Wal-Mart addresses climate change and supply chain
25th September 2007 by Alex Briggs
The key issues of risk management, supply chain and climate change have made their way to the top of media and corporate agendas recently. A Wal-Mart and Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) joint effort will measure the climate change effects across the Wal-Mart supply chain. In addressing the issue, Wal-Mart is proactively addressing one of its key risk areas, negative consumer perception.
Wal-Mart plans to reduce packaging by 5% by 2013 as part of its Sustainability 360 campaign.
As more brands begin to identify the huge impact supply chain breakdowns and climate change have on their business, these two issues are taking a more prominent role in the risk assessment process.
With Wal-Mart proactively addressing food safety, supply chain issues and climate change, are global brands shifting towards integrated management systems? Can they afford not to look at the big picture all of the time?
Is the long-term goal of large retailers choice editing of products that are not friendly to the planet?
