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Journalist Rick Wartzman on Walmart: Good Intentions Are Not Enough

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Walmart's Response to Hurricane Katrina

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Walmart stepped in. Lee Scott, Walmart's new CEO sent in meals, water, medication and clothing. This heroic response to Katrina gave Walmart an opportunity to label itself a socially responsible corporation. The company had already started to move down a path on the environmental front.

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