Dole Food Company — Ethics Grade D+

Dole Food Company receives an overall ethics grade of D+ (38/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Agriculture. Market cap: Mid Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 30
• privacy: 70
• consumer: 45
• environment: 40
• humanRights: 20

Documented incidents (3)

• DBCP Sterility Lawsuits (high, 2019) — Long-standing legal battles over the use of the pesticide DBCP in banana plantations, which workers claim caused widespread sterility and birth defects.
• Colombia Paramilitary Allegations (high, 2011) — Accused in a federal lawsuit of providing financial support to paramilitary groups in Colombia responsible for murdering union leaders.
• Water Depletion in Chile (medium, 2022) — Criticized for intensive avocado and fruit farming in drought-stricken regions of Chile, allegedly depleting local community water supplies.

Documented good deeds

• Solar Energy Integration — Installed a massive solar array at their processing plant in Seoul to reduce reliance on grid power.

Ethical alternatives

• Del Cabo — Fair trade organic cooperative model protecting worker health.