Walmart Green Business Summit

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Event: Walmart Green Business Summit
Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel & Aqua Riva Restaurant
Date: February 10, 2010

Green isn't a word you typically associate with a scolossal retail giant like Walmart. But times are changing and the big guns have got to do what they can to save what's left.

The CEO of Walmart Canada David Cheesewright wanted to bring together delegates from major companies in North America, to collaborate and discuss their plans for a greener future. He explains, "We've got all our major competitors here. Would you ever have expected to see Loblaws and Walmart in the same room working together towards a common goal?"

His message: That the only way we're going to live more sustainably is if everyone comes together. He took it upon himself and his company to highlight the business case for going green. Iconic enviornmentalist David Suzuki, who delivered the keynote address earlier in the day, sounded a similar note, "Without the private sector working with us we are never going to make it. It's important that we come together."

He went on: "That's what excites me about what Walmart is doing, and inviting people like me to exchange ideas. We have to, I believe, stop fighting, and work together."

The Walmart Green Business Summit, in the Vancouver Sun.