United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Relevant SDG
| Example Walmart contributions include
| Location in ESG Report
|
2 ZERO HUNGER | Relieving Hunger, including efforts to improve food access and through food donations | Serving communities (Food security; COVID-19 philanthropic response) Waste: Circular economy (Operational waste; Food waste in the value chain) Providing safer, healthier food & other products (Access to affordable, nutritious food) |
| Encouraging healthier eating through food labeling and nutrition education programs | Serving communities (Providing access to affordable food, products & services) Providing safer, healthier food & other products (Access to affordable, nutritious food) Product supply chain sustainability (Customer engagement) | |
| Promoting sustainability in food value chains and improving market access for smallholders in emerging markets | Serving communities (Investing in the local supplier base) Waste: Circular economy (Food waste in our value chain) Supplier opportunity (Supplier inclusion; Make in India; Smallholder farmers and small producers) Product supply chain sustainability People in supply chains (Market access for small producers) | |
5 GENDER EQUALITY | Fostering inclusion, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex and sexual orientation in our Code of Conduct and requiring fair processes for employment in our Standards for Suppliers | Highest standards of ethics & compliance Human capital: Good jobs & advancement for associates (Inclusion) Equity & inclusion at Walmart & beyond (Hiring, developing & promoting associates; Inclusive sourcing; Advancing equity in society) Supplier opportunity (Supplier inclusion) People in supply chains (Creating economic opportunity for people in supply chains; Collaborating to address systemic risks to worker well-being) Walmart Code of Conduct Standards for suppliers |
| Investing in efforts to meaningfully advance gender equity in factories and farms | Supplier opportunity (Supplier inclusion) People in supply chains (Creating economic opportunity for people in supply chains) Serving communities (Strengthening small producers) | |
| Sourcing from women-owned businesses and providing additional outreach and support for women-owned businesses | Supplier opportunity (Supplier inclusion) People in supply chains (Collaborating to address systemic risks to worker well-being) | |
7 AFFORDABLE & CLEAN ENERGY | Promoting sustainability in our operations, including through a commitment to power 100% of our operations with renewable sources of energy by 2035 | Climate change (Goals & metrics; Renewable energy; Efficiency) Environmental sustainability statement |
| Facilitating avoided GHG emissions reductions in our supply chains, such as by promoting the use of tools to help suppliers identify, prioritize and implement energy efficiency projects | Climate change (Goals & metrics; Renewable energy; Efficiency) Environmental sustainability statement | |
8 DECENT WORK & ECONOMIC GROWTH | Expanding access to jobs and providing ladders for advancement, including through upskilling and education programs, and philanthropic investments in retail sector workforce development | Human capital: Good jobs & advancement for associates (Growth; Strengthening workforce development beyond Walmart) Equity & inclusion at Walmart & beyond (Development; Advancing equity in society) Serving communities (Providing quality jobs, training & career paths) |
| Supporting worker dignity and safety in our operations and the supply chain and collaborating to combat forced labor in various sectors through our business and philanthropy | Equity & inclusion at Walmart & beyond (Advancing equity in society) Product supply chain sustainability Walmart Code of Conduct Conflict minerals policy Global forced labor prevention policy Human rights statement | |
| Making investments in innovative technology to improve productivity and job experiences | Human capital: Good jobs & advancement for associates (Growth) | |
11 SUSTAINABLE CITIES & COMMUNITIES | Providing disaster relief for natural and human-caused disasters | Disaster preparedness & response |
12 RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION | Addressing food waste by pursuing best practices in our operations, building capacity in the broader food recovery system, working with suppliers upstream and empowering consumers downstream | Waste: Circular economy (Operational waste; Food waste in the value chain) |
| Enhancing the sustainability of products and product supply chains | Product supply chain sustainability Animal welfare – Swine assurance position; Animal welfare position; Antibiotics in farm animals position; Cage-free egg supply position Forests policy | |
| Promoting sustainable chemistry, including in our supply chain | Providing safer, healthier food & other products (Sustainable chemistry) Sustainable chemistry commitment | |
| Investing in sustainable package design and recycling and encouraging suppliers to reduce unnecessary plastic packaging, increase packaging Waste: Circular economy Waste: Plastics recyclability and increase recycled content, and to help us educate customers on reducing, reusing and recycling plastic | Waste: Plastics | |
| Providing funding to support materials innovation, recycling collection and/or sortation infrastructure and consumer education | Waste: Plastics (Catalyze innovation in waste reduction systems) | |
13 CLIMATE ACTION | Addressing climate change by setting a science-based target to reduce greenhouse gases in alignment with the Paris Agreement | Climate change (Mitigation) Climate policy Environmental sustainability statement |
| Accelerating sustainability efforts in our supply chain, including by setting a target to avoid 1 gigaton of greenhouse gas emissions in our supply chain through Project Gigaton | Climate change (Supply chain (scope 3)) Climate policy Environmental sustainability statement | |
| Engaging in advocacy and coalitions to promote environmental public policy (e.g., We Are Still In, Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance, Paris and Bonn negotiations, Global Forest Watch Pro, Consumer Goods Forum) | Climate change (Advocacy) Engagement in public policy (Climate change) | |
14 LIFE BELOW WATER | Sourcing seafood sustainably through our Seafood policy | Regeneration of natural resources: Forests, land, oceans (Sourcing more sustainably; Engaging suppliers & others to accelerate progress) Product supply chain sustainability Seafood policy |
| Participating in the Seafood Task Force to address illegal fishing in the Thai seafood supply chain | Regeneration of natural resources: Forests, land, oceans (Engaging suppliers & others to accelerate progress) Product supply chain sustainability (Industry consortia & initiatives) | |
15 LIFE ON LAND | Reducing deforestation, including due to palm and pulp and paper production, and working with suppliers to join us through innovative sourcing strategies and the use of technology to increase transparency and supply chain accountability | Regeneration of natural resources: Forests, land, oceans (Sourcing more sustainably; Engaging suppliers & others to accelerate progress; Scaling impact through systemic change) Product supply chain sustainability Forests policy |
| Supporting innovative approaches to regenerative agriculture, sustainable fisheries, forest preservation and waste reduction | Regeneration of natural resources: Forests, land, oceans (Scaling impact through systemic change) Product supply chain sustainability Forests policy Walmart U.S. pollinator health position |