BAE Systems — Ethics Grade D+

BAE Systems receives an overall ethics grade of D+ (38/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Defense & Aerospace. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 60
• privacy: 65
• consumer: 70
• environment: 45
• humanRights: 15

Documented incidents (3)

• Al-Yamamah Arms Deal Bribery (high, 2010) — BAE pleaded guilty and paid $400 million in criminal fines to the DOJ and £30 million to the UK's SFO over allegations of bribery related to arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
• Arms Sales for Yemen Conflict (high, 2019) — Activists led legal challenges against BAE for supplying fighter jets and munitions used by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, which resulted in significant civilian casualties.
• Eurofighter Corruption Investigation (medium, 2011) — Authorities in Austria and Germany investigated BAE and its partners for alleged kickbacks used to secure a multi-billion dollar Eurofighter jet contract.

Documented good deeds

• Hybrid Electric Propulsion — Invested in electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for buses and marine transit to reduce commercial transport emissions.

Ethical alternatives

• Saab AB — Higher transparency rankings in Transparency International's defense industry index.