WALMART CHAMPIONING SUSTAINABLE SUPPLIERS
to evaluate a company ’ s sustainability efforts . The relevant social and environmental factors for a product are not always obvious and the Index helps illuminate what matters most for each type of product .
Customers can also better understand the issues that TSC has identified as the most important in evaluating sustainability in each product category through a series of fact sheets , also available through the Sustainability Leaders shop .
Sheila Bonini , TSC CEO , said : “ TSC tools are used by hundreds of Walmart suppliers across sectors to drive sustainability in the supply chain , and now this information is being directed to Walmart consumers to help inform the
choice of products they use every day .”
“ The Sustainability Consortium is also pleased to provide Walmart shoppers with important insights about what sustainability factors matter most for each product category through the library of fact sheets found in the Sustainability Leaders shop .”
Each week , more than 250 million customers and members visit Walmart ’ s 11,453 stores under 71 banners in 27 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries . With fiscal year 2015 revenues of nearly $ 486 billion , Walmart employs approximately 2.2 million associates worldwide .
To visit the Sustainability Leaders shop , please click here . For more details on the Sustainability Index , click here .
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