Textron Inc. — Ethics Grade D

Textron Inc. receives an overall ethics grade of D (32/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Defense & Aerospace. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 55
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 60
• environment: 45
• humanRights: 20

Documented incidents (3)

• Cluster Munition Production (high, 2016) — Textron ceased production of sensor-fuzed weapons after years of criticism from human rights groups and a White House ban on sales to Saudi Arabia due to civilian casualty concerns in Yemen.
• Superfund Site Liabilities (medium, 2021) — The company remains responsible for significant cleanup costs at multiple Superfund sites across the US related to industrial manufacturing contamination of groundwater.
• Whistleblower Fraud Settlement (medium, 2018) — Textron paid $3.3 million to settle allegations that it overcharged the U.S. government for parts and services by misrepresenting labor hours and overhead costs.

Documented good deeds

• eAviation Pipeline — Acquired Pipistrel to accelerate the development of sustainable, electric-powered aircraft for light aviation and urban mobility.

Ethical alternatives

• Joby Aviation — Focuses exclusively on zero-emission electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for public transport.