Walmart – What, Why and When?
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Sustainability and Walmart
Our three sustainability goals
As the world's largest retailer, our actions have the potential to save our customers
money and help ensure a better world for generations to come. At the same time, it
sets the stage for a more financially stable and responsible Walmart. Our decisions
in this area are tied to three aspirational goals:
Energy -- Be supplied 100% by renewable energy
Waste -- Create zero waste
Products -- Sell products that sustain people and the environment
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Walmart’s Impact vs. Suppliers
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Walmart Scale up and Results
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The Sustainability Consortium (TSC)
Developing a sustainable standard for products
The Sustainability Index is central to our ability to deliver sustainable
products for our customers. Launched in 2009 in collaboration with The
Sustainability Consortium (TSC), the Index helps retailers and their suppliers:
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Improve the sustainability of the products customers love
Integrate sustainability into the business of buying and selling merchandise
Reduce cost, improve product quality and create a more resilient supply chain
Strengthen customers’ trust in retailers and the brands we carry
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Supplier Survey Process - Launched in 2012 with TSC
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TSC Survey - Four Step Cycle
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What does Walmart Expect
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Key improvements to TSC
Questionnaires in 2015 include:
 A KPI cap with a maximum of 15 KPIs per TSC questionnaire, bringing
more focus to sustainability conversations between customers and their
suppliers.
 Further alignment with supplementary tools developed by organizations
such as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Field to Market, and CDP.
 A bigger focus on impacts that are within the direct control of a Tier 1
or Tier 2 supplier. Many upstream KPIs that are difficult for a Tier 1
supplier to influence have been removed.
 Many KPIs are more quantitative. These new, quantitative KPIs are
often harder to answer than their multiple choice predecessors and
suppliers may need to use sampling methods to collect the necessary
data. But we’re very excited about them because these KPIs will also
provide much more valuable insight into the sustainability performance
of a supplier’s products.
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What is the time frame?
The new survey questions are available NOW!
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Supplies must purchase license to access SAP database
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Look for product category toolkit in the SAP database under
“content library”
Survey’s open April 1st and close May 1st
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References
This content came directly from the 2015 SAP Walmart Webinar
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