My Sustainability Plan (MSP)
In late August 2010, we launched My Sustainability Plan (MSP), a new program designed to provide our 86,000 associates with a way to bring environmental practices directly into their daily lives.
MSP is a global, voluntary and associate-driven movement that encourages each individual to choose small daily actions that combine to make a difference.
“Environmental sustainability continues to be one of the top issues on the minds of our associates,” says Veronica Maschek, sustainability specialist and MSP program lead. “Our new MSP program empowers associates to engage sustainability on their own terms. It stands for helping our associates live healthier, greener and better.”
Built around the program’s three pillars of Planet, Health and Life, My Sustainability Plan asks associates to find something they are passionate about, develop a plan to make it part of their daily lives, then track their progress, and ultimately share their story to inspire fellow associates.
Canadian Associates choose the Planet
Canadian associates largely chose MSPs focused on protecting the environment. The program itself is run by a company-wide team of MSP captains who serve as individual program leaders in each store. They distribute MSP program materials, track participation, motivate fellow associates and share success stories.
Examples of MSPs to date include cycling to work, cleaning up a local park, quitting smoking, composting, switching to green cleaning products and using reusable shopping bags.
Walmart Canada and Walmart Brazil were the first two operations within our 15-country network to launch the new MSP program. The company expects to roll the program out in all 15 countries in the near future.
