Syngenta Group — Ethics Grade F

Syngenta Group receives an overall ethics grade of F (18/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Agriculture. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 10
• environment: 5
• humanRights: 25

Documented incidents (3)

• Paraquat Health Risks (high, 2020) — Syngenta faces thousands of lawsuits alleging that its herbicide Paraquat causes Parkinson's disease. Internal documents suggested the company knew of the risks for decades but did not warn the public.
• Neonicotinoids and Bee Decline (high, 2019) — The company lobbied heavily against EU bans on neonicotinoids, pesticides scientifically linked to the collapse of pollinator populations and broader ecosystem damage.
• Atrazine Water Contamination (high, 2018) — Syngenta's herbicide Atrazine has been linked to hormonal disruptions in wildlife and contamination of drinking water supplies across the US Midwest, leading to multiple settlements with water districts.

Documented good deeds

• Soil Health Initiative — Launched a program to restore 3 million hectares of degraded farmland through regenerative agriculture training for local farmers.

Ethical alternatives

• Corteva Agriscience — Better commitment to phasing out highly hazardous pesticides and investing in biological solutions.