People

When our associates succeed, so does our business. Find out what we are doing to help our 86,000 associates learn, advance and grow in their working lives.

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Ethical Sourcing

Learn how we ensure the products on our shelves are sourced ethically from suppliers in over 71 countries around the world.

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Community

We work at the local level to assist people in need and help communities prosper through a variety of charitable initiatives.

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“Welcome to our latest CSR Report. This year’s theme is collaboration – it’s about working with our corporate peers, stakeholders, and even retail competitors to pursue the solutions to challenges which concern us all.

We see this report as a powerful tool for corporate good. Our size gives us considerable influence and with it comes considerable responsibility – a role we embrace in order to help Canadians save money and live better.

Our goal is to present an open look into the impact of our operations in Canada over the past year. This latest report frames our diverse activities into four broad categories of CSR: Environment, People, Ethical Sourcing and Community.

In each area, we highlight our efforts and actions, both large and small – and summarize our current programs and challenges while outlining plans to keep improving in the future.

Now ready to share this report with stakeholders, we are tremendously proud of the progress to date but equally aware of how much is still left to do. In the spirit of collaboration that permeates this report, I welcome your feedback to help us better pursue and attain our goals.”

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David Cheesewright
President and CEO, Walmart Canada

Report Highlights

  • Our new Perishable Distribution Centre in Balzac, Alberta is targeted to be 60 per cent more energy efficient than our traditional refrigerated centres
  • Walmart Canada stores successfully diverted 85 per cent of waste from landfill
  • We've expanded the Women in Retail program – now, a full 69 per cent of associates and 49 per cent of the management team are women
  • Our Ethical Sourcing division is improving working conditions at supplier factories around the world
  • Walmart Canada raised and donated more than $23M to Canadian charities in 2010 – surpassing $140 million in total contributions since 1994