2.1) By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have made substantial investments designed to improve access to and availability of healthier food and increase people’s confidence to select, prepare and serve healthier food. Through Walmart’s food donations and additional philanthropic investments from Walmart and the Walmart Foundation, the company met the goal they set in 2014 to provide 4 billion meals to people in need by 2020, largely through the donation of unsold food. In November 2018, funding was put in place to reach 4 million people with nutrition education. In 2019, Walmart stores, clubs and distribution centers in the U.S. donated more than 640 million pounds of food, over 55% of which was fruits, vegetables and meat. Globally, Walmart donated a total of 720 million pounds of food in 2019.
2.3) By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment
Between 2011 and 2017, Walmart Foundation funded training for 1.2 million farmers and farm workers in 15 countries. Women farmers made up more than half of those trained, with more than 600,000 benefitting directly(also see Target 5.5). Additionally, Walmart and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropic (ICRISAT) launched ICRISAT’s program in Andhra Pradesh focused on two key national priorities: doubling farmers’ incomes and addressing malnutrition in rural areas. This two year program (2018 – 2020) will impact 6,100 smallholder farmers, 2,000 of whom are women. The Walmart Foundation has granted close to US$2 million to the project as part of an ongoing initiative to improve market access for India’s smallholder farmers.
5.5) Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life
Walmart is tackling gender equality, in particular through retail opportunities, responsible supply chains and inclusive sourcing. As part of its goal to put millions of associates through focused training programs to equip them with skills to improve career growth by 2025, 60% of associates trained were women. Moreover, women represent 43% of U.S. management and 32% of officers on Walmart’s Board. Between 2011 and 2017, Walmart Foundation funded training for more than 600,000 women farmers. Finally, Walmart spent $30 billion with women-owned businesses between 2012 and 2019.
7.3) By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
Walmart aspires to reduce their energy consumption by 20 percent per square foot by 2020 compared with the 2010 baseline and work their way toward being powered 100 percent by renewable energy (they are at 26 percent) as well as double the fuel efficiency of our fleet (they've improved efficiency by 87.4 percent since 2005).
8.3) Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial resources
In 2013, Walmart launched the platform Empowering Women Together (EWT) to provide opportunities to small businesses with less than $10 million in annual revenue that aim to economically empower women. Since then, the platform has offered 300 distinct products from 28 small businesses from multiple countries, including Nepal, Tanzania and Kenya.
8.4) Improve progressively through 2030 global resource efficiency in consumption and production, and endeavor to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation in accordance with the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production with developed countries taking the lead
Walmart encourages suppliers to report through the Sustainability Index, a science-based, thirdparty tool developed by The Sustainability Consortium in collaboration with universities, NGOs and suppliers. The Index includes data from suppliers on key environmental, social and other performance indicators at the category level. The Index reflects responses from more than 1,500 unique suppliers covering 115 categories and departments across Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club U.S. Walmart set a goal in 2012 to buy 70% of U.S. goods from suppliers that participate in the Index. That goal was met in 2017, and in 2018, more than 80% of such goods came from participating suppliers. Walmart and Sam’s Club U.S. suppliers have improved their Sustainability Index scores by 28% compared with 2016.
12.5) By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse
The world generates an average of 3.5 million tons of solid waste per day. According to the World Bank Report, daily waste will climb to 6 million tons per day by 2025, and a staggering 11 million tons by 2100. Millions of tons of materials flow through Walmart facilities each year. They’re finding ways to reduce, reuse, recycle and manage them more efficiently, resulting in significant environmental and business upside. Ten years ago, they set an aspirational goal to create zero waste across global operations. They have achieved 82.4% of waste diversion in the U.S. and 68% internationally.
12.8) By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
Walmart encourages suppliers to report through the Sustainability Index, a science-based, thirdparty tool developed by The Sustainability Consortium in collaboration with universities, NGOs and suppliers. The Index includes data from suppliers on key environmental, social and other performance indicators at the category level. The Index reflects responses from more than 1,500 unique suppliers covering 115 categories and departments across Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club U.S Walmart is making information from the Index available to the public in the Sustainability Leaders shop. On Walmart.com more than 10,000 items made by companies identified as leaders in a category (like televisions or plastic toys) through the Walmart Sustainability Index are marked with a Sustainability Leaders badge.
14.B) Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
Walmart’s commitment to sourcing sustainable seafood promotes collaborative efforts that bring together farmers, processors, importers, local governments, NGOs and manufacturers to develop region-specific fishery and aquaculture improvement projects. For example, National Fish & Seafood Inc., a Walmart supplier, has collaborated with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership and Global Aquaculture Alliance to make it feasible for small farmers to become certified to globally recognized sustainability standards. Together, they’ve created the Small Farm Aquaculture Improvement Project (AIP), which assists scores of independent farmers in addressing important issues and achieving BAP certification.
14.C) Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in UNCLOS, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of The Future We Want
Walmart aspires to have 100 percent of its fresh, frozen, farmed and wild seafood in all Walmart U.S., Sam’s Club, Asda, Walmart Canada, Walmart Mexico, and Walmart Central America sourced from fisheries who are third-party certified as sustainable, actively working toward certification or engaged in Fishery Improvement Projects. To date, nearly 100% of seafood products in Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club stores are sourced according to the company’s sustainable seafood policy; 67% of wild seafood is Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) certified; and 99.8% of farmed seafood in Walmart U.S. & Sam’s Club stores is Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) or Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified.