Environmental Defense Will Add Staff Position in Bentonville, Arkansas
WASHINGTON — The national environmental advocacy group Environmental Defense is adding a new position in Bentonville, Arkansas, to coordinate to group’s work with Wal-Mart. At Wal-Mart’s invitation, Environmental Defense has been advising the company on environmental issues for about one year.
“Wal-Mart’s impact on the national economy is almost beyond calculation. Every week, 175 million Americans shop at Wal-Mart. If Environmental Defense can nudge Wal-Mart in the right direction on the environment, we can have a huge impact,” said David Yarnold, Executive Vice President of Environmental Defense. Yarnold noted that Wal-Mart has pledged to dramatically improve its environmental performance and that “in working with the company over the past year, we’ve concluded that Wal-Mart is making a sincere effort to do a better job of protecting the environment.”
“One reason we are putting a staff position in Bentonville is that we’ve discovered that when Wal-Mart makes important decisions, the company moves very quickly. If you are not at the table, you don’t get a chance to influence those decisions. By having an office in Bentonville, we’ll help assure that the environment is represented,” said Yarnold.
Yarnold also noted that “Wal-Mart can have a ripple effect through the whole economy by demanding better environmental performance from its suppliers. By challenging itself and its supply chain, we really believe that Wal-Mart can create a race to the top for environmental benefits.”
One of the world’s leading international nonprofit organizations, Environmental Defense Fund (edf.org) creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. To do so, EDF links science, economics, law, and innovative private-sector partnerships. With more than 3 million members and offices in the United States, China, Mexico, Indonesia and the European Union, EDF’s scientists, economists, attorneys and policy experts are working in 28 countries to turn our solutions into action. Connect with us on Twitter @EnvDefenseFund
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