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Walmart

Walmart Inc., commonly known as Walmart, is a leading multinational retail corporation headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA. Founded in 1962 by Sam Walton, Walmart has grown to become a dominant player in the retail industry, operating thousands of stores across the United States and internationally. The company primarily focuses on discount department stores, grocery stores, and warehouse clubs, offering a wide range of products from groceries to electronics. Walmart's unique value proposition lies in its commitment to everyday low prices and a vast selection of goods, making it a go-to destination for millions of shoppers. With significant achievements such as being the largest retailer in the world by revenue, Walmart continues to innovate in e-commerce and sustainability, solidifying its market position as a leader in the retail sector.

DitchCarbon Score

How does Walmart's carbon action stack up? DitchCarbon scores companies based on their carbon action and commitment to reducing emissions. Read about our methodology to learn more.

56

Industry Average

Mean score of companies in the Retail Trade Services industry. Comparing a company's score to the industry average can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.

24

Industry Benchmark

Walmart's score of 56 is higher than 96% of the industry. This can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.

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Walmart's reported carbon emissions

In 2022, Walmart reported significant carbon emissions, totalling approximately 14,620,000,000 kg CO2e globally. This figure includes 7,880,866,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions and 6,740,036,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2 emissions, with no data available for Scope 3 emissions. Walmart has made substantial commitments to reduce its carbon footprint, aiming for a 35% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2025, compared to 2015 levels. Additionally, the company targets a 65% reduction by 2030. Walmart has already achieved a 23.2% reduction in its combined Scope 1 and 2 emissions through 2021. Walmart's long-term goal is to achieve net-zero emissions across its global operations by 2040. The company is also focused on reducing Scope 3 emissions, with a commitment to decrease these by one billion tonnes by 2030 from a 2015 baseline. These initiatives are part of Walmart's broader strategy to align with science-based targets and contribute to global climate action.

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Scope 1
6,760,000,000
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0,000,000,000
0,000,000,000
0,000,000,000
0,000,000,000
0,000,000,000
0,000,000,000
0,000,000,000
Scope 2
15,120,000,000
00,000,000,000
00,000,000,000
00,000,000,000
00,000,000,000
00,000,000,000
0,000,000,000
0,000,000,000
0,000,000,000
Scope 3
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-
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000,000,000,000
000,000,000,000

Industry emissions intensity

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Some industries are more carbon intensive than others. Walmart's primary industry is Retail trade services, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair services of personal and household goods (52), which is very low in terms of carbon intensity compared to other industries.

Location emissions intensity

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The carbon intensity of the energy grid powering a company's primary operations has a strong influence on its overall carbon footprint. This request for Walmart is in US, which has a low grid carbon intensity relative to other regions.

Reduction initiatives & disclosure networks

Companies disclose and commit to reducing emissions to show they are serious about reducing emissions impact over time. They can also help a company track its progress over time.

Walmart is participating in some of the initiatives that we track. This may change over time as the company engages with new initiatives or updates its commitments. DitchCarbon will update this information as it becomes available.

Science Based Targets Initiative
Carbon Disclosure Project
The Climate Pledge
UN Global Compact
RE 100
Climate Action 100
Race To Net Zero
Reduction Actions

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