Walmart Highlights Economic, Societal and Environmental
Progress in 2018 Global Responsibility
Report Summary
Summary outlines Walmart’s milestones toward increasing economic opportunity, enhancing sustainability and strengthening local communities
Opportunity
We aim to increase economic opportunity in retail and retail supply chains
Providing great jobs and inclusive advancement in retail
30 percent
of company officers
& 55 percent
of our total U.S. workforce
Sustainability
We aim to enhance thesustainability of ouroperations and value chains
Eliminating
waste in our
operations
By the end of
2017, 78 percent
of global waste diverted
from landfill
Reducing environmental impacts
34 million acres committed to fertilizer optimization programs
Reducing energy
intensity and emissions
of electricity from renewable sources
Community
We aim to help strengthen local communities
Disaster relief
$38 million
to hurricane relief
Relieving hunger
Supporting local communities
in the U.S.
"At Walmart, we believe strengthening societal systems is not only the responsible thing to do, it also maximizes business value."
Kathleen McLaughlin
President of the Walmart Foundation
and Chief Sustainability Officer for Walmart