Sustainability
At Walmart we believe that being an efficient and profitable business goes hand-in-hand with being a good steward of the environment. With more than 100,000 suppliers and more than 2 million associates working in 8,400 retail locations worldwide, we have the ability to reach and influence people around the world as we serve our customers more than 200 million times each week. Through an approach we call “Sustainability 360,” we are taking a holistic view of our business to develop goals that reduce our own environmental footprint and engage our suppliers, associates and customers in our sustainability efforts to achieve even greater results.
Building Better Stores
Our company-wide environmental goals are to be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy and to create zero waste. To move our company toward these goals, we created the Buildings Sustainable Value Network, which helps design and build 
more energy- and water-efficient stores and clubs in our U.S. operations.
Reducing Waste with Reusable Bags
One of Walmart’s company-wide sustainability goals is to generate zero-net waste. By offering our customers the option to bring their groceries and purchases home in reusable bags, we are reducing the amount of plastic we use and the amount of waste that ends up in the homes of our customers.
Turning Waste into Revenue
To move toward this goal, we focus on the three “Rs” – reduce, reuse and recycle. By keeping these three words in mind, we continue to develop new initiatives that strengthen our business and our ability to deliver on our mission to help customers save money and live better.
