Awards & Recognition

Over the past four decades, Walmart has been proud to serve the communities where we operate. We’ve received numerous awards for our work, which would not be possible without the support of our customers, associates and communities around the world. Here is just a sampling of our recent recognition:

2010

2010 World Environment Center Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development

2009

2009 Waste Reduction Awards Program Winner – California Integrated Waste Management Board
President’s Trophy – American Trucking Association (ATA)
Ranked #3 out of 35 other retailers in the Q3 2009 Covalence ethical reputation index.
Ranked #1 Consumer Staples Company - Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 2008 report (see page 8) and scored 89 out of a possible 100.
Green Power Leadership Award for on-site generation at our California and Texas facilities – Environment Protection Agency (EPA).
Corporate Energy Conservation, Energy and Environment Award – Aspen Institute.
2009 Waste Reduction and Recycling Award – City of San Diego Environmental Services Department.
2009 Green Choice Award – Natural Health Magazine
Commercial/Industrial Recycling Award – The Delaware, Knox, Marion Morrow (DKMM) Solid Waste District of Ohio
2009 Sustainability Excellence Award – Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS).

2008

Top 50 Companies for People with Disabilities – CAREERS and the disabled magazine
Spirit of Excellence Award – American Bar Association
Corporate Diversity Honor Roll – Latin Business Magazine
Outstanding Business Recycler Award – Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling
Best 15 Companies for Diversity Marketing – Black Enterprise Magazine
Top Companies for Multicultural Women – Working Mother Magazine
Top 50 Companies for Latinas – LatinaStyle Magazine
Top Companies for Female Executives – National Association of Female Executives
Top Companies for Asian Americans – Asian Enterprise Magazine
Top 50 Employers of Women Engineers – Woman Engineer Magazine
Top 50 for Supplier Diversity – HispanicTrends Magazine
Top Organizations for Multicultural Business – DiversityBusiness.com
Corporate Partner of the Year – National Association of Women Business Owners
Best Green Companies – Working Mother Media
Top 100 Employers for the Class of 2008 –The Black Collegian
50 Best Companies for Latinas – Latina Style
“National Association of Container Distributors Achievement Award”
Coal Combustion Products Partnership Award “2008 Special Recognition for Innovation”
Ranked #1 among big box retailers and #7 overall in the “Corporate Governance and Climate Change” report by Ceres.
Ranked #8 among retailer/consumer companies in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 2008 report and scored 87 out of a possible 100.
Platts Global Energy Award for Sustainable Energy Initiative of the Year.

2007

Top 50 Companies for Diversity – DiversityInc., 2007
50 Best Companies for Latinas – Latina Style
Top 10 U. S. Companies for Asian-Americans – Asian Enterprise, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004
Best Company for Multicultural Women – Working Mother, 2007
Diversity Elite 60 – Hispanic Business, 2007
Spirit of Excellence Corporate Award – American Bar Association, 2007
Top Companies for Female Executives – National Association of Female Executives, 2007
Evangeline Booth Award for excellence in corporate philanthropy – The Salvation Army, 2007
Top 50 Companies for African Americans – Black MBA Magazine, 2007 and 2006
Seafood Choice Alliance “Seafood Champion” award in March 2007.
CDP ranked Walmart as the 10th best company for carbon reporting of all the S&P500.
No Dirty Gold award for our work in jewelry.
Women's Wear Daily survey of college students ranked Walmart number one in the most sustainability conscious corporation category
EPA Smartway “Superior Environmental Performer Award”Cleantech Leadership Award.

2006

40 Best Companies for Diversity – Black Enterprise, 2006
Top 50 Companies for Latina – Latina Style Magazine, 2006
Corporate of the Year Award – Native American Chamber of Commerce, 2006
Top 10 Companies for African Americans – DiversityInc., 2006
Multicultural Prism Award – Minority in Business Magazine, 2006
Chairman’s Award for Walmart’s exemplary commitment to energy efficiency - Alliance to Save Energy.
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC): Outstanding Retailer of the Year for its recycling efforts
Slag Cement Association Project of the Year
Coal Combustion Products Partnership Environmental Achievement Award.
Cleantech Leadership Award.
EPA Smartway Excellence Award.

2005

Top 50 Vendor Programs for Latinos – Hispanic Magazine, 2005
Top 10 Companies for Hispanic Communities – Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility Corporate Index, 2005
Top 50 Companies for Diversity – DiversityInc., 2005
Top 100 Companies for providing the most opportunities for Hispanics – Hispanic Magazine, 2005 and 2004
Award of Excellence – National Arbor Day Societies BUILDING WITH TREES, 2003 & 2005.

2004

Number One Most Admired Company in America – FORTUNE magazine, 2004 and 2003
Corporate Patriotism Award – Employer for Guard and Reserve organization, 2004
Top Corporation for Multicultural Business Opportunities – Diversitybusiness.com, 2004
Top Family Friendly Companies for Hispanics – Vista magazine, 2004
Latin America’s 25 Most-Respected Employers – Latin Trade Reader, 2004
Top 100 Diversity Employer – Black Collegian, 2004
Top U.S. Companies for People with Disabilities – poll sponsored by CAREERS & the disAbled, 2004
Best Place to Work in the United Kingdom (ASDA) – FORTUNE magazine, 2004
Best Retailer to Work for in Canada (Walmart Canada) – Report on Business magazine, 2004 and 2003