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Companies Reviewed

2026-04-20T15:24:37Z

Bjorn: Created page with "Below is a list of companies that have received a complete review under version 1.0 of unCapitali.se' <strong>Business Scoring Rubric</strong>: Below is a list of companies that are being reviewed under version 1.0 of unCapitali.se' <strong>Business Scoring Rubric</strong>: *Walmart"

Below is a list of companies that have received a complete review under version 1.0 of unCapitali.se' <strong>Business Scoring Rubric</strong>:

Below is a list of companies that are being reviewed under version 1.0 of unCapitali.se' <strong>Business Scoring Rubric</strong>:

*[[Walmart]]

Business Scoring Rubric

2026-04-20T15:20:28Z

Bjorn:

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== Business, Product & Person Scoring Models ==

unCapitali.se has created a weighted scoring index that uses positive and negative screening concepts. The three rubrics in use cover businesses, products and people.

Scores for these businesses, products and people are based on similar criteria, with the caveat that products are applied or ingested and can be assessed on objective health assessments on humans or animals. People bare further scrutiny, as they have civic, fiduciary and ethical responsibilities to steer their companies, investments and products in a direction not only of doing no harm, but of being beneficial to their customers, vendors and the global community.

For a detailed explanation of unCapitali.se's various scoring models, please click one of the following links. Each page is linked to the others for ease of navigation:

*Using the unCapitali.se [[Business Scoring Rubric]]
*Using the unCapitali.se [[Product Scoring Rubric]]
*Using the unCapitali.se [[Person Scoring Rubric]]

Scores will be based on the following categories, with some being weighted more than others. For example, if a product is environmentally friendly, but profits go to politicians and PACs that work to weaken environmental regulation or work to get pardons or favorable judicial rulings, the product will still be rated unfavorably in the environmental category.

<strong>The initial categories we seek to score are as follows (but are subject to change):</strong>

*Labor
*Environment
*Social Impact
**Small & Local Business Friendly
**Women & Minority Friendly
**Supportive of Historic Preservation
**Supportive of Veterans
**LBGTQAI + Sensitive
*Competitiveness
**Pro-Third World (Non- Exploitive)
**CEO & Officer Pay Not Exploitive
**Avoids Monopolistic and Oligarchical Business Practices
**Avoids Using Corporate Power to Advance Unethical or Illegal Contracts
*Pro-Democracy & Open Government
**Fair Lobbying Practices
**Fair Trade Practices
**Fair Political Donation Practices
**Fair Taxation (Not-externalizing housing, wage or health care underpayments to taxpayers)

*Power & Antitrust Activities
**Union Busting
**Stock Manipulation & Buybacks
**Corporate Raiding
**Deceptive Advertising

<strong>Visualization of the Entity, Product and Person Scoring Process</strong>

[[File:Scoring_Rubric_Visualized.png|center|Visualization of scoring rubric for entities, products and people with criteria and weighting considerations.]]

These scores will be based on a scale of -100 to +100, with the lowest end of the scale being very unfavorable/harmful and the highest end being favorable/beneficial. In this way, we hope to create a system that can be objectively applied over time, though in the beginning it may be a bit subjective until a rubric for qualitative analysis is selected.

A score of zero (0) is reserved for not enough information. If information is available, a -1 or less, or a +1 or greater are to be used.

[[File:Horizontal_Score_Bar_V2.png|thumb|center|300px|Scoring bar visualization.]]

As eluded to earlier, a weighting system is necessary as certain criteria are more influential than others. <strong>Negative Screening</strong> is necessary to show that corporations lobbying to buy time with and access to politicians counts for more than any token acts designed to lead consumers and the public to believe a company is virtuous. For example, paying to plant a tree on Earth Day versus having a large fleet of diesel trucks that send tens-of-thousands of tons of carbon into the atmosphere, lobbying for exemption from environmental regulations, or funneling money into PACs that advertise for anti-environment politicians or legislation. We wish it were not necessary, but in the struggle sift through available information to understand which products and stores are more beneficial or harmful than others, it becomes necessary to enter into detailed analyses to categorize and re-categorize information as it becomes available.

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File:Horizontal Score Bar V2.png

2026-04-20T15:17:35Z

Bjorn: Version 2 of Horizontal Scoring Bar.

== Summary ==
Version 2 of Horizontal Scoring Bar.

Main Page

2026-04-20T15:10:35Z

Bjorn:

2026-04-20T15:02:13Z

Bjorn:

Business Scoring Rubric

2026-04-20T14:51:13Z

Bjorn:

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== Business, Product & Person Scoring Models ==

unCapitali.se has created a weighted scoring index that uses positive and negative screening concepts. The three rubrics in use cover businesses, products and people.

Scores for these businesses, products and people are based on similar criteria, with the caveat that products are applied or ingested and can be assessed on objective health assessments on humans or animals. People bare further scrutiny, as they have civic, fiduciary and ethical responsibilities to steer their companies, investments and products in a direction not only of doing no harm, but of being beneficial to their customers, vendors and the global community.

For a detailed explanation of unCapitali.se's various scoring models, please click one of the following links. Each page is linked to the others for ease of navigation:

*Using the unCapitali.se [[Business Scoring Rubric]]
*Using the unCapitali.se [[Product Scoring Rubric]]
*Using the unCapitali.se [[Person Scoring Rubric]]

Scores will be based on the following categories, with some being weighted more than others. For example, if a product is environmentally friendly, but profits go to politicians and PACs that work to weaken environmental regulation or work to get pardons or favorable judicial rulings, the product will still be rated unfavorably in the environmental category.

<strong>The initial categories we seek to score are as follows (but are subject to change):</strong>

*Labor
*Environment
*Social Impact
**Small & Local Business Friendly
**Women & Minority Friendly
**Supportive of Historic Preservation
**Supportive of Veterans
**LBGTQAI + Sensitive
*Competitiveness
**Pro-Third World (Non- Exploitive)
**CEO & Officer Pay Not Exploitive
**Avoids Monopolistic and Oligarchical Business Practices
**Avoids Using Corporate Power to Advance Unethical or Illegal Contracts
*Pro-Democracy & Open Government
**Fair Lobbying Practices
**Fair Trade Practices
**Fair Political Donation Practices
**Fair Taxation (Not-externalizing housing, wage or health care underpayments to taxpayers)

*Power & Antitrust Activities
**Union Busting
**Stock Manipulation & Buybacks
**Corporate Raiding
**Deceptive Advertising

<strong>Visualization of the Entity, Product and Person Scoring Process</strong>

[[File:Scoring_Rubric_Visualized.png|center|Visualization of scoring rubric for entities, products and people with criteria and weighting considerations.]]

These scores will be based on a scale of -100 to +100, with the lowest end of the scale being very unfavorable/harmful and the highest end being favorable/beneficial. In this way, we hope to create a system that can be objectively applied over time, though in the beginning it may be a bit subjective until a rubric for qualitative analysis is selected.

A score of zero (0) is reserved for not enough information. If information is available, a -1 or less, or a +1 or greater are to be used.

As eluded to earlier, a weighting system is necessary as certain criteria are more influential than others. <strong>Negative Screening</strong> is necessary to show that corporations lobbying to buy time with and access to politicians counts for more than any token acts designed to lead consumers and the public to believe a company is virtuous. For example, paying to plant a tree on Earth Day versus having a large fleet of diesel trucks that send tens-of-thousands of tons of carbon into the atmosphere, lobbying for exemption from environmental regulations, or funneling money into PACs that advertise for anti-environment politicians or legislation. We wish it were not necessary, but in the struggle sift through available information to understand which products and stores are more beneficial or harmful than others, it becomes necessary to enter into detailed analyses to categorize and re-categorize information as it becomes available.

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File:Horizontal Score Bar.png

2026-04-20T14:37:37Z

Bjorn: Horizontal scoring bar for individual and overall ratings

== Summary ==
Horizontal scoring bar for individual and overall ratings

Main Page

2026-04-20T12:54:23Z

Bjorn:

Business Scoring Rubric

2026-04-20T12:50:23Z

Bjorn:

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== Business, Product & Person Scoring Models ==

unCapitali.se has created a weighted scoring index that uses positive and negative screening concepts. The three rubrics in use cover businesses, products and people.

Scores for these businesses, products and people are based on similar criteria, with the caveat that products are applied or ingested and can be assessed on objective health assessments on humans or animals. People bare further scrutiny, as they have civic, fiduciary and ethical responsibilities to steer their companies, investments and products in a direction not only of doing no harm, but of being beneficial to their customers, vendors and the global community.

For a detailed explanation of unCapitali.se's various scoring models, please click one of the following links. Each page is linked to the others for ease of navigation:

*Using the unCapitali.se [[Business Scoring Rubric]]
*Using the unCapitali.se [[Product Scoring Rubric]]
*Using the unCapitali.se [[Person Scoring Rubric]]

Scores will be based on the following categories, with some being weighted more than others. For example, if a product is environmentally friendly, but profits go to politicians and PACs that work to weaken environmental regulation or work to get pardons or favorable judicial rulings, the product will still be rated unfavorably in the environmental category.

<strong>The initial categories we seek to score are as follows (but are subject to change):</strong>

*Labor
*Environment
*Social Impact
**Small & Local Business Friendly
**Women & Minority Friendly
**Supportive of Historic Preservation
**Supportive of Veterans
**LBGTQAI + Sensitive
*Competitiveness
**Pro-Third World (Non- Exploitive)
**CEO & Officer Pay Not Exploitive
**Avoids Monopolistic and Oligarchical Business Practices
**Avoids Using Corporate Power to Advance Unethical or Illegal Contracts
*Pro-Democracy & Open Government
**Fair Lobbying Practices
**Fair Trade Practices
**Fair Political Donation Practices
**Fair Taxation (Not-externalizing housing, wage or health care underpayments to taxpayers)

*Criteria
**Union Busting
**Deceptive Advertising

<strong>Visualization of the Entity, Product and Person Scoring Process</strong>

[[File:Scoring_Rubric_Visualized.png|center|Visualization of scoring rubric for entities, products and people with criteria and weighting considerations.]]

These scores will be based on a scale of -100 to +100, with the lowest end of the scale being very unfavorable/harmful and the highest end being favorable/beneficial. In this way, we hope to create a system that can be objectively applied over time, though in the beginning it may be a bit subjective until a rubric for qualitative analysis is selected.

A score of zero (0) is reserved for not enough information. If information is available, a -1 or less, or a +1 or greater are to be used.

As eluded to earlier, a weighting system is necessary as certain criteria are more influential than others. <strong>Negative Screening</strong> is necessary to show that corporations lobbying to buy time with and access to politicians counts for more than any token acts designed to lead consumers and the public to believe a company is virtuous. For example, paying to plant a tree on Earth Day versus having a large fleet of diesel trucks that send tens-of-thousands of tons of carbon into the atmosphere, lobbying for exemption from environmental regulations, or funneling money into PACs that advertise for anti-environment politicians or legislation. We wish it were not necessary, but in the struggle sift through available information to understand which products and stores are more beneficial or harmful than others, it becomes necessary to enter into detailed analyses to categorize and re-categorize information as it becomes available.

</div>

File:Scoring Rubric Visualized.png

2026-04-20T12:26:32Z

Bjorn: Visualization of the scoring rubric for entities, products and people.

== Summary ==
Visualization of the scoring rubric for entities, products and people.

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UnCapitali.se

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Main Page

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Main Page

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2026-04-01T16:25:30Z

Bjorn: Created page with "Walmart is a multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, it is the world's largest company by revenue and the largest private employer, with over 2.1 million associates globally. ==History and Founding== Walmart was founded by **Sam Walton** in **1962**, with the first store opening in Rogers, Arkansas. Walton’s business strategy focused on "Everyday Lo..."

Walmart is a multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, it is the world's largest company by revenue and the largest private employer, with over 2.1 million associates globally.

==History and Founding==

Walmart was founded by **Sam Walton** in **1962**, with the first store opening in Rogers, Arkansas. Walton’s business strategy focused on "Everyday Low Prices" (EDLP) by achieving high sales volumes and maintaining a lean supply chain. The company incorporated in 1969 and went public in 1970. By the 1980s, it had expanded across the United States, and in the 1990s, it launched international operations and the Sam's Club warehouse brand.

==Business Activities and Ownership==

Walmart operates through three primary segments:
* **Walmart U.S.:** The largest segment, encompassing retail stores in all 50 states and e-commerce.
* **Walmart International:** Operations in countries such as Mexico (Walmex), Canada, China, and India (Flipkart).
* **Sam’s Club:** A membership-only warehouse club.

===Major Shareholders===

The **Walton family** remains the dominant force in Walmart’s ownership, holding approximately **45%** of the company’s stock through Walton Enterprises LLC and the Walton Family Holdings Trust. Other major institutional shareholders include:
* **Vanguard Group**
* **BlackRock**
* **State Street Corporation**

==Labor, Environment, and Social Impact==

Walmart's social and environmental record is a subject of significant debate, often described as a mix of progressive initiatives and systemic criticisms.

==Labor and Workforce===

Walmart has faced decades of criticism regarding low wages, limited benefits, and anti-union stances. Critics argue that many employees rely on public assistance to make ends meet, effectively "externalizing" labor costs to taxpayers.
* **Minorities and Women:** While women and people of color make up a majority of the workforce (roughly **52%** and **59%** respectively in the U.S.), representation in high-level executive and officer roles has historically been lower, though the company reports recent improvements in management diversity.

==Environmental Impact==

The company has committed to becoming a "regenerative company," targeting **zero emissions** across its global operations by 2040. It heavily invests in renewable energy and waste reduction through programs like "Project Gigaton," which aims to reduce one billion metric tons of greenhouse gases from its global supply chain.

==Vendor and Supplier Relations==

Walmart is known for its aggressive "power buyer" status. It utilizes its massive scale to demand the lowest possible prices from suppliers.
* **Domestic:** Small manufacturers often struggle with Walmart’s thin margins, leading some to claim the relationship is exploitative.
* **International:** The company has faced scrutiny over labor conditions in its international garment and manufacturing supply chains, leading to more rigorous social auditing and responsible sourcing standards in recent years.

==Lobbying and Political Influence==

Walmart and the Walton family are among the most active political spenders in the United States. Their influence typically aligns with **pro-business and conservative interests**, though they occasionally engage in social issues.

* **Lobbying Focus:** The corporation spends millions annually to influence laws related to corporate taxes, labor regulations, trade policies, and healthcare. Critics argue this power is used to suppress minimum wage increases and unionization efforts, which could be seen as undermining democratic economic norms.
* **Partisan Lean:** In recent cycles, spending from the corporation and the Walton family has significantly favored Republican candidates and PACs (often by a ratio of 5-to-1).
* **Contradictions:** While generally supporting conservative causes, Walmart has occasionally used its influence for socially liberal ends, such as successfully lobbying against "Religious Freedom" laws in Arkansas that would have allowed discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals.

While Walmart provides affordable goods to millions of lower-income families, its critics argue that its model of "low prices" is achieved through the exploitation of labor and suppliers, as well as political lobbying that reinforces wealth inequality.

==Business Score==

'''Labor''' -100 Exploitive of minorities and the elderly via low pay and low/now benefits
'''Environment''' 0 Judgement withheld while zero emissions policies are implemented, or until further information is available.
'''Social Impact''' -100 Negative effect on communities where stores are located - harmful to local competition, and to communities in which suppliers are located.
'''Competitiveness''' -100 Aggressive anti-competition stance via lobbying, political support of like-minded candidates, one-sided supply agreements, potentially illegal treatment of vendors

'''Overall Score''' -75 Zero reserves judgement pending further information or performance. Scores are from -100 to +100, with +100 being the best and -100 being the worst.