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Walmart

  • Supermarkets & grocery
  • United States of America

  • Walmart Inc. is a publicly traded company that owns and operates a chain of supermarkets and department stores around the world.

From the Resource Centre ? This section is a non-exhaustive snapshot of company behaviour recorded by the Resource Centre. We record allegations of abuse, seek company responses, profile lawsuits, and record attacks against Defenders working on business issues.

Indicators

Global Framework Agreement ? Company has signed a Global Framework Agreement, negotiated on a global level with a trade union.

Living Wage in Supply Chains ? Fashion Checker found no public evidence that the company’s suppliers are paying workers a living wage.

Transparency Pledge ? Company has fully aligned or committed to aligning with the Transparency Pledge standard, by publicly disclosing information about their supplier factories.

ETP Member ? Is this company a listed member of the Ethical Tea Partnership.

ETI Member ? Is this company a listed member of the Ethical Trading Initiative.

IDH Living Wage Commitment ? Has this company joined the sustainable trade initiative’s living wage call to action.

Covid-19 actions ?

Information in this section obtained through company survey responses, public statements and/or policies. Implementation of actions not verified by suppliers, workers, HRDs or affected communities.

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Supporting suppliers to access finance

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Recorded profits since the pandemic

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Pandemic policy on discriminatory dismissals

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Pandemic policy on price reductions

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Paying for all in-production & completed orders

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Extended payment times

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Payment terms prior to pandemic

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Requested retroactive discounts

40 - 70% (Asda)

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Paying for all in-production & completed orders

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Endorsed ILO Call to Action

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Stories with associated response requests ? We sought responses from Walmart to the allegations raised in these stories. Find out more about our Company Response Mechanism.

Benchmark rankings

CHRB 2018
? The 2018 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark assessed 100 of the largest publicly traded companies in the world on a set of human rights indicators.
23.7 / 100
CHRB 2019
? The 2019 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark assesses 200 of the largest publicly traded companies in the world on a set of human rights indicators.
22.7 / 100
Fashion Transparency Index 2019
? A review of the some of the world's biggest global fashion brands and retailers ranked according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts.
67.5 / 250
Fashion Transparency Index 2020
? A review of the biggest global fashion brands and retailers ranked according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts.
70 / 250
Fashion Transparency Index 2021
? A review of the biggest global fashion brands and retailers ranked according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts. These scores have been rounded to one decimal place.
64.3 / 250
Fashion Transparency Index 2022
? A review of the biggest global fashion brands and retailers ranked according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts. These scores have been rounded to one decimal place.
60.5 / 250
Fashion Transparency Index 2023
? A review of the biggest global fashion brands and retailers ranked according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts.
57 / 250
KnowTheChain 2018
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
44 / 100
KnowTheChain Apparel & Footwear 2021
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
44 / 100
KnowTheChain Apparel & Footwear 2023
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
30 / 100
KnowTheChain Food & Beverage 2020
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
54 / 100
KnowTheChain Food & Beverage 2023
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
33 / 100
KnowTheChain ICT 2020
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
46 / 100
Oxfam Supermarket Scorecard 2020
? The percentage score awarded based on the assessment of 16 global supermarket brands’ policies and practices, scored across four indicators.
29 / 100

Top associated countries

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