The Walt Disney Company is mindful of the long-term interests of the Company’s many stakeholders, who include shareholders, customers, Cast Members and those who live in the broader communities that Disney serves.
Included among these vitally important stakeholders, is the tremendous group of people who work for Disney. They are the wellspring of creativity and energy from which Disney’s legendary magic derives. For this reason, Disney’s human resources department is dedicated to the training, education, health, safety and workplace equality of its more than 130,000 employees.
These employees also play a key role in Disney’s efforts to serve children and families around the world. Disney VoluntEARS, which is made up of thousands of employee volunteers, contributed more than 485,000 hours of service to organizations primarily focused around helping children and families in need. In total, Disney’s Worldwide Outreach Program in 2006 donated more than $170 million in cash and in-kind support to non-profit organizations in communities around the world. For more information about Disney’s global charitable outreach please visit www.DisneyHand.com.
The Company also strives to serve the interests of families through its new healthy food initiative to promote and deliver healthy options to parents and children at Disney Parks and Resorts, as well as on store shelves. The new policies put limits on portion size, calories, fat, saturated fat and sugar in kid-focused products, and in all Disney-operated restaurants found within its Parks and Resorts.