Walmart Announces Goal to Eliminate 20 Million Metric Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Supply Chain

Collaboration with suppliers and environmental experts leads to development, measurement and independent assessment of carbon reductions

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Feb. 25, 2010 – Walmart today announced a goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. This represents one and a half times the company's estimated global carbon footprint growth over the next five years and is the equivalent of taking more than 3.8 million cars off the road for a year. “Energy efficiency and carbon reduction are central issues in the world today,” said Mike Duke, Walmart president and CEO. “We’ve been working to make a difference in these areas, both in our own footprint and our supply chain. We know that we have an opportunity to do more and the capacity to do more.” The footprint of Walmart's global supply chain is many times larger than its operational footprint and represents a more impactful opportunity to reduce emissions.

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Carbon TradeEx America is yoru market event for the U.S. environmental markets. As the world moves forward to a low carbon econmy its of extreme importance to get face to face with clients and potentail clients to talk about your products and services.

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• April 6 - 8, Chicago, IL - GHG Verification for Inventories and Project
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Best Practice Principles for Market-Based Solutions

Over 40 Speakers on Environmental Markets Summit Agenda including Tom Lewis, CEO,The Green Exchange; Steve Mathies, Executive Director, Louisiana Office of Coastal Preservation & Restoration; Andrew Ertel, President and Chief Executive, Evolution Markets; Michael Walsh, Senior Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange; Mark Wilson, Counsel, International Emissions Trading Association; William Whitesell, Director of Policy Research, Center for Clean Air Policy; Allison Wood, Partner, Hunton & Williams; Harold Buchanan, Managing Partner, CE2 Capital; Mark Perlis, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro Nick Martin, Chief Technology Officer, American Carbon Registry; Francis Hodsoll, Vice President, Engineering and Asset Strategies, Pace Global; Marisa Meizlish, Director, New Forest Advisory; Sarah K. Mack, President, Tierra Resources LLC; Austin Whitman, Climate Change Capital; Alex Hernandez, Managing Partner, Carbon Solutions America; Scott Weaver, Manager, Strategic Policy Analysis, American Electric Power

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New Webinar Announced…. Potential for Regional Markets Post-COP: The WCI-Canada Connection on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 12:00 – 1:30pm eastern

Topics and Speakers Include:

• Western Climate Initiative Updates: Franz Litz, World Resources Institute
• Role of Offsets and Carbon Trading Under Regional Regimes: Randy Lack, Chief Marketing Officer, Element Markets
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Five Minutes With Miles Austin

Miles Austin took the reigns as the new director of the Carbon Markets and Investors Association (CMIA), this month. Prior to joining CMIA, he served as head of European regulatory affairs at EcoSecurities. He spoke with Environmental Markets Newsletter Editor Jim Kharouf about his start in the industry, how the emissions markets are doing today and dealing with climate skeptics.on targets on 31 January 2010. The groups work with over 200 multi-national businesses from every continent.

Click here to read the interview in the Featured Article section.

CRO Summits provide an independent forum for CR practitioners in Governance, Risk, Compliance, Sustainability, CSR, Citizenship and Philanthropy to engage their peers on the foremost issues facing today’s Corporate Responsibility Officer

These issues include defining and measuring the CR professional, benchmarking existing standards and best practices, identifying and discussing changes in regulatory environments, and access to visionaries who will lead businesses to stronger and more sustainable futures. The CRO Summits also allow the participants a well-earned opportunity to celebrate the advancement and accomplishments attained, and honor their peers who have excelled in Corporate Responsibility personally and professionally. The Summits also allow organizations to offer thanks and recognition to many parties who are part of their success such as vendors, non profits, and educational institutions. In addition CRO Summits include expanded access for students in leading responsibility programs to witness first hand, and participate in a community beyond the reach of many of their means.

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• Spring – April 21st Boston www.crosummit.com/spring2010
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The smart grid and climate change

Many utilities implementing smart grid-related technologies and practices cite climate change as a driver of their efforts. Vendors echo this rationale; climate change, they say, drives their business case. The GridWise Alliance says climate change is a driver of their agenda. Climate change is even the new rallying cry of a resurgent nuclear power industry.

The United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has rightly taken a beating for outright errors in reporting on the topic and, worse, apparent suppression of evidence contrary to its central findings. So when I chanced upon last Friday's news from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), which featured four views on "How to Fix Climate Science Reporting," - clearly focused on the IPCC - I felt it would be useful to note some highlights for our readers.

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