CVS Health vs Walmart
On overall TruNorth grade, Walmart scores higher (CVS Health: D, Walmart: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $15K PAC donations; 100% to Republican, 0% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]
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
CDP Climate Change: B (2024) — management-band disclosure; discloses emissions data but limited target ambition.
water pollution violation: $90.8M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
556 federal penalties totaling $7.2B 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
HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.
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
$70M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.02% of revenue) via CVS Health 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
Wikipedia "Animal welfare" section: In 2016, CVS committed to source 100% cage-free eggs by 2025, responding to pressure from animal welfare groups. In 2023, CVS announced that they reached this goal ahead of schedule, on December 31,…
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 public record found.
Buycott — campaigns over warehouse wages, firearm retail, supply-chain labor. [buycott]
Privacy
Named in 1 FTC 6(b)/tech report, 1 with adverse findings. Pharmacy Benefit Manager 6(b) (2024) — adverse finding.
1 investigation by The Markup (themes: pricing). Most recent: "Walmart Charges Higher Prices in Lower-Income Zip Codes" (2023).
Executive pay
No public record found.
CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 958:1 (median employee pay $30,520) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
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