Oracle — Ethics Grade C-

Oracle receives an overall ethics grade of C- (42/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Technology. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 30
• privacy: 20
• consumer: 50
• environment: 65
• humanRights: 45

Documented incidents (3)

• Gender Pay Discrimination (high, 2019) — The U.S. Labor Department sued Oracle for systematically underpaying thousands of female and minority employees compared to white male counterparts in similar roles. The lawsuit claimed hundreds of millions in lost wages.
• Massive Surveillance Lawsuit (high, 2022) — A class-action lawsuit alleged Oracle's advertising technology tracks and sells personal data for 5 billion people worldwide without consent, creating digital dossiers that infringe on privacy rights.
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (high, 2022) — Oracle paid $23 million to settle SEC charges that its subsidiaries in India, Turkey, and the UAE created slush funds to bribe foreign officials in exchange for business contracts.

Documented good deeds

• Oracle Academy Global Outreach — Oracle provided over $1 billion in software and curriculum resources to educational institutions globally to bridge the STEM skill gap in underserved regions.

Ethical alternatives

• Salesforce — Better labor practices and explicit focus on stakeholder capitalism and social impact.