Greening Businesses: Wal-Mart Innovates For Energy Efficiency

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Going green is the in thing nowadays. This is not only true for individuals who started bringing their own bags while shopping or bringing packed lunches to school. The great big green movement also holds true for business enterprises of any size.

In our last post, we featured Starbucks together with their efforts of inflicting a positive mark or change in the environment. Initiatives conducted by large business moguls are really inspiring. They certainly serve as great reminders for small and medium sized businesses that profitability and conscience can go hand in hand.

Investing in a scrolling LED sign is one easy way to go. But many more things can be done. In this post, we are featuring another company that’s decided to turn green to help the environment. And their efforts are certainly not in vain because reports have been highlighting the savings and profits that they’ve been making together with the big change. 

Wal-Mart may not get a sparkling gold medal when talking about other issues like including that of labor. But they have been doing well in cutting down their carbon footprint and energy consumption.

What’s their secret? Innovation.

According to the Wal-mart’s official website, their retail stores contribute greatly to the amount of their carbon footprint. With their thrust Save money. Live better., the company views each of their stores as laboratories of sustainability. Lighting and water conservation measures were put in place together with efficient refrigeration systems and building materials to keep consistent with the goal.

It was in 2005, when Wal-Mart began developing a prototype for the said store that would provide 25 to 30 per cent more energy-efficiency by 2009. The company has reached this target since and they are very much delighted to be a more efficient company.

Electrical consumption, which is the second highest generator of operating expenses, has been addressed by the company as well. It was again in 2005 when Wal-Mart has decided to give a lighting game changer a shot. They have installed LED freezer case lighting that was able to reduce energy use to about 70 per cent. Today, their inventive LED freezer lighting system has become not only a staple in large-scale grocery stores but also a standard for the entire industry. 

Wal-Mart continues to carry out their green practices outside their retail stores. Parking lot lighting in more than 350 of their outlet stores have been utilizing LED lights as well.

Turning your business green need not be a massive change all at once. Taking on the change one step at a time can better lead you to sustainability. Start with your first step today by betting on a game changer. Invest in attractive and energy efficient LED signs from AffordableLED.