Albertsons vs Walmart
On overall TruNorth grade, Walmart scores higher (Albertsons: F, Walmart: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $16K PAC donations; 29% to Republican, 71% to Democratic committees.
FEC: $22K PAC donations; 58% to Republican, 42% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.] [Stanford DIME (Bonica) corroborates.] [FollowTheMoney.org adds state-level totals.]
Environment
hazardous waste violation: $13.2M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
water pollution violation: $90.8M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
308 federal penalties totaling $1.0B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
609 federal penalties totaling $5.8B since 2000 (Violation Tracker). Supply-chain signals: WRC 1 investigation; HRW 1 report; ILRF 1 campaign.
DEI
No public record found.
HRC Corporate Equality Index: 90/100 (2025) — strong LGBTQ+ workplace policies with minor deductions. Disability:IN Equality Index score 90/100. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #88 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. HRC Corporate Equality Index 90/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.
Charity
$280M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.36% of revenue) via Albertsons Companies Foundation.
$1.73B reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.27% of revenue) via Walmart Foundation. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #88 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. Drucker Institute Management Top 250 — ranked #28 (2024) on customer satisfaction, employee engagement, innovation, social responsibility, and financial strength. Fortune World's Most Admired Companies — ranked #7 (2024). Newsweek Most Trustworthy Companies in America — ranked #8 (2024).
Animal testing
Albertsons responsible-seafood sourcing developed with FishWise. [FishWise partner]
Open Wing Alliance: At risk — Great Value cage-free milestone not yet reported. MSC retail partner — Great Value canned tuna + wild-catch lines MSC-certified. [Cage-free at risk · MSC certified]
Firearms
No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.
Buycott — campaigns over warehouse wages, firearm retail, supply-chain labor. [buycott]
Privacy
No public record found.
1 investigation by The Markup (themes: pricing). Most recent: "Walmart Charges Higher Prices in Lower-Income Zip Codes" (2023).
Executive pay
CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 475:1 (median employee pay $32,057) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).
CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 958:1 (median employee pay $30,520) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
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