Elbit Systems Ltd. — Ethics Grade F

Elbit Systems Ltd. receives an overall ethics grade of F (12/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Defense & Aerospace. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 30
• privacy: 10
• consumer: 50
• environment: 45
• humanRights: 5

Documented incidents (3)

• Use of weapons in conflict zones (high, 2023) — The company has faced international divestment from pension funds like KLP due to the use of its surveillance technology and drones in the West Bank and Gaza. Critics argue its systems facilitate human rights violations in occupied territories.
• UK Factory closures due to protests (medium, 2022) — Elbit was forced to sell its Ferranti Technologies facility in Oldham following years of sustained direct action by activists citing ethical concerns over arms production. The protests caused significant operational disruption and security costs.
• Spyware allegations via Cyberbit (high, 2020) — Researchers at Citizen Lab reported that Elbit subsidiary Cyberbit’s spyware was used to target Ethiopian dissidents living in the US and UK. The software reportedly infected computers to monitor private communications.

Documented good deeds

• Carbon disclosure project participation — Elbit has begun more transparent reporting of its greenhouse gas emissions to the CDP, aiming to reduce its operational footprint by 2030.

Ethical alternatives

• Teradyne — Focuses primarily on industrial automation and testing with significantly lower exposure to lethal weapon systems.