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5. Sustainability unlocks the true potential
of Walmart’s mission: Save Money, Live Better
“
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 Duke
President and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
6. Approach to sustainability
Operations
Operate for Less
Buy for
Less
associates suppliers
sustainability
360
Grow
Sales
Saving people money
so they can live better.
Sell for Less
communities
customers
Productivity Loop
www.walmartstores.com/sustainability
7. We began in 2005 with three aspirational goals
that 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
8. In 2009, we committed to the Sustainability Index
Sustainability Index: Tools that will…
• Improve the sustainability of the products our
customers love
• Integrate sustainability into our core business
• Drive the productivity loop by reducing cost,
increasing product quality and finding supply
chain efficiency
“If we work together, we can
create a new retail standard
• Increase customer’s trust in us and the brands
for the 21st century." we carry by leading in transparency
9. TSC KPIs are Driving Category Scorecards
Identify leaders and laggards
Highlight opportunities
Set goals, track progress
11. Measure What Matters
Scale Through Focus and Collaboration
Integrate Into the Business
Make it Part of Being Merchant
Incentives Unlock Action
Be able to answer the ‘so what?’
13. Integrate Into the Business
Make it Part of Being Merchant
Annual Joint
Processes
Business Business
Planning Planning
Tools
Category Line
Strategy Reviews
Training
14. Integrate Into the Business
Make it Part of Being Merchant – Sam’s Club
EVP Portfolio Strategy
Merchandise Portfolio
Category Group SVP
Category Strategy
Joint Business
Category Planning
VP DMM
Item
Value Framework
Buyer
16. “I’m really proud of what the merchandisers have done…[The sustainability index] is
really complicated stuff, and it's giving buyers information to help form decisions
and compare products. It will be a great day when we can give consumers that
information, because we think they make great decisions already, we just need to
give them more information. So, I think we’re going the right direction, and we're
doing what our communities expect of us.”
– Rob Walton
“The Sustainability Consortium has begun delivering tools to our product buyers to
help us evaluate product and supplier sustainability...We have started integrating
this work into our buying processes. Every buyer will have sustainability goals as part
of his or her objectives, and we will use the these tools to measure progress against
those goals. We’ll recognize and reward those buyers and suppliers who are doing
well. We will also ask suppliers who aren’t performing well to develop plans to
improve, and we’ll hold them accountable for showing progress.”
– Duncan Mac Naughton, EVP and Chief Merchandising Officer, Walmart US
“It’s about integrating [Sustainability Reporting] into your business. We’re going to
use this to make our holiday buy this year”
– Tanya Manwiller, Sr. Buyer, Electronics
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19. Incentives Unlock Action
Be able to answer the ‘so what?’
“ 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.
Mike Duke
President and CEO, Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.
20. Incentives Unlock Action
Be able to answer the ‘so what?’
“
Every buyer will have
sustainability goals as part of his
or her objectives, and we will use
the Index as the tool to measure
progress against those goals.
We’ll recognize and reward those
buyers and suppliers who are
doing well. We will also ask
suppliers who aren’t performing well
to develop plans to improve, and Duncan Mac Naughten
we’ll hold them accountable for Chief Merchandising Officer,
Wal-Mart US
showing progress.
21. Incentives Unlock Action
Be able to answer the ‘so what?’
Goals
• Recognize and reward leadership
• Raise the floor
Two Audiences
• Buyers
• Suppliers
22. Incentives Unlock Action
Be able to answer the ‘so what?’
• Recognition
Recognize
Leadership
• Rewards
• Access
Buyers
• Goals
Raise the
Floor • Performance
Objectives
23. Incentives Unlock Action
Be able to answer the ‘so what?’
• Recognition
• Internal
Recognize • External
Leadership • Customer
• Access
Suppliers
• ‘Family Meetings’
Raise the
• Improvement Plans
Floor
• Customer (TBD)