Corporate Citizenship

Making the world a better place.

At The Walt Disney Company, we're constantly improving the way we do business to ensure we make a positive impact on the environment, our workplaces and the communities we serve:

From 2006 to 2009, our recycling initiatives decreased our amount of solid waste by 28,645 tons.
From 2006 to 2010, we decreased electricity consumption by 6.6% and gas emissions by 4.6%.
In 2009, we contributed more than $230 million in support of children's hospitals, culture and arts, not-for-profit organizations, military families and emergency relief funds around the world.
In 2009, our cast members and their families performed more than 569,000 hours of community service through Disney VoluntEARS, an internal organization with a mission to help charities and service organizations around the world.
Since 2009, we invested $15.5 million in reforestation and conservation projects to combat climate change and protect threatened wildlife.
In 2010, we contributed more than $198 million in cash, product donations and in-kind support to organizations and communities around the world.
In 2010, we granted $1,471,700 to nonprofit organizations in 33 countries through The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund.
In 2010, we celebrated Earth Day by allowing Guests to exchange plastic bottles and aluminum cans for merchandise at Disney Stores.
In 2010, we contributed $7 million to the Climate Solutions Fund in support of environmental projects around the world.
In 2010, our cast members and their families dedicated more than 548,000 hours of volunteer service through Disney VoluntEARS.
In 2010, we contributed more than $8 million toward our people's education through our tuition reimbursement program.
In 2011, we built playgrounds and gardens in 12 underserved communities through Disney Magic of Healthy Living.

Our people, our companies and our global audiences inspire us to uphold outstanding corporate citizenship in a variety of ways. And we're particularly proud of our programs that encourage people everywhere to get involved in our efforts:

Disney's Friends for Change: Project Green
Disney Channel, Radio Disney and Disney.com empowered kids to take more than 3 million pledges to eliminate 52 million pounds of carbon emissions, recycle 8 million pounds of trash and save more than 1.5 billion gallons of water annually.
Disneynature's Earth
Disney planted one tree in honor of every moviegoer who saw Earth in the first week of release, adding nearly three million trees to Brazil's Atlantic Forest.
Disneynature's Oceans
Disney helped conserve more than 35,000 acres of coral reef in the Bahamas on behalf of moviegoers who saw the film during its opening week.
Give a Day, Get a Disney Day
Disney Parks provided a free, one-day admission ticket to anyone who performed a day of volunteer service at a participating organization.
Disney's Planet Challenge
Disney challenges 4th – 6th graders to create and implement their own projects to help the environment at their schools and in their communities.

If you join The Walt Disney Company, you can help us maintain high ethical standards in the creation, production and marketing of our products, services and experiences. And together, we'll strive for an even brighter future that allows our people to tell extraordinary stories for years to come.

Our dedication to corporate social responsibility has earned global recognition:

Sam 2010 Bronze Class

The Walt Disney Company has been selected as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes are a cooperation of Dow Jones Indexes, STOXX Limited and SAM Group. By bringing together the expertise of two leading index providers and the pioneer in sustainability investing, the DJSI family rests on a solid foundation to meet the growing market demand for professional, objective and reliable sustainability benchmarks. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes recognize the top companies in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria and provide solid benchmarks for sustainability-driven portfolios. The Walt Disney Company is very proud to be a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index.

FTSE4Good

The Walt Disney Company has been independently assessed according to the FTSE4Good criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series. Created by the independent financial index company FTSE Group, FTSE4Good is a financial index series that is designed to identify and facilitate investment in companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards. Companies in the FTSE4Good Index Series have met stringent social, ethical and environmental criteria, and are positioned to capitalize on the benefits of responsible business practice.

KLD Indexes

The Walt Disney Company is a proud member of a number of KLD Indexes. Disney has been a member of the Domini 400 Social Index (DS400) since its inception on May 1, 1990, and is a current member of KLD's Broad Market Social Index (BMSI), Large Cap Social Index (LCSI), Large-Mid Cap Social Index (LMSI) and the Catholic Values 400 (CV400). KLD Indexes are accepted as the standard for defining strategies and benchmarking investments that integrate environmental, social and governance factors. KLD Indexes define and communicate the standards of social investors to corporations, investment managers and the general public.