Halliburton Company — Ethics Grade F

Halliburton Company receives an overall ethics grade of F (18/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Energy. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 50
• consumer: 30
• environment: 15
• humanRights: 20

Documented incidents (3)

• Deepwater Horizon Negligence (high, 2010) — Halliburton pleaded guilty to destroying evidence related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill involving failed cement work on the Macondo well.
• Angola FCPA Violations (medium, 2017) — Settled charges with the SEC for $29.2 million regarding payments to a company owned by a former official at Angola's state oil company.
• Iraq War Overcharging (high, 2004) — Audits found the company overcharged the U.S. government for fuel and meals provided to troops during the Iraq War via its subsidiary KBR.

Documented good deeds

• Carbon Capture Technology Investment — Launched a laboratory focused on scaling up carbon capture and storage technologies.

Ethical alternatives

• Schlumberger (SLB) — Better disclosure on Scope 1 and 2 emissions and fewer military-contract related scandals.