http://climateinc.org/2009/08/sticker-shock-%e2%80%93-walmart%e2%80%99s-product-labeling-scheme-will-be-costly-but-will-it-be-effective/ The Business of Stopping Climate Change Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:33:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://climateinc.org/2009/08/sticker-shock-%e2%80%93-walmart%e2%80%99s-product-labeling-scheme-will-be-costly-but-will-it-be-effective/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Sticker Shock: Walmart’s labeling scheme will be costly, but will it be effective? Two views. « Energy Portfolio Managers Blog Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:42:50 +0000 http://climateinc.org/?p=103#comment-25 [...] to Walmart. Here are two perspectives. The first is from Stephen Stokes of AMR Research, by way of Climate Inc., edited by David Levy, Professor of Management at UMass, [...] [...] to Walmart. Here are two perspectives. The first is from Stephen Stokes of AMR Research, by way of Climate Inc., edited by David Levy, Professor of Management at UMass, [...]

]]> http://climateinc.org/2009/08/sticker-shock-%e2%80%93-walmart%e2%80%99s-product-labeling-scheme-will-be-costly-but-will-it-be-effective/comment-page-1/#comment-24 John Ehrenfeld Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:55:21 +0000 http://climateinc.org/?p=103#comment-24 Thanks for posting this excellent analysis of the proposed Wal-Mart Sustainability Index. Their intentions may be good, but as the saying goes, "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. The index can help Wal-Mart in selecting products and suppliers for the items that make it to their shelves, but it may produce perverse effects on the consumers. In spite of their commitment to avoid greenwashing, they are, perhaps inadvertently, going to make matters worse. I have written several posts on this issue which can be viewed at www.johnehrenfeld.com Thanks for posting this excellent analysis of the proposed Wal-Mart Sustainability Index. Their intentions may be good, but as the saying goes, “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. The index can help Wal-Mart in selecting products and suppliers for the items that make it to their shelves, but it may produce perverse effects on the consumers. In spite of their commitment to avoid greenwashing, they are, perhaps inadvertently, going to make matters worse. I have written several posts on this issue which can be viewed at http://www.johnehrenfeld.com

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