Walmart. Emit Less. Live Better (5/6/13)
b'Walmart. Emit Less. Live Better Walmart and other large companies are pushing their suppliers to reduce packaging, waste and energy use to save companies money and reduce carbon pollution. The goals of zero waste and 100 percent renewable energy are big and audacious. According to Aron Cramer, CEO of Business for Social Responsibility such goals are also necessary. \\u201cWe won\\u2019t be able to maintain economic growth if the environment starts to get in the way,\\u201d he says. Along with important steps towards a more sustainable supply chain Walmart has an emphasis on energy. \\u201cEnergy efficiency has to go hand in hand with renewable energy,\\u201d says Andrea Thomas, Senior Vice President of Sustainability at Walmart. To Walmart renewable energy is a business opportunity and she says they now in a position to start scaling. Aron Cramer agreed with the significance of renewables saying distributed energy could \\u201cbe a business opportunity for retailers.\\u201d A conversation with two top executives on sustainable capitalism. This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on May 6, 2013\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'