Whoa: Wal-Mart starts to seriously tackle sustainability
This is huge (hat tip: Treehugger). Wal-Mart has a massive influence on the U.S. manufacturing supply chain, from raw materials to store shelf. They’re starting the process to measure the sustainability of all their products. This will have ripple effects throughout the entire manufacturing and supply chain industry in the U.S. over the next couple years, and will single-handedly be responsible for several PPM less CO2 in the atmosphere over time, getting us closer to 350. Here’s a list of the 15 questions that Wal-Mart just sent out to its 60,000 suppliers and here are a few of my favorites:
- Have you measured your corporate greenhouse gas emissions?
- If measured, please report the total amount of solid waste generated from the facilities that produce your product(s) for Walmart for the most recent year measured.
- Do you know the location of 100 percent of the facilities that produce your product(s)?
- Do you invest in community development activities in the markets you source from and/or operate within?
