Survival of the Fittest...Continued electrical generation—and 2,475 tons of slag—a byproduct of steel been made available online for public viewing. manufacturing—in the cement flooring mixtures for new U.S. “Our sustainability efforts have been good for our business, stores. Every ton of fly ash saves the equivalent of one barrel of which is something we speak about frequently because we want imported oil, or enough electricity to power the average U.S. home other companies to see that they can afford to be sustainable, too,” for 24 days. Dyer concluded. “In fact, it really does help the bottom line.” Best Price store prototypes in India filter storm water runoff from Carla Takemoto, from the California Air Resources Board rooftops and parking lots through layers of gravel and sand before (CARB), presented Update on CARB’s Consumer Products Program. reintroduction to the water table. They also capture and process She discussed proposed amendments to the Aerosol Coating wastewater from store facilities for reuse in processes, such as Products Regulation as well as proposals under consideration for irrigation and flushing. amending the Consumer Products Regulation. For a complete While Walmart has reduced waste by 80%, there is no easy answer overview of these topics, see Regulatory Issues on p. 8. for the remaining 20%. However, since 2007, the Walmart truck SPRAY fleet has delivered 361 million more cases while driving 287 million fewer miles and is leading the industry in the development of fleet technology, said Dyer. The WAIB would like to bid The Sustainability Consortium has secured the a fond farewell to one of the membership of more than 90 organizations, such as leaders of our industry. JoAnn Kroger, Tesco, Best Buy, Safeway, Marks & Spencer and Seel of Shield Packaging of Royal Ahold. It has established affiliations with leading CA retired Oct. 31. She has nonprofit organizations, government agencies and a host served on the WAIB Board of of respected research institutions. In 2011, the consortium Directors for many years and opened a European office at Wageningen University in the holds the distinction of being Netherlands, while establishing affiliations with a number the first woman President of the of additional universities in Asia, Europe and Latin organization. WAIB wishes JoAnn America. many happy years of retirement Walmart provided its more than 100,000 global suppliers and thanks her for her outstanding with a brief survey to evaluate their own sustainability. vision, dedication and commitment The survey represented a key step toward enhancing to excellence and service to the transparency in its supply chain. aerosol industry and the WAIB. The transparent 2012 Global Responsibility Report has 44 SPRAY November 2012
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