Walmart 2007 Annual Report Download - page 14

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grow
aroun
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way
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t
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va
l
ua
ble
mem
b
er
of
eac
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f
of
t
h
ose
f
commun
i
t
i
es.
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e
wan
t
o
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r
neig
hb
or
s
t
o
see
, un
d
erstan
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an
d
b
e
a
par
t
of
t
h
e
f
pos
i
t
i
ve
i
mpac
t
Wa
l
-Mart
h
a
s
everyw
h
er
e
w
e
opera
t
e.
O
ne w
a
y w
e
d
o t
h
is
i
s t
h
roug
h
c
h
arita
ble
g
i
v
i
ng
.
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d
in
g
t
o t
h
eC
h
ronic
l
e
of
Philanthropy
f
,
y
y
t
h
e Wa
l
-Mart Foun
d
ation
i
s
t
h
e
l
argest corpora
te
cas
h
contri
b
utor
i
n Amer
i
ca.
I
n
200
6
,
t
h
roug
h
i
ts
f
oundation, c
h
arita
bl
e par
t
ners an
d
d
onations
f
rom cus
t
omer
s
an
d
assoc
i
ates, Wa
l
-Mar
t
provi
d
e
d
more
t
h
an
$
415 mi
ll
ion
i
n cas
h
an
d
in-
k
in
d
merc
h
an
d
ise
t
o
more
t
h
an
1
00
,
000
organ
i
zat
i
ons aroun
d
t
h
e wor
ld
.
M
or
e
i
mportant
,
w
e
ga
v
e
mos
t
of
t
h
e
f
mone
y a
t
t
h
e
l
oca
l
l
eve
l
w
h
ere w
e
c
an
h
ave
t
h
e grea
t
es
t
i
mpact.
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ur internationa
l
s
t
ores an
d
assoc
i
ate
s
raise
d
an
d
contri
b
ute
d
$
45 mi
ll
io
n
of
t
h
is
f
tota
l.
Beyon
d
o
u
r
c
h
arita
bl
e
programs
, Wa
l
-Mart
is
committe
d
to
sustaina
b
i
l
ity
.
O
u
r
s
t
ore
s
are
se
ll
ing
more
organ
i
c an
d
env
i-
ronmentally-
f
riendly pro
d
ucts.
We
are
wor
k
ing wit
h
supp
l
iers
t
o re
d
uc
e
pac
k
agin
g
an
d
ta
k
e nonrenewa
bl
e
energ
y ou
t
o
f
t
h
e pro
d
ucts w
e
se
ll
.
W
e
are
ma
k
ing
o
u
r
f
acilities an
d
truc
k
f
lee
t
more
e
ff
icien
t
b
y a
d
opting energy-e
ff
icient pract
i
ces
.
T
h
es
e
sustaina
bl
e
programs
are
ma
k
ing
o
u
r
b
usines
s
more
e
ff
icient
;
t
h
e
y
are
a
l
s
o
ma
k
ing
s
u
re
t
h
a
t
o
u
r
cus
t
omer
s
d
o
no
t
h
ave
t
o c
h
oose
b
etween
a
pro
d
uct t
h
ey c
an
a
ff
ord an
d
a
sustaina
bl
e pro
d
uct.
Anot
h
e
r
examp
le
of
o
u
r
f
pos
i
t
i
v
e
i
mpac
t
on
commun
i
t
i
es
i
s
o
u
r
$
4 gener
ic
prescr
i
pt
i
on
d
rug
program.
L
ast y
ear,
w
e
ro
ll
e
d
t
h
is
program
ou
t

rst

i
n F
l
ori
d
a an
d
t
h
en rapi
dl
y
expan
d
e
d
i
t
t
o a
ll
U.
S
. p
h
armacies. T
h
e
response
f
rom
o
u
r
cu
s
-
t
omers
h
as
b
een outstan
d
ing
b
ecause w
e
h
ave save
d
t
h
e
m
mone
y w
h
ere t
h
ey nee
d
i
t mos
t
–
i
n re
d
uce
d
h
ea
l
t
h
care cos
t
s.
Improving Lives
S
in
ce
I
ca
m
e
to
W
a
l-M
a
r
t
in
1979
,
I
h
a
v
e
l
ea
rn
ed
a
l
ot
of
l
es-
f
so
n
s
about
leadershi
p.
O
n
e
of
t
h
e
f
m
ost
v
a
l
uab
l
e
l
esso
n
s
i
s
t
hi
s:
t
h
e
r
e
i
s
a
p
rice
to
bein
g
s
p
ecial.
O
v
er
t
h
e
l
ast
4
5
y
ears
,
t
h
ose
of
us
f
wh
o
h
a
v
e
se
rv
ed
W
a
l-M
a
r
t
h
a
v
e
p
ai
d
a
p
ric
e
to
bu
il
d
a
s
p
ecial Compan
y
– wh
et
h
e
r i
t
m
ea
n
s
workin
g
on
weekends
,
keepin
g
a
m
odest
o
ce

s
p
ace,
or
alwa
y
s puttin
g
ot
h
e
r
s
be
f
o
r
e
ou
r
se
lv
es.
B
ut
t
h
e
r
e
i
s
a
reward
,
a
n
d
i
t
i
s
n
ot
j
us
t
workin
g
f
or
a
s
p
ecial Compan
y
; i
t
i
s
a
s
p
ecia
l
opportunit
y
to
touch
a
n
d
im
p
rov
e
t
h
e
liv
es
of
milli
o
n
s
f
of
people
f
a
r
ou
n
d
t
h
e
w
o
rl
d.
A
t
Wal-Mart
,
w
e
touch
a
n
d
im
p
rov
e
liv
es
throu
gh
t
h
e
c
h
a
ri
tab
l
e
g
ivin
g
of
our
f
f
ou
n
dat
i
o
n
.
W
e
do
i
t
b
y
creatin
g
j
ob
s
t
h
at
pa
y
com
p
etitiv
e
wa
g
es
,
o
er


g
oo
d
bene
ts

a
n
d
c
r
eate
ca
r
ee
r o
pp
ortunities. W
e
do
i
t
b
y
makin
g
diversit
y
a
priorit
y
throu
g
hout
ou
r w
o
rkf
o
r
ce
a
n
d
ou
r o
p
erations
.
W
e
do
i
t
b
y
bein
g
a
m
o
r
e
susta
in
ab
l
e
a
n
d
environmentall
y
-friendl
y
bus
in
ess.
B
ut
abo
v
e
all
,
w
e
do
i
t
throu
gh
ou
r ever
y
da
y
w
o
rk
:
w
e
sa
v
e
p
eo
p
l
e
mone
y
so
the
y
can
liv
e
bette
r
.
T
o
W
a
l-M
a
r
t
customers
,
savin
g
a
dollar
,
a
p
ound
,
or
a
p
es
o
m
ea
n
s
somethin
g.
I
t
m
ea
n
s
bein
g
ab
l
e
to
bu
y
t
h
e
sc
h
ool
c
l
ot
h
es
or
fr
es
h f
ood
the
y
n
eed.
Wi
t
h
out
Wal-Mart
,
the
y
mi
g
ht
n
ot
be
ab
l
e
to
a
o
r
d


such
i
te
m
s.
I
t
a
l
so
m
ea
n
s
empowerin
g
p
eo
p
l
e
to
as
p
ir
e
to
a
better
lif
e
f
or
t
h
e
m
se
lv
es
a
n
d
t
h
e
i
r
f
a
mili
es.
Thi
s
i
s
wh
at
W
a
l-M
a
r
t
does
and
,
f
o
r
t
h
e
m
ost
p
art, wh
o
m
w
e
se
rv
e.
An
d
thou
g
h
ou
r Compan
y
ma
y
under
go
p
rofoun
d
chan
g
es
,
w
e
will
n
e
v
e
r chan
g
e wh
o
w
e
a
r
e.
W
e
will
alwa
y
s
be
Wal-Mart
,
a
n
d
w
e
will
alwa
ys
st
riv
e
to
be
a
better
W
a
l-M
a
r
t.
L
ee
Scott
Pr
es
i
de
n
t
a
n
d
Chief
Ex
ecut
iv
e
f
O
cer

W
a
l-M
a
r
t
Stores
,
In
c.
12
“ To Wal-Mart customers, saving a dollar,
a pound, or a peso means something.
It means being able to buy the school
clothes or fresh food they need. Without
Wal-Mart, they might not be able to
afford such items. It also means empow-
ering people to aspire to a better life for
themselves and their families.”