Procter & Gamble — Ethics Grade C+

Procter & Gamble receives an overall ethics grade of C+ (58/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Consumer Goods. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 70
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 60
• environment: 45
• humanRights: 65

Documented incidents (3)

• Palm Oil Deforestation (medium, 2020) — P&G has been repeatedly linked to palm oil suppliers in Indonesia and Malaysia that engage in illegal forest clearance and habitat destruction for endangered orangutans.
• Washing Powder Cartel (medium, 2011) — Fined €211 million by EU regulators for coordinating prices of laundry detergents with competitors to maintain market share at the expense of consumers.
• Global Plastic Pollution Contribution (medium, 2021) — Ranked as one of the world's largest plastic polluters by 'Break Free From Plastic' audits, due to its massive reliance on single-use plastic packaging that is rarely recycled.

Documented good deeds

• Children's Safe Drinking Water — The CSDW program has provided over 20 billion liters of clean drinking water to families in developing countries.

Ethical alternatives

• Seventh Generation — B-Corp certified with strict plant-based ingredient sourcing and zero-waste goals.