Global Ethics Office
About UsWhen Sam Walton founded Wal-Mart, he instilled many principles and values within the company, three of which became our 3 Basic Beliefs to which we remain firmly committed. They are Respect for the Individual, Service to the Customer and Strive for Excellence. In 2004, we established the Global Ethics Office to promote Wal-Mart’s ethical culture to all stakeholders globally. We also updated our Statement of Ethics, including our Guiding Principles, to give our associates a reference guide to help them make ethical decisions. Guiding PrinciplesOur Statement of Ethics includes our Guiding Principles which are the heart of our company’s culture. They're a code of conduct meant to help our associates make the right decisions and act with integrity. - Always act with integrity.
- Lead with integrity, and expect others to work with integrity.
- Follow the law at all times.
- Be honest and fair.
- Respect and encourage diversity, and never discriminate against anyone.
- Work, actions, and relationships outside of your position with the company should be free of any conflicts of interest.
- Ask your manager or the Global Ethics office for help if you have any questions about our Statement of Ethics, or if you face an ethical problem.
- Inform the Global Ethics office about any suspected violations of our Statement of Ethics.
- Reveal and report all information truthfully, without manipulation or misrepresentation.
- Cooperate with and maintain the private nature of any investigation of a possible ethics violation.
- When involved in an ethics investigation, you should reveal and report all information truthfully. You should present all the facts you are aware of without personal opinion, bias, or judgment.
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