Wal-Mart Watch In Depth
The Great Tax DodgeWal-Mart is always trying to cut costs - and a major expense for any corporation is taxes. The world’s largest retailer employs a number of methods to avoid paying its fair share of taxes and takes every opportunity to use public funds for its private development. Throughout this issue we examine a number of these strategies.
Many of these practices, while technically legal, effectively abdicate the responsibilities Wal-Mart agreed to when it negotiated to enter a community. This is unfair to the working men and women who shop at Wal-Mart and pay their taxes every day.
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 | Whether it is E. Coli in the meat, melamine in the dog food, or lead paint on the children’s toys – far too many dangerous products have turned up on Wal-Mart’s shelves, and far too little effort has been given by Wal-Mart to ensure the safety and well-being of its customers. As the largest retailer in the world, Wal-Mart could use its clout to push manufacturers into raising the safety standards of their products. Instead, Wal-Mart continues to demand low prices at any cost and any standard from manufacturers, putting consumers at risk. Click here to download Issue 4 of Wal-Mart Watch In Depth: Danger for Sale >> | |
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 | Eat At Your Own Risk What is Wal-Mart’s responsibility for the safety of the food it sells? From the company’s opposition to federal legislation and inspections designed to protect us, to its significant pressure on its suppliers to shift production to countries with lower safety standards and lax enforcement, it is obvious that Wal-Mart thinks it begins and ends with the manufacturers, no questions asked. Click here to download Issue 3 of Wal-Mart Watch In Depth: Eat At Your Own Risk >> | |
 | Sustaining Wal-Mart Over the past year, Wal-Mart has worked overtime to develop environmental efficiency initiatives. Some progress has been made on this front, and for that we commend the company. But there's more to being a sustainable company than new lightbulbs. This issue of In Depth tackles a question at the very heart of any business's long-term viability: Is Wal-Mart a sustainable company? Click here to download Issue 2 of Wal-Mart Watch In Depth >> | |
 |  | Gender Discrimination At Wal-Mart On February 6, 2007, The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, ruled that Wal-Mart must face a class action lawsuit of 1.6 million female workers who are alleging that they were discriminated against in pay and promotions. An overview of gender discrimination at Wal-Mart, an interview with one of the lead plaintiffs in the landmark case Dukes v. Wal-Mart, news reports and facts about discrimination at Wal-Mart are just some of the things included in this first issue. |
