Preserve, Supply and Sustain

Walmart has a grand plan to help suppliers club together to buy green energy

Solar panels on the roof of a Walmart store in California.
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Key Points
  • Walmart plans to become a "regenerative" company and is targeting zero carbon emissions by 2040.
  • Suppliers will be able to buy renewable energy collectively via power purchase agreements through its Project Gigaton initiative.
  • Chief Sustainability Officer Kathleen McLaughlin said the business wants to see more favorable policies to support green energy purchasing.