuel use by 25% - Going green- msnbc.com

  • But one division says it is already well under way to meet its goals. Wal-Mart’s fleet of about 7,200 semitractor-trailer trucks is already about 15 percent more fuel efficient and the company knows what changes it needs to make to meet a target of 25 percent by late next year.
  • The annual savings in carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, would be equal to taking 67,744 cars off the road.
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Sustainable Industries | Transportation | FOUR | Supply chain demand

  • Although Wal-Mart is the largest commercial energy consumer in the United States, 92 percent of the retailer’s environmental impact can be attributed to its supply chain,
  • According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 750,000 refrigeration units ship food from the United States all over the world, and the number is projected to hit 1.3 million in the next five years. The agency reports 30 percent of refrigerated foods are lost to microbial infection.
15 Jan 07

Wal-Mart’s green impact

  • Scott recently announced that the company will require its 60,000 suppliers to reduce the amount of packaging they use, and by 2008 will grade them on their progress. Through the use of smaller, lighter packages that are easier to transport and stock, he expects to save $3.4 billion in direct costs and almost $11 billion through the entire supply chain.
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