FMC Corporation — Ethics Grade C-

FMC Corporation receives an overall ethics grade of C- (42/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Agriculture. Market cap: Mid Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 55
• privacy: 85
• consumer: 45
• environment: 35
• humanRights: 30

Documented incidents (3)

• Highly Hazardous Pesticides (high, 2021) — The company has faced international criticism for the continued sale of monocrotophos, a pesticide linked to thousands of farmer poisonings in India. Advocacy groups claim the company fails to restrict products in developing nations where safety gear is unavailable.
• Resale Price Maintenance (medium, 2022) — FMC was investigated by the FTC for allegedly using loyalty programs to block competition from generic pesticide manufacturers, maintaining high prices for farmers. The settlement required the removal of exclusionary contract terms.
• Groundwater Pollutant Cleanup (medium, 2019) — Environmental regulators cited FMC for legacy arsenic and lead contamination at several production sites, requiring long-term remediation efforts and local water monitoring.

Documented good deeds

• Biological Crop Protection — Invested $100M+ in plant-based pest controls to reduce reliance on synthetic chemical toxins in farming.

Ethical alternatives

• Corteva Inc — Better ESG reporting and more aggressive phase-out of legacy neurotoxins.