Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. — Ethics Grade D+

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. receives an overall ethics grade of D+ (39/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Defense & Aerospace. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 20
• privacy: 55
• consumer: 40
• environment: 65
• humanRights: 15

Documented incidents (3)

• Forced Labor Compensation Dispute (high, 2023) — The company has faced multiple rulings from South Korean courts for the seizure of its assets to compensate victims of forced labor during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.
• Quality Data Falsification (high, 2018) — MHI's subsidiaries admitted to falsifying inspection data for metal products used in the manufacturing of cars, trains, and aircraft components for many years.
• Regional Jet Safety Failures (medium, 2020) — The SpaceJet (formerly MRJ) program was suspended after numerous design flaws and safety certification failures, wasting billions of yen in public subsidies and private investment.

Documented good deeds

• Carbon Capture Leadership — Developed one of the world's most efficient commercial-scale CO2 capture plants to help decarbonize heavy industry.

Ethical alternatives

• Kawasaki Heavy Industries — Better performance in ethical supply chain transparency and lower frequency of data scandals.