ExxonMobil Corporation — Ethics Grade F

ExxonMobil Corporation receives an overall ethics grade of F (15/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Energy. Market cap: Mega Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 60
• consumer: 30
• environment: 5
• humanRights: 15

Documented incidents (4)

• Decades of climate change denial (high, 2015) — Internal documents revealed Exxon knew about climate change since the 1970s but funded denial campaigns for decades.
• Exxon Valdez oil spill (high, 1989) — 11 million gallons of crude oil spilled into Prince William Sound, devastating the Alaskan ecosystem for decades.
• Largest methane emitter (high, 2023) — Among the largest corporate methane emitters globally. Methane is 80x more potent than CO2 over 20 years.
• Community displacement in developing nations (high, 2022) — Oil extraction operations linked to displacement of indigenous communities and environmental destruction in Nigeria and Indonesia.

Documented good deeds

• Carbon capture investment — Invested $15B in lower-emission technologies including carbon capture and hydrogen.

Ethical alternatives

• Tesla Energy — Solar panels, Powerwall, and sustainable energy solutions for homes.
• Ørsted — World's most sustainable energy company. Transformed from fossil fuels to 90% renewable.