Wal-Mart & Duke Energy

Mission Statement

Wal-Mart : Saving people money so they can live better.
Duke Energy : To make people’s lives better by providing gas and electric services in a sustainable way.

Current Goals
Wal-Mart

Environment:
1. To be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy.
2. To create zero waste.
3. To sell products that sustain our resources and environment.

Stores: Wal-Mart is looking at innovative ways to reduce its greenhouse gas
emissions.
1. Reducing greenhouse gases at Wal-Mart existing store, club and DC base around the world by 20 percent over the next 7 years.
2. Designing and opening a viable prototype that is 25-30 percent more efficient and will produce up to 30 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions within the next 4 years.
3. Increasing our fleet efficiency by 25 percent in the next 3 years, and doubling efficiency in the next 10 years.

Waste:
1. Reducing solid wastes from U.S. stores and clubs by 25 percent in the next 3 years.
2. Working with suppliers to create less packaging overall, increase product packaging recycling and increase use of post-consumer material.
3. Replacing PVC packaging for our private brands with alternatives that are more sustainable and recyclable within the next 2 years.

Duke Energy

Products & Services
1. Champion energy efficiency as a top industry issue and collaborate with regulators, customers and other key stakeholders to advance innovative policies and programs
2. Aggressively pursue “smarter grid and meter” technologies that can deliver significant operational and customer benefits
3. Expand green power options to customers in every state we operate

Environmental Footprint

1. Diversify our fuel mix and address the climate change issue by:
a.Promoting U.S. federal policy mandating economy-wide reductions of
greenhouse gas emissions
b.Creating the option to build new nuclear (carbon free) generation
c.Piloting clean coal and other innovative technologies, e.g. advanced
integrated gasification combined cycle technology, geological carbon dioxide
sequestration
d.Securing cost-effective alternative sources of energy
2. Continue to focus on safe, reliable and efficient power plant operations

Quality Workforce
1. Develop a culture of wellness by encouraging, supporting and rewarding
improved employee health and well-being
Attract, retain and engage a diverse, talented workforce by:
a. Implementing a more effective employee recruitment and development plan
b. Developing and implementing innovative employee programs and benefits, e.g., alternative work locations
c. Launching ways to transfer or retain critical knowledge given that
approximately one-third of the workforce may retire in the next five years
2. Drive understanding of the value of sustainability within the company to
inspire ideas and innovation

Strong Communities
1. Invest over $17 million annually in community programs that improve the
quality of life in our communities
2. Implement tools for our communities to use that will support their long-term planning
3. Increase spending with diverse suppliers by 5% a year
4. Implement initiatives to support public safety in our communities

Governance & Transparency
1. Provide investors a superior and sustainable return on their investment
2. Assure that we have effective ethics and compliance programs
3. Regularly benchmark our corporate governance practices against best-in-class and industry peers and recommend revisions as appropriate
4. Assess our supply chain (services and products) from a sustainability perspective and implement appropriate follow-up actions
5. Communicate clearly and frequently with our stakeholders