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WALMART (listed as an innovative company)
GOAL
October 2005: Then-CEO Lee Scott announces ambitious goals: create zero waste, use only renewable energy, and sell products that sustain the environment.


Reusable Bags
September 2008: Commits to reduce its global plastic shopping-bag waste by 33% over five years (that's 9 billion bags). The next month, it introduces a 50-cent reusable shopping bag in U.S. stores. By the end of the first year, it had used 2.5 billion fewer bags.


Greener Lightbulbs
August 2006: Aims to sell 100 million compact fluorescent lightbulbs in 12 months. Despite the higher price tag, it sells 137 million CFLs, which use 75% less energy than incandescents.


Read more at: Fast Company: Walmart #9


The coolest part about all these is that these are actions WE as ordinary humans can take. We may not have enough money to install solar panels but we certainly can spare 50cents to invest in a reusable bag. 


So we should follow the lead of big companies such as these in cultivating greener habits.