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Disney (Walt) Co.

Headquarters : 500 South Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA 91521 United States of America United States of America web disney.go.com/corporate/ tel. (818) 560-1000 stock : DIS analytics

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« Ethical » rating of Disney (Walt) Co. , group and subsidiaries

Labor 18 Jobs -4% /1998 Fraud 3 Offshore 1 Sales 36 Bn $.€ /year Profit 20 Bn $.€ /1998 Wage 49965 *min. Influence 6 Infocom 3
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year
business
source
2006 Disney was third with US movie theater ticket sales of $1.29 billion.Bloomberg
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ESPN Star Sport United States of America50
Infoseek Corp. United States of America43
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. United States of America100Les Echos
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country
address & contact : production type
incentive source
Bangladesh Bangladesh
Shah Makhdum garment factory in Dhaka :
 AP
China China
Midway Daily Products Ltd :
 Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
China China
Guo Nian Garment Factory :
 Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
China China
Chi Li An Footwear Factory :
 Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
China China
Sheng Li :
 Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
United States of America United States of America
Corporate University : université
 Financial Times
Haiti Haiti
:
 National Labor Committee
Hong-Kong Hong-Kong
Hong Kong International Theme Parks, Limited :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)

  • Environmental impact

  • Human impact

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2007Arnold, Susan
See the photo of: Arnold, Susan Director;
2007Bryson, John E
See the photo of: Bryson, John E Director;
2007Lewis, Aylwin B
See the photo of: Lewis, Aylwin B Director;
2007Smith, Orin
See the photo of: Smith, Orin Director;
2006Iger, Robert
See the photo of: Iger, Robert Chief Executive Officer; salary: 21,3 million US$; stock-options: 7,96 million US$;
2005Iger, Robert
See the photo of: Iger, Robert Chief Executive Officer;
2003Braverman, Alan
See the photo of: Braverman, Alan Vice-president; salary: 1,96 million US$;
2003Eisner, Michael
See the photo of: Eisner, Michael Chief Executive Officer; salary: 7,32 million US$;
2003Iger, Robert
See the photo of: Iger, Robert Chairman; salary: 6,9 million US$;
2003Staggs, Thomas
See the photo of: Staggs, Thomas Chief Financial Officer; salary: 2,3 million US$; stock-options: 0,29 million US$;
1999Bowers, Reveta F
See the photo of: Bowers, Reveta F Director;
1999Disney, Roy E
See the photo of: Disney, Roy E Director;
1999Estrin, Judith
See the photo of: Estrin, Judith Director;
1999Gold, Stanley P
See the photo of: Gold, Stanley P Director;
1999Litvack, Sanford M
See the photo of: Litvack, Sanford M Director;
1999Lozano, Ignacio E
See the photo of: Lozano, Ignacio E Director;
1999Mitchell, George J
See the photo of: Mitchell, George J Director;
1999Mitchell, George J
See the photo of: Mitchell, George J Director;
1999Murphy, Thomas S
See the photo of: Murphy, Thomas S Director;
1999Poitier, Sidney
See the photo of: Poitier, Sidney Director;
1999Russell, Irwin E
See the photo of: Russell, Irwin E Director;
1999Stern, Robert AM
See the photo of: Stern, Robert AM Director;
1999Van De Kamp, Andrea
See the photo of: Van De Kamp, Andrea Director;
1999Watson, Raymond L
See the photo of: Watson, Raymond L Director;
1999Wilson, Gary L
See the photo of: Wilson, Gary L Director;
1998Eisner, Michael
See the photo of: Eisner, Michael Chief Executive Officer; salary: 5,76 million US$; stock-options: 569,83 million US$;
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1997Katzenberg, Jeffrey
See the photo of: Katzenberg, Jeffrey Chief Executive Officer;
year
employees
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social impact : country
source
2009
ILO violation 138,29,87,98 : Cards, gift boxes and paper goods sold by Disney are manufactured in China by Yiuwah Stationery in Dongguan. Yiuwah illegaly hires workers below 15, some are hired at the age of 13 years-old. Yiuwah often fails to provide a labor contract to its workers and overtime is mandatory. In June 2009, one worker was crushed by the machine she was working on. Official labour inspectors found widespread labor and safety violations at the plant.: China
2009
ILO violation 87,98,26 : In the 11 sub-contracting factories manufacturing the Donald or Minnie cuddly toys for Disney in the area of Shenzhen, the workers receive wages lower than the minimum legal, that is to say 67 euros per month. Overtime is compulsory and not paid. Some work 30 hours in a row. Others must take 16 days off without salary.: China
Journal du Dimanche
2008
ILO violation 87,98,26,1,131 : Disney toys are produced at the Dawei factory in Dongguan, China under abusive and illegal sweatshop conditions: Workers are at the factory 96 hours a week, routinely toiling 15 ½-hour shifts, from 8:30 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week. All overtime is forced. Any worker missing a shift will be docked three days' wages. Workers are cheated of up to 40 percent of the wages legally due them, paid below the minimum wage and shortchanged on their overtime pay. A worker arriving 30 minutes late will also be docked three days wages. Eight workers share each primitive dorm room, sleeping in double-level bunk beds which are infested with bed bugs.: China
National Labor Committee
2007
ILO violation 1,87,98 : The Chinese NGO SACOM (Students and Scholars against corporate misbehaviour) denounces the working conditions of the employees of Disney's subcontractors in China :"We often work 350 hours per month, in high season up to 400 hours" explains Cui, 31 years-old, employed by Haowei Toys in Shenzhen, one of Disney's subcontractors in China. "overtime work is not paid, or then in a completely insufficient way.": China
Déclaration de Berne
2007
133000
2006
ILO violation 1 : On 22 July workers from the Merton Company Ltd. (a/k/a Hengli Factory) which employs some 10,000 workers in Dongguan, Guangdong Province and which reportedly supplies toys to Disney, McDonalds, Mattel and Hasbro, protested against low wages and poor living conditions. In the evening, factory security and police sent in riot control vehicles and personnel to control the riot but the following day the conflict intensified and some one thousand workers joined the affray with scores injured. Scores of workers were then detained but later believed to be released.: China
2006
129000
Capital
2006
ILO violation 1,131 : Employees at a factory in southern China which produces toys for Disney and other firms typically work 11 hours a day, six days a week, and rack up to 70 hours of overtime a month. This violates China's labor law, which stipulates workers shall not work for more than 40 hours a week and 35 hours of overtime a month, it said. The factory deducts salary if workers refuse to work overtime and does not pay workers for taking national holidays, vacation or sick leave, according to the group. Overtime is not paid 1.5 times the regular rate as required by the law, it said. There is no base salary for workers, who are paid at piece rate. Salaries range between 600 and 800 yuan (75 and 100 usd) a month. More than 1,000 workers rioted over poor working conditions on July 2006. It took more than 100 factory policemen, riot squads and security guards to control the situation. Many people were injured and dozens of workers were arrested, according to China Labor Watch.: China
Forbes
2006
-650
Internal restructuring: Disney plans to reduce annual movie production to about 10 movies a year and cut about 650 jobs as it shifts toward more Disney-branded movies.: United States of America
Reuters
2006
ILO violation 1,26 : Employees of subcontractor Danu Vina Corporation earn less than $2 a day making stuffed animals that will be sold in the U.S. by Hallmark, Disney, and Starbucks.: Vietnam
CorpWatch
2005
ILO violation 1,29, 105 : China
AFP
2004
-65
Reuters
2003
112000
2002 Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
2002
112000
2002 The Observer
2002
2002
-75
Reuters
2002
-250
Reuters
2001
120000
2001
-125
AP
2001
-400
Reuters
2001
-4000
AP
2000
ILO violation 29, 105 : Forced overtime: China
Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
2000
ILO violation 87, 98 : There were no unions in any of the factories investigated, and most workers interviewed were not aware of what a union is.: China
Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
2000
minimum wage/day: 1,2 US$; ILO violation 1 : 13-17 hrs/days, 7 days/week for months in peak season.: China
Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
2000
No Social Security program, no benefit event of retirement, occupational injury or death.: China
Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
1999
117000
1998
Legal protection: no medical insurance, Sheng Li: China
Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
1998
minimum wage/day: 2,9 US$; ILO violation 1 : Guo Nian Garment Factory: more than 16 hours a day: more than 16 hours a day in peak season.: China
Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
1998
minimum wage/day: 3,5 US$; ILO violation 1 : 12 hours a day in the peak season, 0830 - 1200, 1330 - 1730, and 1830 - 2330, 6 days/week in low season, 7 days/week high season.: China
Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
1998
minimum wage/day: 2,9 US$; ILO violation 29, 105 : Forced overtime, Midway Daily Products Ltd: China
Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
1998
Guo Nian Garment Factory: workers received no welfare or social security at all.: China
Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
1997
ILO violation 1 : Work 70 hours per week: Vietnam
Boston Globe
1997
minimum wage/day: 0,6 US$; Keyhinge Factory in Da Nang City: Vietnam
Boston Globe
1997
minimum wage/day: 2,4 US$; ILO violation 26, 131 : Garment workers in Haiti are paid about $2.40 a day, transportation cost 0,66$ rt, breakfast (cornmeal and fruit juice) 0,53$ and lunch (rice and beans) 0,66$: Haiti
National Labor Committee
year
employees
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social impact : country
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yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincome buybacksource
2007   35,514,69   billion US$Les Echos
2006   34,36,5   billion US$Capital
2006     Cineuropa
2005   31,92,5   billion US$
2005 Disney's subsidiary, the Buena Vista Home Entertainment has been fined by the French antitrust regulator $3.7 million for fixing home video prices between 1995 and 1998. "BVHE initiated a vertical collusion with retailers Casino and Carrefour," the regulator said, "as well as with wholesale company SDO, aimed at setting the retail price of Disney home videos artificially high."     Forbes
2004    
2003   27,061,27   billion US$
2002 «Dead peasant insurance»: secretly bought life insurance on employees with the company as beneficiary for investment and tax purposes: tax-free investment income, tax deductions on interest paid on loans against the policy, tax free death benefits.     Wall Street Journal
2002 Sous-évalutation des bénéfices de 255 et 600 millions de $US en 2001 et 2000     Les Echos
2002   25,331,24   billion US$
2001   25,27-0,16   billion US$
2001   386million sharesCNN
2000   25,40,92   billion US$
1999   23,41,3   billion US$
1998   133million shares
1998   23,21,72   billion US$
yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincomeassetsbuybacksource
 16 informations, access to subscribers
year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2003Eliminate all existing FCC rules on broadcast ownership. Oppose a proposed new policy that would open network prime-time to independent producers. : : Federal Communications Commission translateAlternet
2001Access to foreign market (through MAI, WTO, GATS), prevent binding environmental regulations : USCIB (US Council For International Business) : : US Government translateUSCIB
2000Prevent binding regulation, co- or self-regulation instead. : American Chamber of Commerce's EU Committee : : European Commission translateCorporate Europe Observatory
1999Removal of barriers to trade and foreign direct investment, taxation (VAT : GBDe : : WTO translateGBDe
1998Regulation favorable to company's interests : Contribution to Candidate's Political Action Committee : amount: 157 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translateCenter for Responsive Politics
1997Legislation favorable to company's interests : Direct donation : amount: 850 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translateCenter for Responsive Politics
1997Legislation favorable to company's interests : Direct donation : amount: 2150 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translateCenter for Responsive Politics
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purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
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1992EtatFrance1000 million FFLe Monde Diplomatique
yeardonatorcountryamountsource
 1 informations, access to subscribers
year
dubious practice : image
source
2006Disinformation: Disney broadcasted a video news release (VNR), a fake TV news, on cable channel KGO-7, without disclosure.: PR Watch
2006Disney is partner of the WWF which markets licensed products from Disney.: value: Protection de l'environnement, développement durable; Les Echos
2003Arguable partnership: Journées de l'autisme: value: Humanitaire; Le Parisien
2002Arguable partnership: Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts: CB-News
2001ad budget: 1260 million US$; Advertising Age
2000ad budget: 1281 million US$; Advertising Age
2000 ad
1998ad budget: 1078 million US$; Advertising Age
1997ad budget: 1014 million US$; Advertising Age
1996slogan: Disneyland Paris, rien que d'y penser, ça fait rêver.;


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