Wal-Mart, which buys green supplies for its own operations, will now be approaching suppliers with bigger orders as it becomes the buyer for the Clinton Climate Initiative. The partnership will take advantage of Wal-Mart’s purchasing experience and scale and allow Wal-Mart to come to suppliers with bigger orders for deeper discounts. The collaboration is expected to include 1,100 U.S. cities and a climate organization that represents 40 of the world’s largest cities. News of the partnership was announced Nov. 1, 2007 to coincide with a Seattle climate summit of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Clinton Climate Initiative. The aim of the effort is to save cities money on environmentally friendly supplies by buying bulk and to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Read article