Business & Society- Wal-Mart

Business & Society- Wal-Mart

Part 1

Evaluation Wal-Mart's' Citizenship

Wal-Mart is the American giant retail chain. It has massive control of retail scene of America. In past many years, the company has been transforming majorly and dedicating itself to succeeding policies in the field of corporate social responsibility, especially in terms of products and promotion of saving energy (Murphy, 2008). The citizenship of Wal-Mart can be evaluated on the basis of five stage model, which is as follows:

Compliant

The largest retailer of the World, Wal-Mart has been turning out to be lightning rod for several advocacy groups with respect to its policies, work conditions and benefits. On the other hand, in recent days, Wal-Mart has put forward an outbreak of new policies in order to cater those complaints (Jenna, 2012).

For instance, even though several organization have raised their health insurance premium that is paid by their employees, Wal-Mart has come up with a plan that will enable few of its employees to pay as minimum as $11 every month in premium. This is less than 540% to 60% under the current plan of the company. On the other hand, several employees will pay $25 for themselves and $65 for their families. Moreover, Wal-Mart's plan for health insurance would need a $1000 deduction however; it would let their employees to visit doctors prior to making their payments. Moreover, the management raised the minimum wage from the present $5.15/hour (Jenna, 2011).

Engaged

Wal-Mart has also planned to reduce energy consumption in its stores, minimize the use of packaging, reduction of truck's fuel efficiency as well. The organization has forced its worldwide supply chain to follow the same. With these strategies, the bottom line of the organization will be improved, while the organization will pay attention to cater the needs of its customers (Ferrell, et al., 2012).

On the other hand, the recent initiative taken by Wal-Mart was a five plan for the reduction of salts levels and sugars on many packaged foods. In addition, the company lowered the prices on healthy food like vegetables and fruits.

Wal-Mart has been pledging for the reduction of salt by 25% and for the elimination of industrially added Trans fat and for the 10% reduction of added sugar. The organization has a plan to put seal on healthy food and those food items will rated with respect to their level of fat Sugar and sodium content (Butler, 2009).

Innovative

One more initiative taken in context of management of stakeholder is that Wal-Mart has been changing 40% of the associated partners at its topmost 100 law companies in an attempt to raise the diversity with respect to races and gender of its outside counsel. There is shift from non-diverse to diverse legal representatives (Ferrell, et al., 2012).

Integrated

Wal-Mart contains a considerable sphere if influencing others. Wal-Mart has been integrating environment society and economy. Wal-Mart has been transforming its operations proactively (Ferrell, et al., 2012).

Wal-Mart is placing top-down pressure on its supply chain for the improvement of practices for the incorporation of higher efficiency and ...