http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/07/wal-mart-%e2%80%9aai-the-leader-of-sustainability-indexing/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/07/wal-mart-%e2%80%9aai-the-leader-of-sustainability-indexing/comment-page-1/#comment-9801 Chris Glennon Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:44:55 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/07/wal-mart-%e2%80%9aai-the-leader-of-sustainability-indexing/#comment-9801 Why create another standard that will only be used at one retailer. What about one with broad market appeal, such as JumpGauge Interactive Labeling (http://www.JumpGauge.com/)? Consumers could use it at all retailers, not just Walmart. Interactive labeling also offers greater transparency and knowledge transfer than a simple questionnaire Why create another standard that will only be used at one retailer. What about one with broad market appeal, such as JumpGauge Interactive Labeling (http://www.JumpGauge.com/)? Consumers could use it at all retailers, not just Walmart. Interactive labeling also offers greater transparency and knowledge transfer than a simple questionnaire

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/07/wal-mart-%e2%80%9aai-the-leader-of-sustainability-indexing/comment-page-1/#comment-9800 Dave Shires Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:18:43 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/07/wal-mart-%e2%80%9aai-the-leader-of-sustainability-indexing/#comment-9800 Well, let's be honest. Wal Mart does indeed have a past history of being very aggressive with minimizing expenses and competing with things they perceive as threats - sometimes to the detriment of third parties. I most definitely applaud this development, as well as the many other things Wal Mart has been doing, but hey, we gotta keep the pressure on a little bit. I think this author still gives them the benefit of the doubt, but is wise to acknowledge the potential controversy... Well, let’s be honest. Wal Mart does indeed have a past history of being very aggressive with minimizing expenses and competing with things they perceive as threats – sometimes to the detriment of third parties.
I most definitely applaud this development, as well as the many other things Wal Mart has been doing, but hey, we gotta keep the pressure on a little bit. I think this author still gives them the benefit of the doubt, but is wise to acknowledge the potential controversy…

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/07/wal-mart-%e2%80%9aai-the-leader-of-sustainability-indexing/comment-page-1/#comment-9799 stevo Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:51:54 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/07/wal-mart-%e2%80%9aai-the-leader-of-sustainability-indexing/#comment-9799 I think it's spelled "pooh-pooh" I think it’s spelled “pooh-pooh”

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/07/wal-mart-%e2%80%9aai-the-leader-of-sustainability-indexing/comment-page-1/#comment-9798 George W. Bush Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:01:15 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/07/wal-mart-%e2%80%9aai-the-leader-of-sustainability-indexing/#comment-9798 It's good that we have skeptics, which the author of this article obviously is. However, it's valuable that we also have some optimistic voices in the sustainability community as well. The bottom line is that the world's largest retailer is making ground breaking strides to deliver social and environmental product data about the goods it offers. Believe me, Wal-Mart's efforts should be encouraged so that other businesses follow suit and improve the indexes over time. If you keep "poo-pooing" efforts like this based on historical business practices, we will never more forward. It’s good that we have skeptics, which the author of this article obviously is. However, it’s valuable that we also have some optimistic voices in the sustainability community as well.
The bottom line is that the world’s largest retailer is making ground breaking strides to deliver social and environmental product data about the goods it offers.
Believe me, Wal-Mart’s efforts should be encouraged so that other businesses follow suit and improve the indexes over time.
If you keep “poo-pooing” efforts like this based on historical business practices, we will never more forward.

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