Recent Reports

Our most recent research on Wal-Mart-related issues.

State Tax Avoidance 

One Company's Plan to Save Money, Live Better: Wal-Mart's State Tax Avoidance Schemes
Wal-Mart, using tax avoidance schemes provided to it by the accounting firm Ernst & Young, has short-changed many states out of millions of dollars of state tax money. (PDF)

   
Its Not Easy Being Green 

It's Not Easy Being Green
The Truth Behind Wal-Mart's Environmental Makeover (PDF)

   
Workers Compensation 

Wal-Mart's Worker Compensation Program
How Wal-Mart's Workers' Compensation Practices Are Costing Its Workers, the States and Taxpayers (PDF)

   
Wal-Mart in Crisis 

Wal-Mart in Crisis: How the World's Largest Retailer Lost Its Way
Wal-Mart’s attempts to sustain its growth during the past few years have been met with enormous challenges and setbacks. (PDF)

   
Board of Directors Profiles

Board of Directors Profiles
Want to know more about the 15 men and women steering Wal-Mart? Learn more about the company's Board of Directors in this report. (PDF)

   
Polling Summary

Results of Wal-Mart Watch/Westhill 2007 Public Opinion Survey
A summary of the findings of Wal-Mart Watch's April 2007 poll of consumer perceptions of Wal-Mart. (PDF)

   
Wal-Mart's Tax Avoidance Schemes 

Wal-Mart's Tax Avoidance Schemes
How Wal-Mart’s Pursuit of Lower Taxes Has Cost States and Communities Millions (PDF)