Cargill, Incorporated — Ethics Grade F

Cargill, Incorporated receives an overall ethics grade of F (14/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Food & Beverage. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 15
• privacy: 90
• consumer: 40
• environment: 10
• humanRights: 5

Documented incidents (3)

• Amazon Deforestation Link (high, 2020) — Investigations by Mighty Earth identified Cargill as a key driver of deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado regions of Brazil for soy production. Despite pledges, the company continued sourcing from suppliers involved in illegal land clearing.
• Child Slavery Lawsuit (high, 2021) — Former child slaves from Ivory Coast filed a lawsuit against Cargill and others, alleging the company aided and abetted their enslavement on cocoa plantations. The Supreme Court eventually ruled on jurisdictional grounds, but the factual allegations of forced child labor remain.
• Poultry Price Fixing Settlement (medium, 2022) — Cargill agreed to pay a multi-million dollar settlement following allegations of a long-running conspiracy to exchange wage information and suppress competition in the poultry processing market.

Documented good deeds

• Regenerative Agriculture Commitment — Cargill committed to supporting 10 million acres of regenerative agriculture across North America by 2030 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Ethical alternatives

• Lundberg Family Farms — Family-owned business focused on organic farming and sustainable soil management.