Wal-Mart gets it!

The new standard in smart shopping?

I know as well as anyone that Wal-mart isn’t exactly the gold standard for an environmental or social record, but a recent Green Inc Article suggests that’s about to change.

The mega-corporation announced plans to require standardized green labels on ALL merchandise sold in their stores. The plan is to create an indexing system which measures environmental and social impacts across the lifecycle of all products. It;s a huge undertaking that may take 5-10 years and collaboartion with thousands of suppliers to complete.

Wall Mart’s green muscle flexing is great news, and could be exactly what consumers need to start making informed decisions about their purchases and the environment.