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Achieving more through collaboration
Walmart Canada can report progress in our efforts to reduce the environmental impact of our stores across Canada. We drive these commitments by targeting three core goals shared with Walmart globally:
- Be supplied 100 per cent by renewable energy
- Create zero waste
- Sell products that sustain people and the environment
Walmart thinks sustainability is great for business – because the more sustainable we are, the more efficient our business becomes.
Now through initiatives like our Green Business Summit, we’re working with fellow retailers and even competitors, to show how the business case for sustainability can benefit us all.
| Key Performance Indicators | 2009 Results | 2010 Results |
|---|---|---|
| Greenhouse Gas (GHG) produced in Canada: | ||
| Emission per retail sq. ft. - Metric Tonnes C02 Equivalent | 0.0077 | 0.0075 |
| Direct - Metric Tonnes C02 Equivalent | 96,880 | 96,271 |
| Indirect - Metric Tonnes C02 Equivalent | 207,443 | 224,817 |
| Total electricity intensity per sq. ft. | 18.65 kWh | 18.54 kWh |
| (Greenhouse Gases have increased as a result of opening new stores. However, improvements in design and energy efficiency measures have mitigated an increase in electricity intensity per square foot.) |
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| Total waste diversion | 124,093,518 Kgs | 135,312,890 Kgs |
| Percentage of waste diversion | 80% | 85% |
| Number of environmentally improved products (sku count) | 1000+ | 1,200+ |
Our Goals for 2011 and beyond
To create zero waste
- Divert 95 per cent of our waste from landfill by 2015
- Reduce plastic shopping bag waste in all Walmart international countries by 50 per cent by 2013 (2007 baseline)
- Reduce in-store food waste by 10 per cent by year end 2015
- Reduce packaging by 5 per cent by 2013
To be 100 per cent supplied by renewable energy
- Reduce greenhouse gases at our existing stores by 20 per cent by 2012 (2005 baseline)
- Eliminate 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Walmart's global supply chain by the end of 2015
To sell products that sustain people and the environment
- Reduce phosphates in laundry and dish detergents in specific Walmart North and South American (except US) countries by 70 per cent by 2011
- Develop a product sustainability index that allows customers to identify sustainable product choices
- Ensure the sustainability of all wild-caught, fresh and frozen seafood sold in our stores
- Increase our organic produce assortment to 5 per cent of produce sales by year end 2013
- Use only sustainably sourced palm oil in all of its private brand products by year end 2015
