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Walmart Broadens ROI for Green Power

Harvard Business Review

When addressing the company's aspirational goal of using 100% renewable energy, Bedore said two noteworthy things. First, 75 percent of Walmart's California stores now have "some kind of renewable energy system." And the commitment to green energy has helped Walmart take third place on the U.S.

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Two Forces Moving Business Closer to Climate Action

Harvard Business Review

At the same time, the cost of renewable energy has dropped very far, very fast. One exciting offshoot of We Mean Business, called RE100 launched as well, with Swiss Re, Mars, IKEA, and others making the bold commitment to use 100% renewable energy. Crane’s treatise first asks all of us to think about our energy and put up solar panels.

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