The Walmart Chronicles | Blogs

Where is Walmart on the 'Hype Cycle'?
By Michelle Mauthe Harvey, March 30, 2012
Is Walmart more hype than reality? Having worked with Walmart since 2005, my colleagues and I at Environmental Defense Fund are often asking that question, stepping back from our day-to-day work to assess the reality of the world we encounter in Bentonville. One way to view that question is through something called the Gartner Hype Cycle, a predictable cycle of public expectation and...

How the Sustainability Consortium Creates 'Hot Spots' for Innovation
By Will Pekel, December 19, 2011
The coalition's creative collaboration model is tacking the biggest problems in corporate sustainability, and in the process developing a way to create truly sustainable consumer goods.
How to Save a Million Eggs a Day, and Other Retail Tales
By Andy Wunder, June 21, 2011
When working with the world’s largest retailer, you come to expect the unexpected. But what’s truly exciting is to help drive the unexpected....
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Walmart's Zero Waste Program
By Michelle Mauthe Harvey, March 21, 2011
Walmart's zero-waste program has diverted millions of tons of materials, such as aluminum, plastic and food waste from landfills, scoring points for avoiding incineration to convert waste to......
Energy Efficiency Ain't Rocket Science, But It Could Use a Boost
By Andrew Hutson, December 17, 2010
Two years ago, Walmart set a 2012 goal for its top 200 factories in China to achieve 20 percent greater energy efficiency. Is the effort running out of steam?
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The Walmart Chronicles: Inside the Belly of the Beast
By Elizabeth Sturcken, November 08, 2010
In the first of an ongoing series of articles, we give voice to EDF's sustainability work with Walmart, and offer inside perspectives on what it's like to work with the world's largest retailer on......

The Walmart Chronicles

This ongoing series, created in partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund chronicles the nonprofit's ongoing work with the world's largest retailer, and shines a light on what "The Walmart Effect" means for the environment.

The series will take a close look at what Walmart is doing to reduce its environmental impacts, and how its partnership with the EDF is critical to making it happen.

The Walmart Chronicles Contributors

Michelle Mauthe Harvey co-leads Environmental Defense Fund's on-site partnership with Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas, advancing sustainable business practices throughout their operations and supply chain.

Andrew M. Hutson is the Project Manager for Corporate Partnerships Program at the Environmental Defense Fund.

He applies insights from supply chain management to drive environmental change with our corporate partners. He co-leads EDF's on-site engagement with Wal-Mart in Bentonville, Arkansas advancing sustainable business practices throughout their operations and supply chain.