Walmart Sustainability Reporting Cycle To Open With New Requirements
While Walmart has not yet announced the date the Sustainability Portal will open, we anticipate that the portal will become available shortly after Labor Day (September 2, 2024) and close shortly after Halloween (October 31, 2024).
Source: Walmart Sustainability Hub
As in previous years, Walmart has made some updates to the portal. Most notably, Walmart has increased the difficulty of achieving Giga-Guru and Sparking Change status, adding requirements around reporting your company’s renewable energy consumption percentage, absolute reduction targets, and relevant scope 3 emissions. The Giga-Guru requirements over the last few years are summarized below.
Walmart Project Gigaton Giga-Guru Requirements
2022 Requirements
Set a SMART Goal in 3+ pillars or set a Science Based Target
Report Impact in 3+ pillars
2023 Requirements
Set a SMART Goal in 3+ pillars or set a Science Based Target
Report Impact in 3+ pillars
Share your carbon footprint (Scopes 1 and 2)
2024 Requirements
Set a SMART Goal in 3+ pillars or set a Science Based Target
Report Impact in 3+ pillars
Share your carbon footprint (Scopes 1 and 2), ensuring it is at least 95% complete
Share renewable energy consumption percentage
Share Scope 1 and 2 absolute reduction target details
Share information on which Scope 3 emissions categories are relevant for your business and the current state of calculation
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