Business exists to serve society. For Walmart, this is true in many ways. As the world’s largest grocer, we provide convenient access to affordable food and other products to people around the world. And we do that in ways that help create economic opportunity, advance long-term environmental sustainability and strengthen local communities. This shared value approach is complemented by Walmart.org’s philanthropic investments, which focus on areas where we use our strengths and expertise and collaborate with others to bring about system-wide change.
Our Work
We focus our philanthropic support across these areas keeping diversity, equity and inclusion at the heart of our philanthrophy.
Where We Give
North American Corridor
In the North American Corridor (the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Central America), our philanthropy is focused on strengthening worker dignity to increase market access, preserving nature through investments in conservation, restoration and more sustainable management. For example, a Walmart Foundation grant supports the Equitable Food Initiative’s (EFI) Responsibly Grown, Farm Worker Assured certification, helping to support smaller farmers and advance responsible labor practices.
Pillar: Sustainability
United States
Walmart.org invests in programs that help create economic opportunity, advance sustainability and equity and strengthen local communities in the U.S.
Pillars: Opportunity, Sustainability, Community, Center for Racial Equity
Canada
Walmart.org supports projects working to prevent food waste, improve food recovery solutions and advance equity for Black and Indigenous Canadians through food security and economic opportunity. Walmart also empowers its facilities to give back in their local communities across Canada.
Pillars: Opportunity, Sustainability, Community
Mexico
Walmart.org invests in programs working to improve market access for smallholder farmers. In addition, we invest in programs that align with Walmart’s corporate initiatives in Mexico to enhance the social and environmental sustainability of product supply chains. Our local giving programs are supported by the Walmart Mexico Foundation which is funded by Walmart Mexico.
Pillars: Opportunity, Sustainability, Community
Central America
Walmart.org invests in programs that align with Walmart’s corporate initiatives in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and El Salvador, working to increase sustainable livelihoods for smallholder farmers, drive economic opportunity and strengthen communities. Our local giving initiatives empower Walmart facilities to give back in their communities.
Pillars: Sustainability, Community
Brazil
We invest in place-based partnerships in South America – with ongoing work in Brazil – that combine conservation, restoration and sustainable management to increase market access for people in supply chains and preserve forests. For example, a Walmart Foundation grant supports Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental de Amazonia (IPAM), a non-profit that has been working in the Brazilian Amazon since 1995 to advance an environmentally sound, economically prosperous, and socially just Amazon. With this support, IPAM is helping to minimize deforestation by strengthening and providing resources for smallholder farmers in Brazil.
Pillar: Sustainability
Chile
In Chile, our local giving initiative empowers Walmart stores, clubs and distribution centers to give back in their communities.
Pillar: Community
Southeast Asia
Our philanthropy in Southeast Asia supports conservation, restoration and more sustainable management of nature, while advancing dignity for people in supply chains. This work includes targeted grants toward combating deforestation and supporting pathways for responsible seafood sourcing.
For example, a 2019 Walmart Foundation grant to Conservation International supported a workshop for the Coalition for Sustainable Livelihoods in Indonesia with more than 130 stakeholders from the palm, cocoa, rubber and coffee supply chains. This workshop brought together smallholders, civil society, private sector and government representatives to create a roadmap for sustainable development in the North Sumatra and Aceh regions in Indonesia.
Pillar: Sustainability
India
In India, Walmart.org invests in philanthropic programs that improve market access for farmers and align with Walmart’s corporate initiatives to enhance the social and environmental sustainability of product supply chains. Our local giving initiatives in India empower Walmart facilities to give back in their communities.
Pillars: Opportunity, Sustainability, Community
China
In China, Walmart.org invests in philanthropic programs that advance food safety in China through transparency, producer education and consumer education. Our local giving initiatives empower Walmart facilities to give back to their communities, enhancing the social and environmental sustainability of product supply chains in China.
Pillars: Sustainability, Community
South Africa
In South Africa, Walmart.org invests in programs working to improve livelihoods for small and medium enterprises and expand economic opportunities. Our local giving initiatives in South Africa empower Walmart facilities to give back in their communities.
Pillars: Sustainability, Community
