Orange S.A. — Ethics Grade C

Orange S.A. receives an overall ethics grade of C (54/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Telecommunications. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 25
• privacy: 55
• consumer: 60
• environment: 65
• humanRights: 60

Documented incidents (3)

• Moral Harassment Trial (high, 2019) — The company and former executives were found guilty of 'moral harassment' following a wave of employee suicides during a radical restructuring in the late 2000s.
• Customer Data Breach (medium, 2014) — Hackers stole personal data including names, email addresses, and phone numbers of 1.3 million people during a technical operation.
• Tax Dispute Settlement (medium, 2020) — Paid a massive settlement to the French state following a long-standing dispute over the tax treatment of its 2005 reorganization.

Documented good deeds

• Orange Digital Center — Deployed free digital skills training centers across Africa and the Middle East to bridge the digital divide.

Ethical alternatives

• Iliad S.A. — Lower cost and leaner structure with better recent labor relations history.