Corteva, Inc. — Ethics Grade D

Corteva, Inc. receives an overall ethics grade of D (32/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Agriculture. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 55
• privacy: 60
• consumer: 30
• environment: 20
• humanRights: 45

Documented incidents (4)

• Chlorpyrifos Neurotoxicity (high, 2020) — Corteva faced heavy criticism and eventual bans for its production of Chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in children and neurological issues.
• Dicamba Herbicide Drift (high, 2021) — The company was involved in litigation regarding Dicamba drift, which caused widespread damage to non-target crops on neighboring farms.
• Seed Market Domination (medium, 2022) — Federal regulators investigated Corteva for practices that allegedly prevented smaller seed companies from accessing genetic traits, stifling competition.
• PFAS Contamination Liability (high, 2023) — As a spinoff of DuPont, Corteva inherited significant liabilities regarding 'forever chemicals' contamination in water supplies across the US.

Documented good deeds

• Carbon Sequestration Support — Launched a program to pay farmers for implementing sustainable practices that capture carbon in soil.

Ethical alternatives

• Yara International — Leading in green ammonia and more transparent chemical safety reporting.