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Leading in energy
In 2014, we operated with 9 percent less energy per square foot compared with our 2010 baseline; 26 percent of the electricity used by Walmart in 2014 was generated from solar, wind and other renewable sources.
In 2014, we reduced our Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from purchased energy by 1 percent compared with 2013, while continuing to grow the business. For eight consecutive years, our carbon intensity per retail area and per net sales has decreased.
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Increasing recycled content supply
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation and several other organizations launched and invested in the $100 million Closed Loop Fund in the U.S. It provides 0 percent-interest loans to municipalities to develop local and recycling infrastructure to increase recycling rates.
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Sustainability Index
Nearly 1,300 Walmart suppliers are using the Sustainability Index to drive more sustainable production. In 2014, the products evaluated represented 65 percent of the goods that were sold in Walmart U.S. stores and covered by the Index.
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Addressing deforestation
Currently, 54 percent of palm oil in our global private-brand products is certified sustainable — and we aim to push that to 100 percent by the end of 2015. In 2014, Walmart Brazil’s beef suppliers began participating in our Beef Monitoring and Risk Management System, to help promote responsible ranching and sourcing.
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Acres for America
Since 2005, Walmart, in collaboration with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, has helped preserve and restore more than 1 million acres in 33 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico through the Acres for America program. This 10-year, $35-million commitment aims to permanently conserve at least 1 acre of priority wildlife habitat for every developed acre of our company’s current and future footprint.
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Sustainable manufacturing
Factories that represent 70 percent of our business sourced in China will participate in our Factory Energy Efficiency Program by 2017.
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Promoting sustainable seafood
More than 90 percent of Walmart U.S., Sam’s Club U.S., Asda and Walmart Canada’s fresh and frozen, farmed and wild seafood is sustainably sourced in accordance with our seafood policy.
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Fleet efficiency
We’ve increased our private fleet efficiency by 3.2 percent in 2014, accounting for an 87.4 percent improvement over our 2005 baseline.
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Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Through our partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund, we helped our suppliers reduce GHG emissions by more than 17.4 million metric tons by the end of 2014 (2010 baseline).
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Training farmers
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are committed to training 1 million farmers and farm workers by the end of 2015. To date, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have contributed to training 564,321 farm workers, 297,655 of whom were women.
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Agriculture/food chain
At the U.N. Climate Summit in fall 2014, we committed to increasing visibility into key metrics regarding yields, water usage and GHG emissions in food supply chains. We’ve also pledged to provide 4 billion meals to those who need them in the U.S. over the next five years. In recent years, we opened 375 stores serving areas designated as food deserts.
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Drive to zero waste
Walmart U.S. operational waste diversion improved to 82.4 percent in 2014. Walmart International achieved 68 percent diversion across stores, clubs, distribution centers and other facilities.
