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« A December 01, 2006Wal-Mart changes course on support of gay groupAfter sparking controversy by joining the Corporate Advisory Council of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Wal-Mart released a statement last week pledging that the company "will not make corporate contributions to support or oppose highly controversial issues unless they directly relate to our ability to serve our customers." In an interview with the Baptist Press, Wal-Mart vice president for communications Mona Williams said that Wal-Mart would not give the NGLCC or similar groups "blanket donations," but would provide monetary support to individual projects and initiatives, "such as hate crimes education or one about workplace equality." According to the above-linked article, Wal-Mart recently donated $60,000 to "'Out and Equal,' a homosexual advocacy group that supports workplace equality for homosexuals," and has also supported the Human Rights Campaign and The Point Foundation--the latter of which provides scholarships to gay and transgendered students. The American Family Association has called off its boycott of Wal-Mart, stating they are "confident that Wal-Mart is now reviewing their support of homosexual organizations and agenda and will honor its promise to remain neutral in the culture war over homosexuality," but the AFA will continue to monitor Wal-Mart's actions. So far, I would not describe Wal-Mart's decision as a reversal. They have modified their policy to be somewhat less objectionable to social conservatives. In doing so, they remain in line with a broad array of US corporations which donate varying amounts to "progressive" organizations (and to conservative organizations, and to Republican and Democratic politicians). If a person decides not to buy from any company which supports any cause they disagree with, they may find their shopping options very limited. And to put Wal-Mart's controversial donations in perspective, the company's corporate giving in 2005 totaled over $245 million (according to the Baptist Press article). Posted by Eric Seymour at December 1, 2006 05:09 PM CommentsPost a comment |
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