Corporate.walmart.comWalmart WMT , which generated $524 billion in revenue last year and employs some 2.2 million associates around the world – recently made headlines with an ambitious pledge to reach zero emissions by 2040. The company has laid out several “micro-goals” to incrementally attain zero emissions within the next twenty years. Walmart's announced plan to zero emissions by 2040 corporate.walmart.comThe recent zero emissions pledge refers exclusively to its own operations but not the massive footprint of its supply chain. Other international corporations are announcing plans to work towards net zero carbon operation by 2040. The growing trend in multinational conglomerates committing to renewable energy usage and deep emissions reduction is a welcome one.

Source: Forbes September 30, 2020 14:03 UTC