Telia Company — Ethics Grade C

Telia Company receives an overall ethics grade of C (48/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Telecommunications. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 70
• privacy: 30
• consumer: 60
• environment: 80
• humanRights: 40

Documented incidents (3)

• Uzbek Bribery Scandal (high, 2017) — Telia paid over $330 million in bribes to the daughter of the Uzbek president to enter the telecommunications market in the country.
• Surveillance Assistance (medium, 2021) — The company faced criticism for providing security services in Belarus with access to mobile data used to track and crack down on pro-democracy activists.
• Market Dominance Abuse (low, 2018) — Swedish regulators investigated unfair competition practices related to infrastructure pricing for smaller competitors.

Documented good deeds

• SBTi Net Zero Target — Achieved approval from the Science Based Targets initiative for their near-term and long-term net-zero goals.

Ethical alternatives

• Telenor Group — Maintains higher anti-corruption rankings and more transparent human rights reporting.