Dollar General Corporation — Ethics Grade D

Dollar General Corporation receives an overall ethics grade of D (28/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Retail. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 18
• privacy: 85
• consumer: 30
• environment: 35
• humanRights: 25

Documented incidents (3)

• Severe safety violations (high, 2023) — The Department of Labor's OSHA added Dollar General to its Severe Violator Enforcement Program after finding repeated hazards like blocked exits and unsafe fire extinguisher access.
• Deceptive pricing practices (medium, 2022) — Ohio's Attorney General filed a lawsuit alleging that Dollar General locations displayed lower prices on shelves than what was actually charged at registers.
• Aggravating food deserts (medium, 2021) — Urban planning researchers have criticized the company for aggressive expansion that displaces local grocery stores, reducing access to fresh food in low-income areas.

Documented good deeds

• Literacy Foundation funding — The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has provided over $238 million in grants to non-profits to support adult, family, and youth literacy programs.

Ethical alternatives

• ALDI — Offers better wages and higher quality fresh food access in similar price brackets.