Textiles
Our Textiles Network is actively working to provide our customers with environmentally preferable and fashionable clothing options at affordable prices. 
Faded Glory T-shirt
Objectives and ActionsWe are working to make our Faded Glory private label line more sustainable by integrating more sustainable fibers into the clothing and textiles. We are approaching this effort from different angles by: - including more alternative or recycled materials in the fabric of our Faded Glory product line.
- working to improve packaging such as using tags that are made from recycled leather or eliminating individual polybags.
- looking beyond these initiatives for any dramatic innovations in our Faded Glory production process.
Currently, we are in the initial stages of:- making our textiles supply chain more sustainable by educating our buyers, product execution team and brand merchandisers about specific network goals.
- increasing the number of products with organic cotton, recycled polyester and other sustainable fibers.
- developing a list of key questions we ask our textiles suppliers in order to learn about their sustainability efforts and initiatives. The list includes questions on:
- recycling materials and reducing energy consumption,
- reducing toxic chemical usage,
- reusing fabric scraps,
- using alternative sustainable fabrics,
- knowing the origin of their product from cradle to grave, and
- measuring and reducing water use in the production cycle.
In 2008, we changed our strategy from purchasing raw organic cotton to purchasing merchandise made with organic cotton. Under the previous strategy we still needed to work with suppliers to mill, gin, dye and manufacture the cotton into products. Walmart is now the largest purchaser of organic cotton products.
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