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"Our message is loud and clear to our suppliers that we don't tolerate such behavior and we are not backing down from it, " said Rajan Kamalanathan, Wal-Mart's head of ethical sourcing.
WSJ: Retailers' Dilemma: Ax or Help Fix Bad Factories?
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If Wal-Mart's audits find factories that have structural damage or life-threatening conditions, "we will immediately ask them to cease production, inform the factory buyers and the government, and insist the workers don't go back to facilities, " said Rajan Kamalanathan, Wal-Mart's head of ethical sourcing, in an interview.
WSJ: Standards Clash in Bangladesh Factory Reforms
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In response to consumer preferences for ethical and sustainable sourcing, traceability, and quality, companies have also made bold sustainability commitments that implicate smallholder value chains.
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