Atrium Innovations (Nestlé Health Science) — Ethics Grade D+

Atrium Innovations (Nestlé Health Science) receives an overall ethics grade of D+ (38/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Healthcare. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 20
• privacy: 50
• consumer: 40
• environment: 55
• humanRights: 25

Documented incidents (3)

• Child Labor Class Action (high, 2021) — Nestlé faced legal action regarding the use of child labor in Ivory Coast cocoa supply chains, impacting its broader health and nutrition subsidiaries that use cocoa derivatives.
• Heavy Metal Contamination Claims (medium, 2023) — Subsidiary Garden of Life faced criticism and testing reports identifying traces of heavy metals in plant-based protein powders.
• Ethics Backlash over Acquisition (low, 2017) — Health-conscious consumers boycotted Garden of Life following its acquisition by Nestlé, citing the parent company's poor historical record on water rights and marketing.

Documented good deeds

• Carbon Neutral Certification — Garden of Life became one of the first supplement brands to be certified carbon neutral by CarbonFund.org.

Ethical alternatives

• Thorne HealthTech — Thorne maintains higher supply chain transparency and rigorous NSF Certified for Sport standards.