Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) — Ethics Grade D

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) receives an overall ethics grade of D (35/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Agriculture. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 50
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 45
• environment: 30
• humanRights: 40

Documented incidents (3)

• Accounting Practices Probe (high, 2024) — The company placed its CFO on leave while investigating inter-segment accounting practices, leading to a massive stock price drop and SEC involvement.
• Lysine Price Fixing (high, 1996) — ADM pleaded guilty to a massive global conspiracy to fix prices for the feed additive lysine, a case immortalized in the film 'The Informant!'.
• Carbon Capture Leak (medium, 2024) — Federal regulators ordered ADM to stop carbon injections at its flagship carbon capture site after a leak was detected in the monitoring well.

Documented good deeds

• Regenerative Ag Program — ADM reached 2 million acres in its regenerative agriculture program, paying farmers to implement soil-health practices that sequester carbon.

Ethical alternatives

• GrainCorp — Better recent compliance record regarding financial transparency.