Comments on: Adam Werbach: Take small steps to go “blue” http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/11/15/adam-werbach-take-small-steps-to-go-blue/ This blog is about the impact of business on society. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:14:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Walmart | Joy Reimer http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/11/15/adam-werbach-take-small-steps-to-go-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-508523 Walmart | Joy Reimer Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:39:31 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=2828#comment-508523 [...] “So, for example, Adam Werbach cites a Wal-Mart worker who walked into a break room one day and wondered why the Pepsi vending machine had a light inside. Knowing that the company was committed to becoming more energy-efficient and sustainable, the worker removed the bulb. Word spread. Eventually, Wal-Mart’s CFO decried that all the unneeded lights be taking out of all the vending machines in the stores. “That one simple effort saved about $1 million in energy costs,” Werbach says. Just as important, Wal-Mart’s PSPs have helped working-class people in the middle of the country to environmentalism–something that I doubt the Sierra Club has been able to do.”–find this quote here [...] [...] “So, for example, Adam Werbach cites a Wal-Mart worker who walked into a break room one day and wondered why the Pepsi vending machine had a light inside. Knowing that the company was committed to becoming more energy-efficient and sustainable, the worker removed the bulb. Word spread. Eventually, Wal-Mart’s CFO decried that all the unneeded lights be taking out of all the vending machines in the stores. “That one simple effort saved about $1 million in energy costs,” Werbach says. Just as important, Wal-Mart’s PSPs have helped working-class people in the middle of the country to environmentalism–something that I doubt the Sierra Club has been able to do.”–find this quote here [...]

]]> By: Marc Gunther http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/11/15/adam-werbach-take-small-steps-to-go-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-283841 Marc Gunther Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:32:36 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=2828#comment-283841 Thanks, Carol, I so enjoyed the conference and I'm grateful to you for helping me to join the Net Impact "team." best, Marc Thanks, Carol, I so enjoyed the conference and I’m grateful to you for helping me to join the Net Impact “team.” best, Marc

]]> By: carol cone http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/11/15/adam-werbach-take-small-steps-to-go-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-283840 carol cone Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:42:38 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=2828#comment-283840 Marc -- Great to be with you at Net Impact. What an inspiring group -- not the Board, albeit they are a great group -- but the Net Impact members, MBA/s and professinals. It was also so fun to sit next to you and watch you at work! You are a wonderful writer and journalist. I only wish I had a fraction of your talent. Please stay in touch and know i am always open to helping you and collaborating with you. Marc –

Great to be with you at Net Impact. What an inspiring group — not the Board, albeit they are a great group — but the Net Impact members, MBA/s and professinals.

It was also so fun to sit next to you and watch you at work! You are a wonderful writer and journalist. I only wish I had a fraction of your talent.

Please stay in touch and know i am always open to helping you and collaborating with you.

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