{"id":690,"date":"2006-08-30T07:35:35","date_gmt":"2006-08-29T23:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinacsr.com\/2006\/08\/30\/wal-mart-emphasizes-corporate-responsibility-as-new-china-store-opens\/"},"modified":"2006-08-30T07:35:35","modified_gmt":"2006-08-29T23:35:35","slug":"wal-mart-emphasizes-corporate-responsibility-as-new-china-store-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinacsr.com\/en\/2006\/08\/30\/690-wal-mart-emphasizes-corporate-responsibility-as-new-china-store-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Wal-Mart Emphasizes Corporate Responsibility As New China Store Opens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Wal-Mart yesterday celebrated the grand opening of its new Wal-Mart Supercenter Danxia Road Store, its first store in China's Fujian Province, it re-emphasized its commitment to corporate social responsibility in China.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In a prepared statement, the company says it believes in \"Respect for the Individual, Service to Our Customers, and Strive for Excellence.\" Wal-Mart says its direct and indirect procurement from China exceeded US$18 billion in 2004, making tremendous contribution to China's economy and foreign trade development.<\/p>\n<p>Wal-Mart re-iterated that it actively contributes to various Chinese charitable and social welfare programs. Since 1996, when Wal-Mart first entered the China market, the company 's donations to various charitable organizations have reached over RMB23 million. At the end of 2005, Wal-Mart employed nearly 32,000 staff in China with a total investment of RMB1.7 billion. Wal-Mart has also paid taxes of over RMB 1.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders from the Zhangzhou Municipal Government joined executives from Wal-Mart at the opening ceremony for the new store. Stanley Yu, Vice President &#038; COO of Wal-Mart China, said that Wal-Mart has become a favorite destination of more shoppers thanks to its good customer service and high quality merchandise at Every Day Low Prices.<\/p>\n<p>The Zhangzhou store is the 62nd store Wal-Mart opened in China and the first one in Zhangzhou. 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