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Building for the Next Generation Christine Tymkiw 10/19/2011 Walmart Sustainability
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2 “At the height of this recession, we promised we would broaden and accelerate our commitment to sustainability. Today sustainability is sustainable at Walmart… …I appreciate that the world now has higher expectations of our company. So we must raise the bar. We must continue to meet the social obligations and expectations ahead. Walmart will never look back.” Mike Duke President and CEO Walmart Annual Meeting, 2010
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3 Positive Change With customers around the world shopping at our stores and clubs, we are in a position to help people save money so they can live better, while playing a positive role in communities.
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4 Walmart’s Global Presence – 14 Countries Outside the U.S. U.S. Units4,418 International Units4,587 Total Units9,005 Canada 325 Units China 329 Units United Kingdom 386 Units Japan 414 Units India* 5 Units Mexico 1,752 Units Brazil 480 Units Argentina 63 Units Central America 551 Units Chile 282 Units *India Bharti Franchises not included in total As of March 31, 2011 U.S. 4,418 Units
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5 World Challenges Poverty and Hunger Population Growth Resource Management
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6 Sell Products That Sustain People And The Environment Products Collaboration Locally Grown
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7 Moving Forward
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8 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Walmart will eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from our global supply chain by the end of 2015 Representing one and a half times our anticipated cumulative carbon footprint growth over the next five years
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9 Raw Material Sustainability (Fabric Dye Mills) : China is the major supplier of Fabric to Walmart apparel. The China textile industry emits 3 billion tons of waste water a year, and the printing and dyeing industry emits 80% of this Walmart are thus focusing on improvements that targets dyeing and finishing mills. Walmart has teamed up with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), which initiated the Responsible Sourcing Initiative (RSI) with a group of apparel retailers and brand partners to curb pollution. NRDC has identified 10 best practices that can be easily employed to reduce energy and water use during textile dyeing and finishing. Extensive research at dyeing mills has been conducted to understands how to implement efficiency improvements.
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10 To be supplied 100% by renewable energy To create zero waste To sell products that sustain people and the environment Walmart’s Broad Sustainability Goals
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11 Suppliers Operations 360 Associates Customers Sustainability Communities Sustainability 360
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12 Grow Sales Operate for Less Buy for Less Sell for Less Saving people money so they can live better. Sustainability Contributes To The Productivity Loop
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13 Walmart’s GHG Emissions Reductions Facility Count GHG Emissions* *per square foot / per $ revenue basis
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14 Be Supplied 100% By Renewable Energy In 2010, goal met globally – each market created a new prototype based on their local climate conditions Design and open a store prototype that’s 25 to 30% more energy efficient and produces up to 30% fewer GHG emissions by 2009 globally We saw an absolute reduction in our greenhouse gas emissions of 10.61 percent by the end of 2009 Reduce GHGs at our existing store, club and distribution center base around the world by 20% by 2012 65% increase in fleet efficiency since 2005 Double our truck fleet efficiency in the U.S. by October 2015
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15 Create Zero Waste PackagingWaste Reusable Bags
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16 Create Zero Waste Used packaging scorecard to collect packaging information on more than 627,000 items for sale in our stores and clubs – an increase of 90 percent compared to last year Reduce packaging by 5% globally by 2013 and be packaging neutral by 2025 (2008 Baseline) In 2010, we reduced the plastic bag waste across our global operations by 47.95 million pounds, or approximately 3.5 million bags – representing a 21 percent reduction from our 2007 baseline Reduce the weight of global plastic shopping bag waste by an average of 33% per store by 2013 (January 1 - December 31, 2007 Baseline) From January through October 2010, reports indicate we are averaging a redirection rate of 81 percent across the state of California and expect similar results across the nation Eliminate landfill waste from U.S. stores and Sam’s Club locations by 2025
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