Canada Newswire -- - Walmart Canada and many of Canada's largest corporations today announced the results of initiatives promised one year ago at the Walmart Green Business Summit. The updates are  vailable on www.ShareGreen.ca. Walmart Canada posed the Sustainability Challenge to prominent Canadian companies at the Walmart Green Business Summit on February 10, 2010. The companies signed the following commitment: "My organization will launch a major sustainability project over the next year in Canada focused on waste, energy, water or sustainable products or services." Highlights of the earth-saving projects include a new, lighter package for Heinz, makers of Renees Gourmet dressings, which reduced Green House Gas (GHG) emissions during transportation. The switch contributed to the company's reduction in GHG emissions by more than 16.2 percent in 2010. Kraft Foods partnered with Terra-Cycle to sponsor the "up-cycling" of its snack food packaging into retail items such as tote bags, shower curtains and umbrellas. Kraft Foods diverted more than 590,000 packages from landfills through this program. "These results show that Canadian companies can make significant and tangible differences by adopting greener business practices," said David Cheesewright, president and CEO of Walmart Canada. "They also show companies can cut costs and create new revenue streams while doing it. We applaud the companies that took on this challenge because their commitment impacts millions of Canadians." Signatories to the Sustainability Challenge are: 3M Canada                    Kraft Canada Inc. Bissell Inc.                 Kruger Products L.P. Canadian Tire Corporation    Maple Leaf Foods Coca-Cola Canada             McDonalds Canada Frito-Lay Canada             Naya Water Greenomics Corporation       Nature's Path Foods Hallmark Canada              Nature's Grilling Products Hewlett-Packard (Canada)     Projecting Change Film Festival H.J. Heinz Company           Richelieu The Home Depot Canada        SC Johnson and Sons Staples Canada Inc           Unilever Canada Inc Spin Master Inc              Walmart Canada SOURCE: ShareGreen.ca, Walmart Canada