These Standards for Suppliers are Walmart’s minimum expectations of Suppliers and their factories for the ethical treatment of workers, workplace safety, environmental responsibility, and appropriate business practices. Suppliers meet these standards by upholding human rights and creating an ethical and sustainable supply chain. These Standards parallel the audit standards Walmart uses to measure how well Suppliers are meeting requirements. If a Supplier’s factory fails to meet the Standards, it must take corrective action to improve its performance or the factory will not be permitted to supply merchandise to Walmart.