Nestlé Purina PetCare — Ethics Grade D-

Nestlé Purina PetCare receives an overall ethics grade of D- (25/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Consumer Goods. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 25
• privacy: 70
• consumer: 40
• environment: 30
• humanRights: 15

Documented incidents (3)

• Forced Labor in Supply Chain (high, 2015) — Nestlé disclosed that forced labor was used in the Thai seafood industry that supplied ingredients for its pet food brands.
• Natural Labeling Lawsuit (medium, 2022) — Faced lawsuits alleging that 'Natural' pet foods contained synthetic ingredients and pesticide residues like glyphosate.
• Plastic Packaging Pollution (medium, 2023) — Ranked as a top plastic polluter due to the non-recyclable nature of multi-layer flexible pet food pouches.

Documented good deeds

• Pet Shelter Donations — Donated over $5 million in food and funding to animal shelters suffering from post-pandemic overcrowding.

Ethical alternatives

• Open Farm — Full transparency in supply chain through batch-tracking and focuses on ethically raised protein.