Wal-Mart scores low on corporate equality

Filed in archive Ethics by leon on November 28, 2007

Wal-Mart continues to come in very low on the Corporate Equality Index 2008 which assess companies on how they go about treating their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GBLT) workers. Criteria covered include domestic partner benefits, non-discrimination policies, respectful behaviors towards the GBLTY community and appropriate and respectful advertising and marketing, even sponsorship of GBLT events or organizations.

Wal Mart scored a rating of 40 out of 100 and the HRC is reported saying that America's biggest employer "has more work to do in furthering equality".

The HRC says Wal Mart is actually going backwards and gays are being advised to take their business elsewhere. That community is estimated to have $723-billion of buying power.

It's not just that community either. The Wall Street Journal carries an appalling story about Wal Mart suing a brain damaged employee.

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Response from: Fred333 (11/28/07 1:51am)

That does not surprise me about Walmart. I worked there when I was younger and they were so horrible to their employees.

Response from: Ben Clark (11/28/07 3:17am)

Not a surprising finding. It never has seemed like Wal-Mart has made any attempts to appeal to anything but our wallets. Their lack of compassion or lack of attempts to decrease the hostility in a workplace for the LGBT population don't seem to out of place for their past behavior.... even if they are starting to wise up a little with respect to health care