Walmart recently launched Sustainability Leaders shop, an online shopping portal on Walmart.com that helps customers identify and purchase products from suppliers that are leading in sustainability.
“The Sustainability Leaders shop on Walmart.com is the first step in helping our customers identify which brands and suppliers are leading the way in sustainability,” explained Neil Ashe, president and CEO of Walmart Global eCommerce. “Our customers can trust us to work with suppliers who have an ongoing commitment to both sustainability and affordability.”
In 2009, Walmart, in collaboration with The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), launched the Sustainability Index, which gathers and analyses information about a supplier’s approach to managing its social and environmental impact on the full lifecycle of its products.
Until the launch of the Sustainability Leaders shop, it only been a tool for Walmart and its suppliers. Now, as part of the Sustainability Leaders shop, important insights from the tool are available to anyone.
The shop takes information from the Index and translates it into an easy-to-understand format for Walmart customers.
Products displayed with a badge indicate that their manufacturer ranks as best in class among other suppliers in that product category, based on their responses to detailed category surveys developed by TSC.
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.
“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,” stated Sheila Bonini, TSC CEO.
TSC is an independent, third-party organization of academic-based scientists and more than 100 member organisations that creates tools and strategies to drive more sustainable consumer products.