SUSTAINABILITY

Wal-Mart is Taking the Lead on Environmental Sustainability

At Wal-Mart, being an efficient and profitable business and being a good steward of the environment are goals
that can work together. Our environmental goals at Wal-Mart are simple and straightforward: To be supplied 100
percent by renewable energy; to create zero waste; and to sell products that sustain our resources and the
environment.

Using, Encouraging and Investing in Renewable Energy is Good for the Environment and Good for Business:

ü On November 1, 2007, President Bill Clinton announced a partnership with Wal-Mart and the Clinton
Climate Initiative to bring environmentally friendly technologies to cities across the United States
and around the world. The two groups will work with the United States Conference of Mayors to explore
ways to use their purchasing power to lower prices on sustainable technologies such as energy-efficient
building materials and systems, energy- efficient lighting and clean energy products, and help speed the
development and deployment of these technologies into the market.

ü In September 2007, Wal-Mart announced a partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project to
measure the amount of energy used to create products throughout the supply chain and encourage
suppliers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The partnership includes a pilot project with seven
products to look for new and innovative ways to make the entire supply chain more energy efficient.

ü In May 2007, Wal-Mart announced a major purchase of solar power that will provide renewable energy
to 22 stores in California and Hawaii and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 6,500
to 10,000 metric tons per year. When fully implemented, the aggregate purchase could be one of the
nation’s – if not the world’s – largest solar power purchases.

ü In May 2006, Wal-Mart installed Auxiliary Power Units (APUs)—small, efficient diesel engines—on
all trucks that make overnight trips. Wal-Mart drivers can turn off their truck engines and rely on the APUs
to warm or cool the cabin and run communication systems while on breaks. In a single year, this change
could eliminate approximately 100,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, reduce the use of 10
million gallons of diesel fuel and save the company an estimated $25 million per year.

ü Wal-Mart continues to work with major truck design companies such as ArvinMeritor, Peterbilt and
International to develop diesel hybrid trucks and aerodynamic trucks that will move the company toward
its efficiency goals.

ü In 2007, Wal-Mart opened three High-Efficiency (HE.1) Supercenters in Kansas City, Mo., Rockton, Ill., and
Highland Village, Texas. The HE.1 stores are expected to use 20 percent less energy than a typical
Supercenter, which are already highly efficient. The increased efficiency of the HE.1 prototype comes from
an integrated water-source heating, cooling and refrigeration system, and motion sensor-driven case lighting
with light emitting diodes (LEDs).


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ü In April 2005, Wal-Mart and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) began “Acres for America.”
This program preserves one acre of critical wildlife habitat for every acre Wal-Mart has developed and
will develop for the next 10 years. To date, Acres for America has permanently conserved 395,000 acres
in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan and Oregon.

Environmentally Friendly Products Help Customers Save Money so they can Live Better:

Wal-Mart believes ALL families should have affordable access to sustainable products like organic fruits and
vegetables, fresh seafood, clothes made from organic cotton, and household products that are safe for families.

ü At the 2007 Clinton Global Initiative, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott announced the company’s plans to sell
only concentrated liquid laundry detergent in all of its U.S. stores and Sam’s Clubs by May 2008. The
commitment is expected to save more than 400 million gallons of water, more than 95 million pounds
of plastic resin and more than 125 million pounds of cardboard. For water alone, this is the equivalent
of 100 million individual showers.

ü On October 3, 2007, Wal-Mart reached its goal to sell 100 million compact fluorescent light bulbs
(CFLs) three months ahead of schedule. Each CFL uses 70 percent less energy than a traditional bulb,
prevents 450 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions, and saves more than $30 per bulb in utility
costs. By reaching its goal of selling 100 million CFLs, Wal-Mart saved consumers a total of more than
$3 billion over the life of the bulbs. During the campaign, Wal-Mart worked closely with its suppliers to
make the CFLs in its stores and Clubs safer for the environment by lowering the mercury content of the
bulbs. Wal-Mart also launched the sale of its private label CFLs under the Great Value brand to make the
environmentally friendly bulbs affordable to more customers.

ü Wal-Mart recently began selling reusable bags in all of its discount stores, Supercenters and Neighborhood
Markets for $1 each. If the company sells all two million bags in the first product offering, Wal-Mart will
avoid having to produce 100 million disposable plastic bags, which would require the use of 1,185,000
pounds of plastic resin.

ü Wal-Mart worked with suppliers to develop “Extended Roll Life” products that eliminate plastic wrapping from
individual toilet paper or paper towel rolls by selling them as a multiple unit package. By selling twice as
many “Extended Roll Life” Charmin® 6 Mega Roll packs, the company can ship 42 percent more units on
its trucks, eliminate 89.5 million cardboard roll cores, eliminate 360,087 pounds of plastic wrapping
and reduce its diesel consumption by 53,966 gallons.
ü In February 2006, Wal-Mart announced plans to purchase all of its wild-caught fresh and frozen fish for the
North American market from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified fisheries within three to five years.
Today, all of our stores offer 22 MSC-certified products. Products from MSC-certified fisheries carry a
distinctive blue eco-label letting customers know that the fish was harvested using sustainable methods.


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ü Wal-Mart recently took a major step to ensure that the company’s imported shrimp are farmed with
environmental sustainability in mind. Wal-Mart partnered with the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA)
and Aquaculture Certification Council, Inc. (ACC) to certify that all foreign shrimp suppliers adhere to Best
Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards. Currently all of the factories that supply its shrimp have been
certified and registered with the ACC.

Reducing Waste is Responsible and Cost-Efficient:

In the near future, Wal-Mart hopes there will be no dumpsters at its stores and no landfills with Wal-Mart
throwaways.

Wal-Mart is committed to:

ü Reducing solid waste from U.S. stores and Clubs by 25 percent

ü Reducing overall packaging by 5 percent by 2013 - If the company reaches this goal, it will prevent
millions of pounds of trash from reaching landfills. The company also estimates that this initiative will save
667,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. This is equal to taking 213,000 trucks
off the road per year, eliminating the need to use 323,800 tons of coal and 66.7 million gallons of diesel fuel.

ü Becoming packaging neutral by 2025

Wal-Mart is moving toward these goals by working with suppliers to ensure that their goods come in space-efficient
packages and that the materials in that packaging are made from renewable or recyclable materials.

ü On November 1, 2006, Wal-Mart introduced a scorecard that evaluates Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club
suppliers on their progress toward developing more sustainable packaging, and helps track the
company’s progress to reduce packaging in its supply chain by 5 percent by 2013. On February
1 2008, the online scorecard was made available to all of Wal-Mart’s buyers to use as a tool to make
more informed purchasing decisions, and buyers may show preference to those suppliers who have
demonstrated a commitment to producing more sustainable packaging.

ü In 2006, Wal-Mart’s packaging team worked with a supplier to reduce excessive packaging on some of its
private-label toys. By making the packaging just a little bit smaller on the Kids Connection brand of toys, the
company was able to use 497 fewer containers and generate freight savings of more than $2.4 million
per year. Wal-Mart will also save more than 3,800 trees and more than 1,000 barrels of oil.

ü Select produce packaged in corn-based NatureWorks PLA can be found in all Wal-Mart stores. All cut fruit
and 40 ounce vegetable trays are packaged with this sustainable material. Some of the 9 ounce vegetable
trays, bags of spinach and green onions are also packaged in PLA. When Wal-Mart changed the packaging
on just four produce items to PLA in 2005, the company estimated it saved approximately 800,000 gallons
of gasoline and prevented more than11 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions from polluting
our environment.


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ü Wal-Mart’s sandwich baling program helps it recycle millions of pounds of plastic and cardboard in the
back of its stores. In 2007, the company integrated a super sandwich baling process into all of its stores,
Clubs and distribution centers after a successful pilot in Tulsa, Okla. This process allows all aluminum
cans, plastic hangers, plastic bottles, office paper and potentially other recyclable items to be sandwiched
between layers of cardboard and bundled into bales which are sent to certified recyclers. In 2007, Wal-Mart
recycled more than 56 million pounds of plastic and 16 billion pounds of cardboard.

Wal-Mart’s Environmental Goals Go Beyond Products and Operations:

Increasing the energy efficiency of Wal-Mart’s trucks, stores and products reduces dependence on foreign oil, lowers
greenhouse gas emissions and saves money. This change will also help Wal-Mart in its goal to restore balance to
climate systems and save its customers money.

Wal-Mart is committed to the following:

ü Sharing its learning’s with the world, including its competitors, because the more people who utilize
this type of technology, the larger the market and the more money Wal-Mart can save its customers.

ü Aggressively pursuing regulatory and policy changes that will create incentives for utilities to invest
in energy efficiency, to use low or no greenhouse gas sources of electricity, and to reduce barriers to
integrating these sources into the power grid.

Personal Sustainability Projects:

In 2007, Wal-Mart introduced Personal Sustainability Projects (PSPs) to all of its U.S. associates. The program was
started in 2006 by Wal-Mart associates for Wal-Mart associates and is focused on helping associates integrate
sustainability into their daily lives.

ü As of September 2007, associates have reported that they’ve voluntarily recycled 675,538 pounds
of aluminum, 282,476 pounds of glass, 5,953,357 pounds of paper and cardboard, and 3,177,851
pounds of plastic; walked, biked and swam more than 1,109,421 total miles; cooked 368,779 healthy
meals; and lost a total combined weight of 184,315 pounds through PSPs. In addition, 19,924 associates
have quit or reduced smoking. Associates say they have shared the PSP program with 375,824 of
their friends, family and community members outside of Wal-Mart. The program also extends beyond its
associates’ own efforts, encouraging them to work in teams to undertake projects in their communities.

ü Because PSPs don’t require a huge time commitment, monetary investment, or a major life overhaul, Wal-
Mart believes this is a great way for associates to improve their health and wellness, as well as the
health of the planet. Over time, the company hopes to expand the program internationally.

Wal-Mart is doing its part to achieve its environmental sustainability goals. Wal-Mart believes that corporations can
develop and implement practices that are good for the environment and good for business. Learn more about what
Wal-Mart is doing at: www.walmartstores.com or www.walmartfacts.com.

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