Topic: H. Lee Scott

Seventh Generation's Jeffrey Hollender Explains Why He's Working With Walmart

Seventh Generation teaming up with Walmart is the most unlikely of alliances, considering that Seventh Generation's co-founder has said in the past that "hell would freeze over before Seventh Generation would ever do business with Walmart." But at the same time, the partnership has been a long time coming, Jeffrey Hollender explains to FastCompany.com.READ»

Getting Past Know

How outside the jar thinking can drive sustainability action. READ»

Playing Kings: The CEO and President

In the third post of their 7-part series, John Elkington and Charmian Love look at how CEOs are coping with the new wild cards dealt by environmental, social and governance challenges.READ»

Behind the Rebranding Campaign of Wal-Mart’s Scarlet Woman

Nearly three years after being fired by Wal-Mart, marketer Julie Roehm faces her toughest rebranding campaign ever.READ»

Leader in Corporate Sustainability Arena Comments on Wal-Mart's Position

Scott Seydel remarks on my recent post on Conscious Capitalism as it relates to Wal-Mart.READ»

Wal-Mart Workers in Valdosta, Georgia, At Store #2615, Need a Union A.S.A.P. (A Citizens speaks out on behalf of WORKERS)

Why are WAL-MART WORKERS, their family members, ill terminated workers, former department managers, and other workers afraid to stand up for the suffering workers at Valdosta Wal-mart Stores in Valdosta, Georgia? Why does Wal-Mart CEO, LEE SCOTT,BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OTHERS FAIL TO LISTEN TO WORKERS. Why should AMERICAN WORKERS BE TREATED LIKE THOSE IN CHINA OR SOME OTHER THIRD WORLD NATION>READ»

Mike Duke Becomes CEO of Wal-Mart

Fast Company Calendar for Sunday, February 1READ»

Now February 2009

Coming in February: Super Bowl XLIII, Toy Fair '09, and the transition from analog to digital TVREAD»

• Mobile World Congress Preview
• Infographic: See: He's Just Not That Into You
• Numerology: The Business of Roses

In Business, Story Trumps Slogan

1. The Mouthworm Advertisers are particularly vulnerable to getting popular slogans stuck in their heads and riffing on them as opposed to creating a compelling story. That leads to DirecTV's "Fans don't let fans watch only 4 NFL ...READ»

Lee Scott's Legacy

New York — Lee Scott will retire as CEO of Wal-Mart on February 1, and what a legacy he leaves.  Sales up 2.4 times, on a $167 billion dollar company.  Inventory days down 23% to 34. Receivable days as close to zero as you can ...READ»

The Problem With Green Retailers

From Wal-mart to Toys "R" Us: Why green rhetoric is more plentiful than actual products at America's largest retailers. READ»

• Were Beijing's Olympics Really Green?
• Green Fashion Goes Mainstream

Katrina, the Media, and Corporate Social Responsibility

On this third anniversary of Katrina, and in Gustav’s wake, we see the power of the media to engage us in bearing witness. Reporters bring the stories into our homes. Anderson Cooper stirred our minds and hearts with his candor ...READ»

Ten Steps to Turn Around Wal-Mart, Part 1

Wal-Mart has succeeded as a highly-evolved culture of the tangible by creating a dazzlingly efficient logistics operation, shaving cent-splinters off an item, and driving down overhead. This is the whole relentless apparatus that ...READ»

What Does Walmart Know?

Last week I visited Walmart’s annual sustainable packaging conference in Bentonville, Arkansas. I learned that the first such meeting took place in a conference room in Walmart’s headquarters just three years ago and 50 ...READ»

The Brand Called Obama

Win or lose, Barack Obama's rise changes business as usual for everyone. Here's why.READ»

• How to Build a Brand Like Obama
• The Brand Called President
• How Obama Won It With the Web

Q&A: John Elkington

"We're 40 years into a 70-year process."READ»

CEO Lee Scott Speaks About Wal-Mart's New Strategies

Yesterday Wal-Mart's CEO Lee Scott presented a speech to over 7,000 store managers. Surprisingly, the focus of his speech was Wal-Mart's devotion to sustainability. Scott cited the store's selling over 145 million compact fluorescent ...READ»

2006 Review of Business Innovation, Digital Media and Trends

Will Paris Hilton's new cosmetics line survive her bad girl image? Will the Zune be a threat to the iPod? These were just a few of this year's business questions to be answered. Here we review ten business innovations, digital media products, and trends from 2006.READ»

Working With the Enemy

Once the youngest president of the Sierra Club, Adam Werbach used to call Wal-Mart toxic. Now the company is his biggest client. Does the path to a greener future run through Bentonville?READ»

How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change the World? One. And You're Looking At It.

For years, compact fluorescent bulbs have promised dramatic energy savings--yet they remain a mere curiosity. That's about to change.READ»

Deconstructing Wal-Mart's Wonder Truck

The retailer vows to build an eco-friendly fleet. Is it for real?READ»

Pulling Punches

CEO Lee Scott went on the record to fight Wal-Mart's bad rep. But his PR effort hit the mat.READ»

Building a Better Movie Business

It's the iconic American industry. But audiences are vanishing, piracy is soaring, and new technology is treacherous. Can Tinseltown innovate its way out of trouble?READ»

Feedback

Letters. Updates. Advice.READ»

Cowards of the Year

They came, they saw, they caved: These antiheroes turned their backs on what they know is right.READ»