Nestlé Purina PetCare Company — Ethics Grade C-

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company receives an overall ethics grade of C- (42/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Consumer Goods. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 35
• privacy: 85
• consumer: 50
• environment: 40
• humanRights: 30

Documented incidents (3)

• Forced Labor in Seafood Supply (high, 2021) — Purina was linked to human rights abuses in the Thai seafood industry, where migrants were allegedly forced to catch fish used in pet food under slave-like conditions. Nestlé acknowledged the risk of such abuses within its supply chain.
• False Advertising Claims (medium, 2019) — The company faced litigation over claims that its 'natural' pet food products actually contained synthetic ingredients and pesticides like glyphosate. These suits alleged that marketing misled health-conscious pet owners.
• Plastic Packaging Waste (medium, 2022) — Purina is a major contributor to the parent company's plastic footprint, with millions of non-recyclable multi-layered pouches produced annually. Environmental groups have criticized the lack of reusable packaging solutions.

Documented good deeds

• Recyclable Pouch Initiative — Launched the first fully recyclable monomaterial pet food pouch in European markets.

Ethical alternatives

• PetGuard — Uses certified organic ingredients and ethical sourcing for proteins.