Related Content: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

| Comment

Gazelle Boosts Its Bottom Line by Keeping Your Gadgets Out of Landfills

BY David Lidsky
Relevancy Score: 55

Gazelle, a hot web service benefits its bottom line by keeping your old consumer electronics out of landfills.READ»

| Comment

Suppliers Set Out to Grade Products with Sustainability Scorecards

BY Damian Joseph
Relevancy Score: 28

Procter & Gamble and Kaiser Permanente set out to grade their suppliers' environmental practices with sustainability scorecards.READ»

| Comment

Corporate Leadership for the 21st Century: Sustainability Experience Required

BY Alice Korngold
Relevancy Score: 28

You will soon find that no corporate board will hire a CEO or elect a new board member who doesn't have experience in environmental sustainability and social issues. Why would I say this? And where would a corporate person gain ...READ»

| Comment

Sustainable Excellence: The Must-Read Book

BY Alice Korngold
Relevancy Score: 32

A new book, Sustainable Excellence, shows that for companies to deliver lasting value for investors, they must create strategies that include solutions to the biggest social and environmental challenges of the twenty-first century. ...READ»

| Comment

How Best Buy Is Revolutionizing the Way We Shop

BY Shawn Graham
Relevancy Score: 41

When is the last time you walked into Target, Walmart, Kmart or (insert name of any major retailer here) to find they completely overhauled the footprint of their store? We're not talking one or two departments or switching out grills ...READ»

| Comment

Walmart Doubling Sales of Produce From Local Farms

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100

The retail giant last year unveiled an ambitious sustainability index for its suppliers, and now the company has announced that it plans to double the sales of fresh produce sourced from local farms in U.S. locations by the end of 2015.READ»

| Comment

Walmart Turns Waste Into Pet Products

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100

Walmart generates tons of recyclable waste. So instead of sending it all to recycling plants, the retail giant has decided to divert some of it Worldwise, a sustainable pet products company.READ»

| Comment

Walmart's Brand New Labor Headache

BY Neal Ungerleider
Relevancy Score: 100

When Walmart announced their intent to buy South African retailer Massmart for about $4.25 billion, pundits could not stop talking about the implications for African business. But the big story is how South Africa's unions will handle the retail giant.READ»

| Comment

Unlogo Eliminates Corporate Logos and Product Placement in Videos

BY Austin Carr
Relevancy Score: 18

Movies and TV shows are riddled with product placements, but those pesky ads could soon be removed at the click of a button, thanks to a new Web service called Unlogo.READ»

| Comment

What to Do When Good Brands Make Bad Things? Or Bad Brands Do Good?

BY Simon Mainwaring
Relevancy Score: 2

Pepsi makes brown sugar water that can contribute to obesity. Walmart has raised the bar on sustainability standards. In fact, almost every brand doing meaningful work can be accused of providing some product or service that can be harmful, and many so-called villains contribute to social programs. So what do we do?READ»

| Comment

Nic Harcourt's "The Live Buzz" Offers a Curated Alternative to Vevo, YouTube, MTV Clutter

BY David Zax
Relevancy Score: 20

Will the former KCRW "Morning Becomes Eclectic" tastemaker and "Star Maker of the Semipopular" find the next Coldplay, Interpol, or Norah Jones -- or just offer sweet relief from bland Internet music video?READ»

| Comment

Procter & Gamble Aims For 100% Sustainable Packaging, Zero CO2 Emissions

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 39

The company's Sustainability Vision, unveiled this week, outlines a number of impressive goals for both the near and long-term. READ»

| Comment

Message in a Bottle: Corporate Sustainability Is Pretty Weak Tea

BY Anya Kamenetz
Relevancy Score: 32

I think I'm the only person who moderated panels last week at both the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City and Opportunity Green, a green business conference in Los Angeles. While it may seem unfair to compare a gathering of ...READ»

| Comment

H&M, Walmart Aim to Clean Up Chinese Operations

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 82

H&M came under fire earlier this year for selling fake organic cotton from India. Ever since, the company has been working to burnish its reputation. Now it's joining forces with Walmart to clean up textile factories in China.READ»

| Comment

Walmart Goes Solar With 30 Thin Film Installations

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100

We've watched with increasing interest in recent years as Walmart works to shed its image as a heartless corporate behemoth and makes a legitimate attempt to embrace sustainability.READ»

| Comment

If You Build It, We Will Come

BY Gwen Ruta
Relevancy Score: 92

In "Field of Dreams," Kevin Costner's cornfield whispers, "If you build it, he will come," and sets off a series of events that change the lives of Costner and those around him. While talking corn is movie magic, the idea of expressing a desire in order to see it fulfilled is a powerful one. And if the expressed desire comes from a Fortune 500 company, it can help change the world.READ»

| Comment

Whole Foods: Don't Eat That, Eat This

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 25

The organic grocery giant implements a color-coded warning system for its seafood -- and pledges to phase out endangered fish.READ»

| Comment

Walmart Changes the Cell Phone Game

BY Austin Carr
Relevancy Score: 100

Partnering with T-Mobile, the big box giant brings its first fully fledged mobile plan to market. It's cheaper and has fewer penalties than its competitors. Could this be the kick in the pants the carriers need?READ»

| Comment

See Where Major Companies Lean Politically

BY Austin Carr
Relevancy Score: 47

GoodGuide charts which parties receive the most corporate dollars.READ»

| Comment

FedEx, Office Depot Top ForestEthics' Green Grades Report Card

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 28

Office Depot, FedEx, and Staples are still the best examples of sustainable paper sourcing in the office supply business, according to ForestEthics' annual Green Grades Report Card. All the players in the mass market retail sector ...READ»

| Comment

Google Instant Redefines Your ABCs

BY Austin Carr
Relevancy Score: 42

A is for AOL. B is for Bank of America. C is for Craigslist. Say what? Presenting the default search results of New Google -- in rhyming couplets.READ»

| Comment

Are You Working With Energizers or Rotten Apples?

BY Robert I. Sutton, PhD
Relevancy Score: 32

In this excerpt from "GOOD BOSS, BAD BOSS: How to Be the Best ... and Learn from the Worst," Robert Sutton tells us about those employees that elevate an office, and those deadbeats and downers that can destroy a company.READ»

| Comment

Eco-innovation: The Next Business Megatrend

BY Marc Stoiber
Relevancy Score: 29

As more and more businesses follow Walmart to eco-efficiency, a new, exciting evolution of corporate sustainability is emerging. READ»

| Comment

Seven Wealth Builders That Most B2B Companies Ignore

BY Lisa Nirell
Relevancy Score: 12

Many firms are still smarting from a very tough recession, and feel like they are on life support. These seven criteria will help keep your company out of the emergency room.READ»

| Comment

Iris Scanners Create the Most Secure City in the World. Welcome, Big Brother

BY Austin Carr
Relevancy Score: 10

Biometrics R&D firm Global Rainmakers is rolling out iris scanning technology to create "the most secure city in the world."READ»

Topic: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.