Walmart

While Walmart raised the limit to purchase a firearm to 21, the company has not bowed to pressure to entirely stop selling firearms, nor has it used its institutional might to force changes on the firearm industry, as a New York Times contributor publicly requested (1)(2). The company was a member of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, which demonetized and suppressed content that it deemed to spread “hate speech” or “misinformation”, discuss “debated social issues in a negative or partisan context”, or “vilif[y]” individuals based on sexual orientation and gender identity. These arbitrary guidelines were used to censor mainstream perspectives online (3)(4)(5). However, the company has not canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs (6).

Walmart used to support DEI in its leadership composition through the establishment of gender and racial targets and offered unconscious bias training to its leaders. However, in November 2024, the company pledged to end racial quotas and DEI training at the company (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). The company previously operated a Supplier Inclusion Program focused on working with diverse suppliers. However, the program is now focused on ‘supporting small businesses, helping them grow and benefit their communities.’ (6)(7). The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (8).

Walmart used to allow a controversial stakeholder group focused on sexual identity issues to dictate it marketing/advertising strategies. However, in November 2024, it pledged to monitor the Walmart marketplace to identify and remove inappropriate products marketed to children (1)(2)(3)(4). The company stood up to shareholder activists pushing for the company to focus its time, attention, and money on abortion policy (5). In November 2024, the company also pledged to discontinue DEI within the company (6). The company is committed to net zero emissions by 2040 (7).

Walmart provides a benefits package for employees that covers travel/lodging costs for an abortion and transgender medical procedures for covered employees (1)(2)(3)(4). Effective with its 2026 employee health benefits plan, Walmart no longer offers gender transition-related medical services for minors. The company stated: “Gender reassignment surgery is not considered medically necessary for individuals under the age of 18. Cosmetic services that are not medically necessary are not covered” (5)(6). The company was a member of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (7)(8)(9). The company has supported organizations/events that promote sex and gender ideology. However, in November 2024, it pledged to review the funding of events and organizations to avoid funding inappropriate sexualized content targeting kids (10)(11)(12)(13). The company has supported multiple groups that promote racial equity and DEI and committed $100 million over five years to establish the Walmart Center for Racial Equity. However, in November 2024, Walmart ended support for DEI within the company (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21). In June 2025, the company’s Racial Equity center completed its work (22). The company is a coalition member of OneTen, appearing to prioritize diversity over merit in its hiring (23)(24)(25). The company sponsored the The White Mountains Pride Festival in 2025 (26). The company is a sponsor of America250, a bipartisan initiative created to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026 (27). The company was a Garnet Level partner of the 2025 ROMBA Conference, an annual LGBTQ+ professional and recruiting conference for students, business professionals, corporations, and business schools. The conference emphasizes identity-based networking and recruiting over merit and professional qualifications, reflecting the influence of DEI activism in corporate and academic settings (28)(29)(30)(31). Walmart sponsored the following Pride events in 2026: White Mountains Pride, Lexington Pride Festival, Sun Prairie Pride Fest, Pride in the Valley (32)(33)(34)(35). The company is a Legacy Member of Out Leadership, a global network of LGBT+ business leaders from major companies that seeks to advance LGBTQ+ representation in corporate leadership and integrate LGBTQ+ priorities into workplace strategies. The first LGBTQ+ B-Corporation, Out Leadership accomplishes this through convening leadership summits, directing talent initiatives, and providing advisory solutions that emphasize the positive impact of LGBT+ inclusion for business (36)(37)(38)(39). Otherwise, there are no publicly known cases of Walmart using corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies (40).

Walmart has frequently made donations to the Equality PAC (1)(2)(3)(4). However, the company has not used its lobbying for ideological purposes (5).