Walmart

Massive consumer food and paper sales; slow to achieve complete, verified zero-deforestation commitments across all private-brand food products.

Private label products generate immense packaging waste, with very few closed-loop reuse or refillable container systems implemented.

Project Gigaton has successfully avoided significant supplier emissions, but its immense global shipping, logistics, and retail operations remain highly carbon-intensive.

Promotes chemical transparency and restricted substance lists among its suppliers, but retail waste streams remain high.

Historically subject to severe criticism for low employee wages, anti-union behavior, and weak labor enforcement in import supply chains.