Staples vs Walmart
On overall TruNorth grade, Walmart scores higher (Staples: D, Walmart: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
No public record found.
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
Wikipedia "Environmental record" section: Staples is ranked in the top 25 of EPA's Green Power Partner list. In 2006, Staples offered more than 2,900 different office products incorporating recycled content. Staples is currently trying to…
water pollution violation: $90.8M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
1 OSHA severe-injury reports in past 2y (0 amputations); 34 since 2015.
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
$12M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.09% of revenue) via Staples 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
No public record found.
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
Terms-of-service privacy grade D (poor) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.
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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