8.绿色供应链管理研讨.pptVIP

* This year, we launched an even bigger effort to bring sustainable practices into our supply chain. On January 23, 2008, our President and CEO Lee Scott announced Wal-Mart’s commitment to “Responsible Sourcing”, incorporating environmental, social and quality criteria into the supply chain system. With this effort, we’re hoping to see significant change in our supply chain within the next three to five years.  In order to do this, Wal-Mart launched the China Initiative, a flagship program to drive innovation and sustainable business practices throughout our facilities and stores located in China, as well as our suppliers’ factories.  The China Initiative is aligned with the Chinese Government’s environmental, social and energy objectives, and also supports our company’s overall sustainability goals. The Initiative has three overall objectives: To build a world-class, high-value sustainable supply chain To sell sustainable products in China and around the world And to become the best-in-class sustainable retailer in China Each objective will be aligned with a different work stream, and we’re developing metrics to measure our progress Our first step on this journey will culminate on October 22, when Lee Scott will convene 900 of our leading suppliers, Chinese officials and other key stakeholders for “Sustainability Summit – Beijing 2008.” This will be the official launch of the China Initiative. Together with the participants of the Summit, we hope to speak openly on opportunities that can be garnered to improve business practices in the global supply chain and begin developing a road map to accelerate progress toward meeting the objectives of the Initiative. As the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart has both the opportunity and responsibility to rebuild the supply chain to be more sustainable, reduce our impact on the environment, and drive progress across the retail industry. In China, where many of the world’s manufactured goods are produc