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Electric drones dramatically could reduce the carbon footprint of your shopping experience.
by Jim Lyza
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A who's-who of top execs gather at the retailer's headquarters around joint goals and their next big challenge — improving the abysmal recycling rate.
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Walmart's huge move toward reducing toxics in products can create a lasting effect. Here's why.
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When consumers enter the dressing room, will a company's social and environmental track record determine their choice of jeans?
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Walmart is asking bread makers to bake in sustainability. Can they rise to the occasion?
by Marc Gunther
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WWF will help the clothing giant address water scarcity in its buildings, product design and supply chain.
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The outdoor gear and clothing giant shows how a company that sells stuff can do less harm to the earth.
by Marc Gunther
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A Berkeley MBA student pays a visit to the headquars of the world's biggest retailer. Who will teach the other a lesson?
by Katie DeWitt
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As retailers lay out their sustainability expectations, suppliers often experience <a href='http://www.ekrfoundation.org/five-stages-of-grief/'>five stages of grief</a> — from denial and anger through bargaining and depression and finally to acceptance of the inevitable. Here's how they move through the process.
by Marc Major
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British retail giant teams up with Greenpeace to develop tough new supply chain policy.
by James Murray
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If you're a supplier to a larger retailer, forget the five stages of grief. Instead, here are three questions for survival.
by Marc Major
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The retail giant has come a long way in surveying and measuring the sustainability of its supply chain, but Jeff Rice, Walmart's director of sustainability, says there's still a long way to travel.
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Whole Foods recently became the first major North American retailer to stop selling red-listed seafood. That means no more gray sole, skate, trawl-caught Atlantic cod and other species.
by David Newman
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A top Nike official says the signals for greater sustainability are getting "louder and louder" across the company's supply chain and the industry as a whole.
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With the release of its 2012 sustainability report, it's clear that the company has become greener and more responsible than it used to be -- but it's still got a long way to go. How much can one company do?
by Marc Gunther
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One year into his term as chief sustainability officer at Ikea, Howard talks about his move from The Climate Group to the global retailer, Ikea's push for certified cotton and timber, and how to make sustainable products affordable.
by Heather King
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A new series of articles in Grist drags Walmart over the coals for not being as sustainable as it could be. While the author raises valid points about Walmart's level of action, there is more to the story.
by Marc Gunther
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The home-improvement retailer has become the latest company to take steps to speed adoption of renewables and grow the market for clean energy, in homes as well as businesses.
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There are several simple, effective ways merchandising supply chain companies can work with their clients to increase sustainability. This joint-value model is becoming commonplace, not just for sustainability but across strategic initiatives.
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Sustainability gives Best Buy the vehicle by which it can engage its 180,000-strong workforce and stay competitive, according to CEO Brian Dunn.
by Marc Gunther
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The company revealed it would stop selling a dozen at-risk species in its wholesale club stores, while also committing to buying canned tuna and farmed species that meet emerging sustainability standards.
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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?<br />