Wal-Mart has been an important player in leading its supply base to think of sustainability in particular ways. So recent news that Matt Kistler, Wal-Mart’s
As part of our longtime analysis of Wal-Mart, we recently ran a series focused on changes in Wal-Mart’s produce procurement operation. The series included these
One of the biggest battles that produce growers have had to deal with is how to wrestle with the competing values of food safety and
Eras don’t always end neatly with the calendar. So it is more explanatory to say that the 1950’s — an era often portrayed as placid
Our piece, Wal-Mart Must Include Adequate Return On Capital In Its Sustainability “Index” Or It Will Do More Harm Than Good, brought both comments simple
Wal-Mart announced a major new sustainability initiative by holding a “Sustainability Milestone Meeting” and issuing a statement from Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke: Remarks as Prepared
We recently had an opportunity to visit the Publix headquarters in Lakeland, Florida, and have a nice chat with Ed Crenshaw, the Chief Executive Officer
Our extensive efforts and those of many others, all linked to sustainability, have done some good. We received a letter from the most prominent attorney
Here at the Pundit, we’ve been focused on sustainability for some time, including giving a presentation on sustainability at last year’s United convention in Las
Our extensive work in sustainability included a series of pointed critiques of initial efforts to establish an ANSI standard for the industry. These critiques include
