Nowadays, companies should consider more about the social responsibilities. While companies are making profit, they would also pay attention to the people and planet, which is refer to the sustainability. For example, Toms are taking its social responsibility, as the company will deliver a pair of shoes to African children once we buy one. Recently, Wal-Mart U.S. plans to use “supercenters as distribution hubs” in order to cut the cost. It is believed that economy is “tough” and “unpredictable”. One can reflect that the government in the United States was shutdown. People have no ability to purchase much since they are not paid. Therefore, it is quite vital to reduce cost since consumers would like to cheap goods. The idea of using supercenters as distribution hubs came up.

In the first place, Wal-Mart use “the back room of a supercenter as a holding area for goods”; therefore, the transportation fee can be reduced and workers can easily “get items ready for daily deliveries to smaller store”. Probably, the point they think is most relative to cut cost. However, in return, it is also a way to have environment responsibility. Since Wal-Mart eliminates the use of “53-foot trucks” which is redefining producing in the value chain rule, automobile exhaust greatly reduces. Thus, there will be less pollution to the environment and it is eco-friendly for sure. It is win-win situation as Wal-Mart is able to reduce cost while it supports human being to have a better environment as well. In the news, it ignored the part of the environmental responsibility and only mentions the ideas of reducing cost. Probably sometimes we are using some methods to increase our profit while contributing to our society.