This week, an estimated 100,000 people will take part in the People's Climate March, a national effort to somehow, someway persuade the U.S. government to take action on the most pressing environmental crisis of our time.
But after the march, they should head to Wal-Mart.
Why? Because contrary to popular perception, the retail behemoth—the largest employer in 19 states, with $482 billion in annual revenue—is leading the way on corporate climate action. Last week, it announced a commitment to eliminate a gigaton—that's 1 billion tons—of greenhouse-gas emissions from its supply chain. Yup, Wal-Mart.
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