CEO Doug McMillon announced to investors in 2024 that the company met its Project Gigaton goal, launched in 2017, six months ahead of schedule. The company established a long-term partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund in 2005, drawing on EDF’s science expertise. EDF helped set the goal to reduce, avoid, or sequester 1 gigaton of emissions from its supply chain, evaluate pathways to reduce emissions, and analyze supplier data.