Assessment Categories

 ENVIRONMENT
Climate Change Scorecards; Carbon neutral status; Green power
Ecolabels Organic; Fairtrade; MSC; FSC; Sustainability awards
Forests Deforestation in supply chain
Packaging Efforts to minimise waste
Palm Oil Palm oil scorecards; Palm oil supply chain
Pollution Plastic; Water pollution; Other pollution
 SOCIAL
Human Rights Benchmarks; Forced labour; Conflict minerals; Privacy
Irresponsible Marketing     Misleading consumers; Drug lawsuits
Military Arms sales; Defense contracts
Product Safety Toxics; Pesticides; Tobacco; Drug dangers; Device repairability
Water Security Responsible water management
Workers Rights Worker exploitation; Living wage; Scorecards; Equality
  ANIMALS
Animal Rights Animal welfare; Fur; Overfishing; Free-range stocking densities
Animal Testing Cruelty-free; Animal testing
Factory Farming Chickens; Feedlots; Sow stalls; Aquaculture
 BUSINESS ETHICS
Controversial Tech GMOs; Nanotech; Nuclear; Addictive tech
Corporate Conduct Corruption; Tax issues; Transparency; CEO pay; Gambling
Politics Political donations; Political boycotts
Sustainability Indexes Ratings from reputable raters
Sustainability Reporting Sustainability reports/claims from company websites
Voluntary Initiatives Multi-stakeholder initiatives
 INFORMATION
Company Profile
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