As many of you know, we have been working with Walmart for the past several years to measurably reduce its environmental impact in the areas of global warming, packaging, plastic bag waste, agriculture, toxic materials while leveraging the power of its supply chain here and in China.
Tomorrow, Walmart will announce a new commitment that we helped negotiate and develop. This goal aligns with one of Walmart’s core environmental goals – “to sell products that sustain our resources and the environment.”
EDF President Fred Krupp will join Walmart CEO Mike Duke in the announcement, which will be webcast live on Treehugger.com/Walmart at 11:00 am CST.
We’ll be live tweeting from the event at Twitter.com/EDFix
Following the announcement, Matt Kistler, senior vice president of Sustainability at Walmart, and Elizabeth Sturcken, managing director of Corporate Partnerships for Environmental Defense Fund, will hold a media conference call from 12:30-1:00 pm CST. Media can join the call at 1-800-862-9098 with conference ID 7WALMART.
Treehugger.com will also be hosting a live online forum at 12:15 pm CST, in which Andrew Hutson, Project Manager on EDF’s Walmart partnership team, will participate.