Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2016 Global Responsibility Report

Developing communities through associate, customer and company engagement

When Sam opened his first , it was a store of, by and for the local community. Today Walmart’s 2.3 million associates are fellow residents, friends, neighbors and relatives, and they remain passionate about the health of local communities. Walmart aims to enhance the vitality of our communities not only by providing products, services and jobs through our retail business, but also by facilitating associate volunteerism as well as local donations from the company, the Walmart Foundation, customers and associates. Strengthening local communities creates a virtuous circle of value Associate engagement for business as well as society. More stable, cohesive communities support business growth, creating more opportunities for associates who can better serve our customers; more engaged associates and customers create more stable, cohesive communities. Walmart and the Walmart Foundation strengthen communities through the following initiatives: • Empowering associates to engage in their community

• Supporting associates through scholarships and hardship funds

• Investing in communities Associate support

Community investment Empowering To encourage associate In conjunction with the 50th volunteerism.” For example, volunteerism at scale, Walmart birthday of in the U.K., we worked with nonprofit associates to engage U.S. runs a program called associates travelled the country organizations Pyxera Global and in the community Volunteerism Always Pays (VAP), celebrating local community Taproot to more systematically through which associates earn groups and charities with a engage Walmart associates Our associates around the money for eligible charities – in gift of cake and funding, in all with particular technology and world contributed their time, the form of Walmart donations investing more than £450,000 in leadership skills in disaster- and expertise and money to a – simply by volunteering at more than 70 groups. technology-related charitable variety of local causes, including least 25 hours. In 2015, 71,000 efforts in the U.S. and . education, environmental full- and part-time associates Walmart also piloted programs sustainability, health and volunteered more than 1.25 to better match charities to wellness, hunger relief and million hours, generating $12 associates who have relevant workforce development. million in Walmart donations. skills and passion, to facilitate what is known as “skills-based

Developing communities through associate, customer and company engagement: Progress against commitments As of Fiscal Year End 2016

Initiative Progress

Empowering associates to Walmart U.S. associates volunteered more than 1.25 million hours to charitable organizations, generating engage in their community $12 million in Walmart donations.

The Walmart Foundation has given to organizations that awarded more than 800 scholarships to Walmart Supporting associates U.S. associates and associate dependents. Continue to support the Associates in Critical Need Trust, a public charity.

Gave $46.5 million in community grants in 2015. Investing in communities Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2016 Global Responsibility Report

Strengthening local communities – Community development

Supporting the Associate Scholarship a public charity supported program, which encourages by Walmart, the Walmart associates the pursuit of higher Foundation, Walmart education by associates and associates and Walmart alumni. Sometimes unexpected events their dependents. In 2015, ACNT offers grants to U.S. strike close to home. In several the Foundation donated to associates facing hardship as a Associate Giving Program Walmart markets, including organizations that awarded result of an unexpected crisis the U.S., the U.K. and , more than 800 scholarships (for example, due to a fire, Through the Associate Giving hardship funds exist to support to Walmart U.S. associates and flood or sudden death in the Program, the Walmart Foundation associates experiencing a crisis. associate dependents. family). In 2015, ACNT awarded matches the voluntary charitable grants totaling over $8 million. contributions of U.S. associates to For example, the Walmart The Wal-Mart Associates in any of 11 charities, up to applicable Foundation also supports Critical Need Trust (ACNT) is limits:

• Associates in Critical Need Trust (ACNT) • United Way Associates Lauren’s story: Help when you • American Cancer Society supporting need it most • American Diabetes Association associates • American Heart Association Lauren and her children were understandably frightened when • American Indian College Fund in Brazil their home burned down. The • Asian & Pacific Islander American In 2009, Walmart associates in house fire left them homeless; Scholarship Fund Brazil began “The Charity Club” they lost all of their belongings, • Hispanic Scholarship Fund – an associate-sponsored including three beloved pets. emergency fund – to help their Lauren’s Walmart family rallied • United Negro College Fund co-workers in times of sudden, behind her and provided donations • Feeding America unexpected needs. Associates and household goods to replace many of the things she lost. • EarthShare voluntarily authorize a monthly payroll deduction that is in turn matched by Walmart Brazil Lauren has been a Walmart Lauren also turned to ACNT for dollar-for-dollar. Any associate associate since 2012. She works as help during this difficult time. with a qualifying emergency a supply chain manager for the She applied for and received situation is eligible to receive grocery transportation team and is an ACNT grant, which allowed help, whether or not they the mother of two small children. her to buy clothes and provide donate to the fund. As of She never dreamed she would transitional lodging in a long- 2015, nearly 600 associates need the resources of ACNT – until term stay hotel with her two girls. received help. she received a phone call from her “If it wasn’t for getting the grant best friend with the news her from ACNT, I don’t know what I house was on fire. would have done.”

Investing in local address pressing social issues percent of its profits supporting community grants within the within a single community. We the most vulnerable people U.S., supporting hunger and communities also ask our customers to join in surrounding communities; healthy eating, disaster relief causes, helping to raise money this year, focused and preparedness, along Walmart and the Walmart for nationally recognized on projects promoting early with many other causes that Foundation have a long charities. And we make a childhood development and strengthen local communities. tradition of supporting the special effort to invest in the facilitating school maintenance communities where we communities where we are and repairs. The projects affect operate, both in the U.S. and headquartered and have the more than 3,000 children under around the world. We provide largest associate presence. the age of five. both community and regional grants to organizations, and we For example, Massmart in South In 2015, Walmart donated collaborate with local groups to Africa regularly spends 1 to 2 more than $46.5 million in

Walmart customers supporting causes

Sometimes a little bit can go a Forest Restoration Bokin (OISCA), Together with customers and long way. Our customers are Foodbank Bokin (Second Harvest participating suppliers, The “Fight generous and support worthy ), Providing School Meals to Hunger. Spark Change.” campaign causes through Walmart. Africa Bokin (Table for Two) and of Feeding America generated Sick Childcare Bokin (Florence). $10.7 million. During the holiday Walmart Japan continued season, the Red Kettle campaign its store fundraising program In 2015, our U.S. and Canadian at Walmart also surpassed the called “Bokin.” In 2015, more than stores and clubs supported $500 million mark in lifetime 9 million yen was raised for four major cause campaigns with support of The Salvation Army, charitable programs, with Walmart the help of our customers. For thanks to customer contributions Japan matching the contributions Children’s Miracle Network in the familiar red kettles outside to each dollar-for-dollar. The Hospitals, associates and customers our stores and clubs. charities included Seashore together raised over $60 million. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 2016 Global Responsibility Report

Strengthening local communities – Community engagement

1. 5. Brazil has been In 2015, Walmart stores in Investing around a supporter of Food Banks Brazil donated more than Canada and its local food 200 tons of food, benefiting the world bank partners since 2011, more than 300,000 people. donating more than $1.1 Throughout the year, stores Outside the U.S., our international million and $630,000 in mobilize to engage with businesses incorporate local 2015 alone. The donation is civil society organizations investment into the normal course used to help fund programs in product campaigns with of business. Here are some of their that will deliver food locally customers and associates. highlights from the past year. to Canadians who need it most. Walmart Canada’s food 6.  donation amount to food Walmart Argentina’s annual banks in FY2016 was 1 campaign, “With a little we 2.2 million pounds. do a lot,” invites customers to round up their change 2. and donate to worthy In 2015, Walmart de México y causes. The campaign is Centroamérica supported the in 86 stores around the development of nearly 23,000 country. In 2015, AR$900,000 small suppliers, supporting the was collected, which was local communities where we donated to Cåritas National live and work. 2 Commission and four other organizations. 3. Central America In 2015, to help the 3 communities where we operate, we performed 230 volunteer days with participation of 8,406 volunteers who donated 5 39,713 hours to benefit more than 1,013,635 people.

4. El Kilómetro de mi supermercado is an initiative 4 to support the needs of the communities within 6 a 1-kilometer radius of each of our stores. The program provides grants to support local social projects administered by NGOs. 7. U.K. 9. India 10. 11. Japan The Asda Foundation At Walmart India, associates In collaboration with Walmart Japan helped increased its funding for and customers participated China Foundation for fund Japan’s very first in- local disasters to £500,000 in blood donation drives Poverty Alleviation and home daycare for disabled to help local communities to support the National Tencent Charity, Walmart children, which provides in their time of need after Thalassemia Welfare Society. China mobilized suppliers, qualified childcare services extreme flooding affected The donations went to customers and associates to for special needs. This the north of England. help children affected donate to a local charitable daycare has enabled parents by thalassemia – a blood meals program, raising to continue their careers. 8. disorder that requires blood awareness and helping At Massmart we understand transfusion almost every day. provide nutritious meals to that we need to support schoolchildren in poverty- 7 vulnerable people in our stricken regions. communities. In 2015 alone, our school mobile kitchen program enabled the hygienic preparation of 40 million meals supplied through the National School 11 Nutrition Program. 10 9

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Giving back in our home office

Walmart has two global headquarters that support our operations in 28 countries around the world – Bentonville, , and Silicon Valley, California. We’re proud to be a part of these thriving communities and to give back to them.

families of all income levels) demand and to provide free technology field and the positive has been to increase the value of SNAP access to the arts for children. impact of technology on women home to Walmart since Sam Walton assistance at local farmer’s around the world opened his first store in Rogers, markets. San Francisco Bay Area has • Code 2040, which creates Arkansas. Today, we operate all • Increasing access to health become our other global pathways to educational, over the world, but we still call care. For example, the Walmart hometown – home to our global professional and entrepre- northwest Arkansas home. In 2015, Foundation gave a grant of more .com business. Walmart and the neurial success in technology for our global headquarters employed than $340,000 to WelcomeHealth Walmart Foundation contributed underrepresented minorities more than 20,000 associates, (a free clinic serving the more than $5.4 million in grants • American Red Cross of the Bay and Walmart and the Walmart uninsured and underinsured) to and in-kind giving in the San Area, which has made a positive Foundation invested over $10 provide free dental care for low- Francisco Bay Area. The grants impact on disaster preparedness million in grants to strengthen the income individuals and families. ranged from $250 to $300,000 and in the area, responding to 95 local community in three ways: • Enhancing quality of life by support over 250 organizations. disasters and providing support • Providing greater access to increasing access to the arts Additionally, more than 2.3 million for 169 families hunger relief and nutrition and recreational facilities. For pounds of food have been provided • Silicon Valley Education education. For example, a grant example, Walmart and the to local organizations, for more than Foundation, which advocates of almost $100,000 was given Walmart Foundation gave a 1.9 million meals. Highlights include: to enhance STEM education in to the “Double your Dollars” $900,000 grant to The Walton • Anita Borg Institute, which Silicon Valley and the Bay Area. program at The Jones Center Arts Center to expand and works with businesses and for Families (an area recreational renovate the Center to better academic institutions to increase and educational center serving accommodate community the number of women in the Notes from the field: The challenge of supporting and measuring local needs

Matching associates to Measuring impact the right organization Last year, we gave 152,000 The nonprofit organizations community grants; we can track that we support often have activity, but it’s very challenging need of specific skills – legal, to track impact. logistics, marketing, among others – to address their Avoiding dependence particular needs. Meanwhile, we We are proud to have have over 2 million associates established long-term with a broad range of skills and relationships with many passions. Trying to match the grantees, yet we encourage right associates with the right them to cultivate broad-based skills to the right organization support to promote their own in need of those skills presents sustainability over time. a significant challenge for us that we are just beginning to address through “skills-based volunteerism.”