Walmart invests billions to buy from women-owned businesses – but is it enough?
by Amy Westervelt from Environment | The Guardian on (#2HHER)
Women-owned suppliers make up just 2% of the retailer's global purchases - but Walmart will join Coca-Cola, Pepsi and others in committing to buy more
Walmart announced Wednesday it has achieved its goal to buy $20bn worth of goods and services from women-owned businesses in the US over five years. The company also conceded that it's failed to reach another goal set around the same time: to double the amount of products and services sourced from women-owned companies outside of the country.
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