Triple Pundit: Walmart Unveils Virtual Sustainability Shop

Jen Boynton Triple Pundit February 24, 2015 It’s about to get a lot easier for Walmart.com shoppers to make the responsible choice. On the heels of last week’s jaw-dropping commitment to increase wages for Walmart employees, the retailer announced this morning at the...

Walmart Expands Online Sustainable Shopping Offering

The Sustainability Consortium Tools & Metrics Provide Foundation of online Sustainability Leaders Shop Unveiled at Global Milestone Meeting SAN BRUNO, Calif., Feb. 24, 2015 – Walmart announced today the debut of its Sustainability Leaders shop, an online shopping...

Recycling: A Question of Convenience

Carole Mars, Research Director The Sustainability Consortium So, do you know where to recycle your used electronics? Is it easily accessible from your home or office, and is the program convenient for you? What you will learn after asking those questions is that most...

Retailers Ratchet Up Sustainability Expectations

By Tom Karst The Packer January 13, 2015 ORLANDO, Fla. — With both Wal-Mart and Whole Foods moving aggressively to measure sustainability of their suppliers, Jeff Dlott believes meeting expectations of buyers can be both a requirement for doing business and a market...