Profile: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Bentonville, Arkansas

Winner, 2006 SmartWay Excellence Award
Winner, 2007 SmartWay Excellence Award

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and SAM’S CLUB locations in the United States. The company also operates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. The company’s securities are listed on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges under the symbol WMT.

Wal-Mart is one of only two companies to make commitments as both a SmartWay Carrier and a SmartWay Shipper. By investing in idle reduction technologies, advanced aerodynamics, speed controls and tire improvements, Wal-Mart is reducing 670,000 tons of CO₂ and saving over 60 million gallons of diesel fuel annually. Wal-Mart has made a public commitment to increase their truck fleet fuel efficiency by 25% by 2008 and 100% by 2015. As a SmartWay Shipper, they have hosted several carrier meetings to introduce SmartWay to their carriers, which have resulted in 25 new partners.

"One of our environmental sustainability goals at Wal-Mart is to be supplied 100% by renewable energy. We can't do that alone. We need the ideas of everyone in the trucking industry. The SmartWay program provides a portal for the trucking industry to share cost-effective, environmentally friendly initiatives that work. Together, the trucking industry can help our environment, and reduce our oil consumption, while continuing to deliver safely to our customers."

Tim Yatsko
Senior Vice President of Transportation

SmartWay Transport is maintained by EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ).

Profile: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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