3M Company — Ethics Grade D

3M Company receives an overall ethics grade of D (28/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Industrial. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 45
• privacy: 60
• consumer: 15
• environment: 10
• humanRights: 40

Documented incidents (2)

• PFAS forever chemicals contamination (high, 2023) — Agreed to pay $10.3B to settle lawsuits over PFAS contamination in public water systems across the US. Knew about toxicity for decades.
• Defective military earplugs (high, 2023) — Paid $6B to settle 300,000+ lawsuits from veterans alleging defective combat earplugs caused hearing damage.

Documented good deeds

• PFAS phase-out commitment — Committed to discontinue all PFAS manufacturing by end of 2025.