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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 16 > At Wal-Mart, a push to make its labels reflect carbon footprint

At Wal-Mart, a push to make its labels reflect carbon footprint

By Stephanie Rosenbloom / The Bulletin
July 16, 2009

Shoppers expect the tags on Wal-Mart items to have rock-bottom prices. In the future, they may also have information about the product’s carbon footprint, the gallons of water used to create it and the air pollution left in its wake.

As the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart....

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