Kathleen McLaughlin
@KathleenForGood
Chief Sustainability Officer and President of the @Walmart Foundation.
.@WalmartInc and The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (@NFWFnews) announced an investment of $5.6 million through 10 grants as part of Walmart’s Acres for America program. The grants will help to permanently protect more than 148,000 acres of wildlife habitat across nine…
We’ve just rolled out our latest slate of Acres for America grants with @NFWFNews: $5.6 million, 10 grants, 9 states, helping protect 148,000 acres. What’s more – several grants involve native tribes in the stewardship of their ancestral lands. 🧵
.@WalmartInc and @YouCamApps are working together to make shopping for beauty products more #sustainable. Using artificial intelligence and augmented reality technology, customers will soon be able to use the Walmart app to virtually try on blush, lip color, eyeshadow and bronzer…
Now through Oct 13, Walmart will provide a 2:1 match, up to $1M, for customer donations through our Spark Good Round Up program to @NFWFnews on Walmart.com. It’s easy – just round up your purchases to the next dollar when shopping, and we will do the rest!

Today, @Walmart launched Great Value Compostable Cutlery, our 100% commercially compostable private brand cutlery, in 1,400 U.S. stores & online. This innovation is helping create American jobs, while offering customers more sustainable choices. bit.ly/3Llsh1m
Our teams and suppliers continue to work on making the sustainable choice the every day choice – making it easier, affordable and accessible. For example, this #EarthWeek, we're spotlighting products, innovations, and services that help deliver better customer experiences along…
We are excited to announce our next wave of renewable energy projects, enabling nearly 1 gigawatt (GW) of additional clean energy over the next few years across the U.S. - part of the energy transformation roadmap we unveiled at CES earlier this year, which includes a goal to…
In just one year of using Route Optimization, @WalmartInc has helped slash 30 million miles from drivers' routes and avoided 94 million pounds of CO2 emissions. But systems level change requires wider adoption of such technology so we’re extending the award-winning AI-powered…
Today we're making our award-winning #AI powered Route Optimization tech available to all businesses via Walmart Commerce Technologies. walmrt.us/49RPNNN We developed and have used the same tech to help speed delivery, save customers time and money, and reduce emissions.
22 states and territories have signed on to participate in the Skills in the States Community of Practice launched by NGA with support from @Walmartorg. Skills in the States is a group brainstorming best practices for skills-based hiring in the public sector. It will support the…
22 states and territories have signed on to participate in the Skills in the States Community of Practice launched by NGA with support from Walmart. This creates a place to problem-solve challenges and unlock career opportunities for millions of Americans. bit.ly/3SHmgz7
In 2017, @WalmartInc announced Project Gigaton, a bold ambition to work with our suppliers to reduce, avoid, or sequester one gigaton — that's one billion metric tons — of greenhouse gas emissions in product value chains by 2030. Since then, our merchants and suppliers have…
We all owe farmers a debt of gratitude not only for putting food on our tables but for looking after our natural resources – including protecting and restoring #soilhealth. The Walmart Foundation is proud to have funded Environmental Initiative to build ReachFarmersFaster.com,…
Serving our customers and communities is core to our purpose – just like our new collaboration with Reactivate and @usbank to expand access to affordable and reliable clean energy to more communities. These community solar projects will help households, non-profits, businesses,…
Serving our customers and communities is core to our purpose at Walmart, which is why we announced a collaboration with Reactivate to expand access to clean energy for underserved communities through community solar projects.
.@WalmartInc recently took a next step in investing in our associates by raising store manager wages to an average yearly salary of $128,000 and redesigning our bonus program. This is part of our continued journey of investing in our associates – from offering education and…
This week at the Consumer Electronics Show, @WalmartInc unveiled how some of the hottest technologies of today will enable us to deliver a new type of commerce – one that is customer-centric, interconnected, frictionless, and consistently exceeds expectations. Additionally, we…
This year, during @COP28_UAE, the #LEAFCoalition announced that Costa Rica and Ghana will be the first forest governments to agree to deals with @EmergentClimate to supply high-integrity jurisdictional REDD+ credits to buyers. These agreements will bring vital finance to forest…
On #VeteransDay and every day, we are grateful to our nation’s veterans and military. Since 2011, @WalmartOrg has invested more than $44 million to help those in the military community and their loved ones. This year, from Oct. 23 – Nov. 30, Walmart will match donations 2:1…
Today, @WalmartInc, @SamsClub and @GeneralMills announced a shared initiative to support the adoption of regenerative agriculture on 600,000 acres in the U.S. by 2030. Read our release here: corporate.walmart.com/news/2023/10/1…
.@WalmartOrg and @WalmartInc believe in advancing skills-based, career-driven training and development. We're working together to build a hiring system that values all life experiences, not just a formal college education. Read about more our initiatives: walmrt.us/46jDwjl
Today is #ENERGYSTAR Day, celebrating their work to help consumers save energy, lower their bills, and reduce climate impacts through income-eligible funding programs, utility rebates, and tax credits. walmrt.us/3F8nwVp
The most detailed interactive map yet of the US’ vulnerability to dangers such as fire, flooding, and pollution was released on Monday by @EnvDefenseFund and @TAMU grist.org/extreme-weathe…
Fortune named @Walmart to its annual #ChangeTheWorld list for the ninth year in a row. This year, @Fortune recognized our efforts to make retail an inclusive place of economic opportunity through education and training programs. fortune.com/company/walmar…