Walmart shares successes behind supplier emissions reduction initiative

Retail giant Walmart announced the completion of an initiative to reduce emissions in its supply chain six years earlier than its intended target.

In 2017, the store launched “Project Gigaton.” Its goal was to work with its suppliers to reduce, avoid, or sequester 1 gigaton (1 billion metric tons) of greenhouse gas emissions in product value chains by 2030.

On Feb. 20, Walmart Chief Executive Doug McMillon revealed the goal has already been reached.