Bharat Electronics Limited — Ethics Grade C

Bharat Electronics Limited receives an overall ethics grade of C (45/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Defense & Aerospace. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 60
• privacy: 70
• consumer: 65
• environment: 50
• humanRights: 20

Documented incidents (3)

• Equipment Sales to Myanmar Junta (high, 2021) — The company faced criticism for exporting sonar and radar equipment to the Myanmar military junta after the 2021 coup, despite international sanctions and high-profile violence against civilians.
• Cartelization Allegations (medium, 2022) — The Competition Commission of India investigated BEL and other firms for alleged bid-rigging and price-fixing in tenders for railway safety equipment.
• Waste Management Non-compliance (low, 2023) — State pollution boards flagged inconsistencies in the disposal of hazardous electronic waste at certain manufacturing units in India.

Documented good deeds

• Renewable Energy Transition — BEL has established large-scale solar power plants to meet a significant portion of its manufacturing energy requirements.

Ethical alternatives

• Saab AB — Superior transparency in arms export reporting and human rights due diligence.