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Walmart Creeps Forward on its Sustainability Goals

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by Eric Louie - greenbiz.com - April 16, 2012

[Editor's note: While many would agree that Walmart is greener than it used to be, has the world's largest retailer gone far enough? For more analysis of Walmart's new sustainability report and results, see GreenBiz Senior Editor Marc Gunther's column, "Has Walmart become a friend of the earth?"]

Walmart is making progress, but still has a long way to go to reach its high sustainability goals, according to its Global Responsibility Report released Monday.

The company in 2005 set goals of being totally supplied with renewable energy, having zero waste and selling products that sustain people and the environment.

In addition, it said in 2010 that it would eliminate 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain by the end of 2015.

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