Walmart® Sustainability Compliance
Whether you're a National Brand or a Private Brand, we can help you comply with your Walmart sustainability requirements.
Mill ID/ Mill Sustainability Program
All textile and apparel brands are required to audit their material suppliers (a.k.a. mills) using the Higg Index Facility Environmental Module (FEM, see our page on that here) to learn more about the environmental impacts of these facilities.
Some key focus areas:
Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Water Use
Waste, Wastewater, and Chemical Management
Project Gigaton
Walmart has a goal to avoid one billion metric tons (aka gigaton) of greenhouse gases from the global value chain by 2030
There are five key areas Walmart has identified as good starting points to reduce your brand’s greenhouse gas emissions: Energy, Waste, Packaging, Nature, or Product Use.
Sustainable Textiles
We are currently faced with a complicated challenge across the textile value chain, an increase in demand for textile with a decline in resources. That’s why Walmart is challenging their suppliers to deliver “Every Day Low True Cost” (EDLTC) products that are affordable and produced in a more sustainable way.
The focus is on: sourcing fibers sustainably, using sustainable chemistry, and reducing impact in textile manufacturing.
THESIS
The Sustainability Insight System (THESIS) Index is a tool used to analyze the sustainability of a product and share the data with stakeholders.
Using that data, Walmart is able to identify areas of improvement, both social and environmental, within each product and brand.
Packaging
There are three areas Walmart has identified for smart packaging:
Design optimization
Sourcing sustainably
Supporting recycling
Walmart is expecting their whole supply chain to make changes when it comes to packaging and has provided numerous resources to help you determine where to start your goals when it comes to sustainable packaging.
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