The Ethics and Opportunities of Non-Traditional Partnerships

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The Ethics and Opportunities of Non-Traditional
Partnerships

• Phyllis P. Harris
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
• Vice President
• Environmental Compliance

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Overview

• Overview of Wal-Mart Sustainability Initiative
• Why Sustainability at Wal-Mart?
• Sustainability Goals and Targets
• Sustainability 360

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Sustainability as a Wal-Mart Corporate Value

• Scope and Scale Presents Potential to Effect
  Positive Change
• Opportunities to influence our own operations
• Using Supplier Relationships to lead change in
  the business world at large
• Improves the quality of life for people around
  the world
• Critical to Wal-Marts ability to grow and thrive
  as a company

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Business Integration of Sustainability

• Corporate-wide Entrepreneurial Teams
• Focusing on Key Networks
• Packaging
• Real Estate
• Raw Materials
• Setting Goals and Measuring Success
• Partnering with
• NGOs-
• NRDC
• Regulatory Agencies
• US EPA
• Environmental Strategists
• www.18seconds.org
• Bluskye

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Wal-Marts Sustainability Goals and Targets

• Renewable Energy
• To be Supplied 100 By Renewable Energy
• Existing stores 25 more efficient in 7 years
• New Stores 30 more efficient in 4 years
• Waste Reduction
• To Create Zero Waste
• 25 Reduction in Solid Waste in 3 Years
• Improved Private Brand Packaging
• Sustainable Products
• Sell Products that Sustain Our Resources and
  Environment
• Align 20 of Supply Base towards Sustainability
• Design and Support Green Company Program in China
  

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Renewable Energy

• Reduction in Wal-Marts Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  by 20
• Green Stores
• Fork Lifts Powered by Hydrogen Cells
• Hybrid Vehicles
• CFLs in Store Light Displays
• Auxiliary Power Units in Trucks
• Supplier Energy Project

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Waste Reduction

• Create Zero Waste
• Promoting the Development of Sustainable
  Packaging
• Fully recyclable and/or biodegradable.
• Innovations in Plastics Recycling
• Sandwich Bale
• 326 stores this year
• Diverted 1100 tons of plastic from landfills
• Turning Trash into Cash
• Good for business Great for the environment, and
  Good for the Economy
• Toy Packaging
• Smaller Packaging in Kids Connection Brand
• Saved 3,425 tons of corrugated materials
• Saved 1,358 barrels of oil
• Saved 5,190 trees
• Saved 727 shipping containers
• Saved 3.5 million in transportation costs

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Sustainable Products

• Marine Stewardship Council
• Pledged to source all Wild-caught Fresh and
  Frozen fish for the North American market from
  MSC's Certified Fisheries- 5 year Goal
• Organic Products
• Promoting Use of Organic Farming Techniques,
• Supporting 'Fair Trade' and 'Rainforest Alliance
  
• Available at Everyday Low Prices
• Preferred Chemicals Principles
• Preferred Chemical Characteristics
• Drive Innovation and Inspire Suppliers to Find
  Substitutes
• Awareness
• Action Plan
• Recognition and Reward
• Sustainable Products Success Stories
• Organic Cotton Project
• 10 million pounds of organic cotton
• Alternative Fibers
• Bamboo
• Soy based fibers (giving fabric an extra soft
  hand)
• Fabrics made of waste and recycled materials

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Sustainability 360

• Beyond Wal-Marts Direct Environmental Footprint
• Engage 1.8 million Associates
• PSP-Personal Sustainability Plan
• Suppliers
• Global Innovation
• Challenge Suppliers to Remove Products Made with
  Non-Renewable Energy from our Shelves
• 5 Reduction in Overall Packaging by 2013
• 68,000 Suppliers
• Removes 213,000 Trucks from the Road
• 324,000 tons of Coal Save Per Year
• 67 Million Gallons of Diesel Fuel Saved Each Year
• Estimated Wal-Mart Supply Chain Savings of 3.5
  billion
• Communities
• Using Sustainable Practices in New Markets
• Jobs and Opportunities Zones
• Announced New Store Openings in 10 Economically
  Challenged Areas
• Sustainable Choices at Everyday Low Prices
• CFLs

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Ethics and Opportunities

• Ethics
• Associates
• PSPs
• Suppliers
• Forcing Sustainability
• Customers
• Profit Motives
• Opportunities for Partnerships
• Large Scale Huge Footprints
• Multiplier Factor
• Leverage Existing Relationships