Walmart Flashcards
Where are the headquarters?
Bentonville, Arizona, USA
How many countries does it operate in?
27 countries
What name does it operate under in the UK?
Asda in the UK
How many stores are there worldwide?
4253 stores
What % of Walmart’s suppliers are located in China?
80%
How many employees worldwide?
2.2 million
How many employees in the US?
1.3 million (59%)
How many pounds of food did they donate to local food banks and organisations?
571 million
What did they do for hunger relief efforts in 2013?
4100 associates volunteered more than 13,0000 hours toward relief efforts
What training programs were set up?
Training programs to ‘empower’ women workers and pledging funding to businesses run by women, especially in African countries
What did they do in Bangladesh?
Invested $15 million to improve safety in factories
What are salaries like?
Very low, even in developed countries - in US they are so low that people can claim benefits
What have there been incidents of?
Workers not being allowed breaks and of illegal child labour
What happened in a cloths factory supplying Walmart in 2012?
Fire that killed 112 people
What happened in a factory in Bangladesh in 2013?
The building collapsed
What products do they provide?
Provide products for low income consumers - less money spent on essentials so more disposable income
What plans were made for China in 2013?
Plans for development - creating 19,000 jobs
How does the opening of a store affect local businesses?
Store opening in a new market will drop average sales in local stores by up to 40
How much does Walmart save people every year?
$200 billion
By the end of 2013 how many renewable energy products were in place?
335
In US what % of waste from stores was diverted from landfill?
81%
Since 2013 what has happened to GHG emissions?
Eliminated more than 7.575 MMT from supply chain
Between 2005-2011 what happened to the carbon footprint?
Increased from 18.9 million metric tonnes to 21.5
In 2011 what % of the company was powered by renewable sources?
4%
What do the charity schemes do?
Encourage international aid
What was the company found doing?
Bribing local government officials to allow for new stores to be set up in Mexico
