brittni furrow walmart sustainability chile april 2012

Give the world an opportunity to see what it's like to save and have a better life.” “

Sam Walton’s Vision

Taking costs out of the business, getting rid of waste, buying in a more responsible way, and giving back to our communities, is simply staying true to who we are.

By bringing together save money with live better, we make our business stronger.”

Mike DukePresident and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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Sustainability unlocks the true potential of Walmart’s mission: Save Money, Live Better

www.walmartstores.com/sustainability

Approach to sustainability

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Saving people moneyso they can live better.

Productivity Loop

We began in 2005 with three aspirational goalsthat guide everything we do in sustainability

To be supplied 100% by renewable energy

To create zero waste

To sell products that sustain people and the environment

First, we focused on specific product innovations

Building the market and leveling the playing field

Supporting new product launches

Leading through our private brands

Driving scale and lowering the cost of money saving, more efficient products.

Increasing offerings, changing assortment, addingnew suppliers.

In 2009, we committed to the Sustainability Index

“If we work together, we can create a new retail standard for the 21st century."

Sustainability Index: Tools that will…

•Reduce cost, increase product quality and create a more resilient, efficient supply chain

•Allow us to integrate sustainability into our core business

• Improve the sustainability of the products our customers love

•Lead our industry in customer transparency

• Increase our customers trust in Walmart

Sustainability Index: Core Components

Integrate Into Business

▪ More informed buyers

▪ More informed suppliers

▪ Market relevant tools and training

The Sustainability Consortium

▪ Science

▪ Industry Alignment

▪ Stakeholder Engagement

▪ External Credibility

▪ More informed customers

▪ Educate on sustainable behaviors

▪ Increase customer trust

Engage Our Customers

Integrate and ActScience and Alignment Engage Customers

TSC’s Work Can Supports Multiple Uses in Walmart’s Diverse Markets

▪ Train our buyers to be more informed about issues and opportunities in their categories

▪ Support joint sustainability planning with our strategic suppliers

▪ Serve as discussion guides for buyer/supplier sustainability discussions

▪ Support category scorecards that recognize leading suppliers and products in the category

▪ Focus internal goals and external commitments on the issues and opportunities that matter most

▪ Allow us to engage our customers in meaningful ways around sustainability

US Example

We are training our buyers based on TSC science

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Identify priority issues

Highlight improvement opportunities

We are creating the Live Better Scorecard to enable buyers to manage the sustainability profiles of categories

Identify leaders and laggards

Set goals, track progress

Highlight opportunities

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We are executing the program in 100 categories this year alongside TSC research

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As Walmart continues to grow and become a better and more sustainable business, those suppliers who partner with us in building a responsible supply chain will be the suppliers that will grow with us. And you too will become a better and more sustainable business.

Reducing waste, being more efficient, and doing the right things the right way will lower costs for your factories, for your businesses and, ultimately, for the Walmart customer.”

Mike DukePresident and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

“Sustainability unlocks the true potential of Walmart’s mission: Save Money, Live Better

Questions?

Brittni Furrow

Brittni.furrow@wal-mart.com