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Sam’s Club Sustainability Initiatives
September 16, 2009
Sam’s Club Sustainability Initiatives
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To be supplied 100% by renewable energy
To create zero waste
To sell products that sustain our resources and environment
Walmart’s Aspirational Sustainability Goals
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Sustainability 360
Sustainability 360
Associates 2 million
worldwide Suppliers 100,000 globally
Serve customers 200 million
times weekly
Operations 7900+ stores
worldwide
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Aligning Initiatives
Be supplied 100% by renewable energy • Double our fleet efficiency in the U.S. by 2015 from
2005 levels • Reduce GHG emissions from existing stores, clubs
and distribution centers by 20% by 2012
Create zero waste • Send zero waste to landfill in the U.S. by 2025 • Reduce global plastic shopping bag waste by an
average of 33% by 2013 • 5% packaging reduction by 2013
Sell products that sustain our resources and the environment • Make the most energy intensive products 25% more
efficient by 2011 • All wild-caught fresh and frozen fish for the U.S.
market to be MSC certified by 2011
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Network Initiatives Waste
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Waste Network Goal • Eliminate landfill waste generated by
our U.S. operations 2025
Initiative • Increase recycling • Expand composting • Close the loop on our waste
Actions – Super Sandwich Bale Process
• Enabled us to recycle 18.9 million pounds of plastic hangers, 12.4 million pounds of office paper and 1.3 million pounds of aluminum
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Super Sandwich Bale Feb. 2009-Current
• 1.3 million pounds of aluminum • 12.4 million pounds of office paper • 18.9 million pounds of plastic hangers • 182 million pounds of plastic • 25 BILLION pounds of cardboard to paper mills • Improved Recycling Income by 25% • Gilbert Sam’s Club realized over $45,000 in
recycling income this fiscal year
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Partnership with United Food Bank 2007-current
• 2.6 Million pounds of food items donated in Phoenix
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Zero Waste Video Clip
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Associates and the Community Spreading Sustainability
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Personal Sustainability Project
• Voluntary
• Helps associates incorporate the principles of sustainability into their personal lives.
• It’s a bottom-up, grassroots effort
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PSP Roll-Out • Inception of program: August 2007 • Education based program conducted by both
Management and Hourly Supervisors • Each Club appointed a PSP Captain to facilitate
participation • Each Associate encouraged to identify 3 key areas of
focus including: » Exercise » Recycling » Car Pooling » Eating Healthy
• Interactive company website for associate suggestions around sustainable practices
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Benefits of PSP
• Improved associate engagement scores by 11% over last 2 years in Associate Opinion Survey
• Improved Member/Customer Survey scores by 8%
• 20% Reduction in associate turnover
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Reduction in Plastic Bag Challenge
• FACT: – 500 BILLION plastic bags are consumed each
year – This is equivalent to 1 MILLION PER MINUTE SO….