Wal-Mart Covering its Ass with Sustainability
source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb8VUZAtNXo&feature=related
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Lee Scott, CEO of Walmart says that he expects to be attacked on sustainability. And his response? Better skylighting...
I doubt that will make up for the fuel Wal-Mart burns shipping in tons of goods from China every day. Right now the brewing battle is over labeling that tells consumers just how bad the stuff they import is. It's called green labeling, and Wal-Mart is scared to death that the government will come up with a regulation that will get in the way of their gravy train.
Sadly, Wal-Mart's dedication to green issues is so tenuous that they just announced they won't have green information in their stores for years. Today's Wall Street Journal confirmed that Wal-Mart's far-off plans for green labels means "Consumers are not likely to see the first labels for years. The company estimates it could take a half decade or longer".
Wal-Mart is trying to spin its green labeling effort as a move toward sustainability, but I think that not doing anything for up to a decade is almost as bad as doing nothing at all.
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I doubt that will make up for the fuel Wal-Mart burns shipping in tons of goods from China every day. Right now the brewing battle is over labeling that tells consumers just how bad the stuff they import is. It's called green labeling, and Wal-Mart is scared to death that the government will come up with a regulation that will get in the way of their gravy train.
Sadly, Wal-Mart's dedication to green issues is so tenuous that they just announced they won't have green information in their stores for years. Today's Wall Street Journal confirmed that Wal-Mart's far-off plans for green labels means "Consumers are not likely to see the first labels for years. The company estimates it could take a half decade or longer".
Wal-Mart is trying to spin its green labeling effort as a move toward sustainability, but I think that not doing anything for up to a decade is almost as bad as doing nothing at all.
P.S. For more great green videos please join my new group, Green Scene Films
http://current.com/topics/88999858_green-scene-films/
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JSDavis82
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at least they're taking a step in the right direction, don't u think? i mean walmart is most likely never gonna be uber-green...but they can be greenER.
I do respect the fact that they don't want to "own" the labeling system that they'll employ. That at least shows that they don't want to be tempted to (and accused of) manipulating their ratings and green washing.
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