In 2009, Belk associates donated $800,000 to United Way, Classroom Central, and Good Neighbor. United Way is a vast organization that funds many community groups around the nation, including pro-abortion groups. (http://www.belk.com/AST/Misc/Belk_Stores/About_Us/Community/Our_Commitment.jsp)  

    Note: While United Way is an organization dedicated to using community support to further the lives and common good of people, some United Way groups have made donations to Planned Parenthood. In a statement provided by United Way, it has taken a neutral position on the issue of abortion so as to not detract from the mission and goals of the organization. United Way has maintained that the money does not go to fund or support abortions, but rather to help the well-being of the people through “community health maintenance, e.g. communicable disease prevention; medical care service; family planning; health education; public awareness services; and family preservation and strengthening services, e.g. counseling and family life education.” For more information about Planned Parenthood and United Way, please visit this website: http://liveunited.org/pages/contact-us#12 

Belk supports the Susan G. Komen Foundation toward the fight to end breast cancer through their Belk Charity Days, giving $3 million in 2010. Belk supports Susan G. Komen at the corporate sponsorship level.
(http://ww5.komen.org/Search.aspx?searchtext=Belk)
(http://www.belk.com/AST/Misc/Belk_Stores/About_Us/Community/Our_Commitment.jsp) 

Note: While Susan G. Komen is focused on breast cancer research, some Susan G. Komen affiliate groups have donated money to Planned Parenthood’s breast health/education programs. In recent news, Susan G. Komen dropped funding to Planned Parenthood, but reversed its decision the following day. FDC is watching to see how these controversial decisions ultimately play out. In June 2011, Susan G. Komen released a statement indicating that they do not fund abortions – all donations are explicitly earmarked for breast-health programs and audited twice a year to ensure compliance. Susan G. Komen also said if they ever discovered donations to Planned Parenthood donations ever being used to fund anything other than breast-health programs, the funding would be pulled immediately. You can read more about the link between Susan G. Komen and Planned Parenthood at http://ww5.komen.org/Content.aspx?id=16162

Research has not revealed actions that either align with or conflict with a Biblical worldview in this category. Please contact Faith Driven Consumer staff if you have new information about this company and this category.

Belk has created the Belk Foundation, focusing on education as the basis for society and quality education as a right of all children and youth. The foundation invests in schools and organizations that work aggressively to ensure all students graduate from high school and continue on an intentional path toward college, career and life.
(http://www.belkfoundation.org/grants/mission-a-guidelines)  

Every year Belk hosts more than 400 community events. These events have not been disclosed so it is up to the discretion of the consumer to use their best judgment when deciding if an event aligns with their worldview. (http://www.belk.com/AST/Misc/Belk_Stores/About_Us/Community/Our_Commitment.jsp)

Belk acknowledges a historic understanding of diversity in the workforce by committing to equal opportunity for employees and associates. By virtue of its low scoring of 0 on the HRC Buying for Workplace Equality Guide, which measures of the promotion of homosexuality, bisexuality and transgenderism in the workplace and beyond, Belk demonstrates a stance leaning toward the natural and traditional family.  
(http://www.belk.com/AST/Misc/Belk_Stores/About_Us/Diversity_And_Inclusion.jsp)  

Belk has made a significant effort to help promote the environment through several internal and external measures. Some of these initiatives include a company-wide recycling program, increased energy efficiency, more sustainable construction, reduced use of packaging materials and use of solar energy at the corporate office and store locations.
(http://www.belk.com/AST/Misc/Belk_Stores/About_Us/Sustainability.jsp)  

In 2011, Belk began working with Business for Social Responsibility in efforts to measure and reduce the company’s carbon footprint. Over the next year, the company will measure and report two “scopes” of emissions at Belk and create a plan that will lower its carbon footprint.
(http://www.belk.com/AST/Misc/Belk_Stores/About_Us/Sustainability.jsp)  

Note: A Biblical worldview of environmental stewardship maintains that the Earth is created and sustained by God’s intelligent design and infinite power. It is robust and resilient – perfectly suited to the needs of mankind who are God’s highest creation and bearer of God’s image as male and female. It further understands that man is to steward the Earth and its resources wisely, while maintaining a proper perspective of God as the creator and Earth as His creation. Corporate actions that foster the consumption of fewer resources, maximizing recycling and passing on a cleaner, healthier environment to our children are encouraged as good biblical stewardship. However, corporate actions to limit fossil fuel use based on the view that global climate change is both man-made and controllable by human actions – asserting man’s primary responsibility in the natural cycles of cooling and warming – are not in line with a biblical worldview because they rest on the assumption that Earth and its climate system are fragile and subject to catastrophic harm from the actions of man. For further information on a biblical worldview of Environmental Stewardship, see Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation.

According to the American Family Association (AFA), Belk is a company that uses the term "Christmas" on a regular basis, making it a Christmas-friendly company.
(http://www.afa.net/Detail.aspx?id=2147486887)  

In 2010, Belk was given various awards including:
• America’s Largest Private Companies:  Ranked #112 among the largest private companies in America by Forbes magazine.
• Belk Innovation in Diversity: The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce ecognizes businesses which exhibit outstanding leadership in the Charlotte business community by enhancing and achieving diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
(http://charlottechamber.com/about-the-chamber/belk-innovation-in-diversity-award/)