CO2

One of the major problems we are facing in today's economy is the large increase in the industrial businesses. Although they do show us the benefit of providing us with useful goods, as well as the beauty of it providing employment, it does also come with the negative aspect of its greenhouse gas emissions.
The greenhouse effect has been a great problem which few people have been paying much attention to in the past. It is recently however, that more care is taken in making sure that something is done.Caps have been put on the amount of annual gas emissions by companies, who happen to be one of the highest contributors to these gas emissions. This strategy however, is more effective in countries such as the United States. This is because developing countries rely heavily on the success and output of these factories, so if a stringent cap is placed on their output, it will have great negative impact on their produce.
Large retailers however, such as Wal-Mart have taken the initiative to preserving the environment.

"Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wants its suppliers to reduce 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2015.

The world's largest retailer's push goes beyond its efforts to date to reduce its own emissions by designing more energy-efficient stores and pursuing alternative fuels for its fleet of trucks.

The goal is equivalent to taking 3.8 million cars off the road for a year, the company said.
Wal-Mart is collaborating with the Environmental Defense Fund and other environmental experts to measure reduction. It said it won't force suppliers to make changes but will work with them on projects that will reduce both emissions and costs.

In the past few years, the company has been working with suppliers to reduce packaging, which has translated into such changes as more concentrated detergent products and toothpaste that's no longer in a box."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35590136/ns/business-going_green/


To me this is a great step that Wal-Mart is taking since it happens to be one of the largest and most influential retailers in the US, as well as other countries around the world. Other companies may be willing to emulate them thereafter.