Walmart launches 'Women in Factories' program

06 Apr '12

4 min read

The Women in Factories program is part of Walmart's Global Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative that Walmart president and CEO, Mike Duke, announced in September 2011. The initiative plays an important role in Walmart's mission of improving the lives of our suppliers, associates and customers.

“Empowering women not only improves their lives but it is also good for customers and business across the industry,” said Michelle Gloeckler, senior vice president of Home for Walmart. “By educating and empowering women in factories and creating a stronger supply chain, suppliers realize greater efficiencies in their factories, which should result in higher quality products, lower prices and more reliable product availability for customers.”

Walmart's Global Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative aims to use the company's global size and scale to empower women across its supply chain by focusing on five main goals:

• Increase sourcing from women owned businesses,
• Empower women on farms and factories,
• Empower women through job training and education,
• Increase gender diversity among major suppliers; and
• Make significant philanthropic giving toward women's economic empowerment.

Walmart

More Wal-Mart News... More Apparel/Garments News - United States Of America...