Tyson Foods, Inc. — Ethics Grade F

Tyson Foods, Inc. receives an overall ethics grade of F (15/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Food & Beverage. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 10
• privacy: 90
• consumer: 25
• environment: 20
• humanRights: 15

Documented incidents (3)

• COVID-19 Safety Negligence (high, 2020) — Tyson managers at a Waterloo plant were fired after it was revealed they organized a betting pool on how many workers would contract COVID-19, during a time when safety protocols were allegedly ignored.
• Broiler Chicken Price Fixing (medium, 2021) — Tyson agreed to pay massive settlements following allegations that it conspired with other meatpackers to fix prices and limit the supply of broiler chickens.
• Discharge of Toxic Pollutants (high, 2018) — The company was fined for repeatedly discharging untreated wastewater containing high levels of nitrogen and bacteria into local waterways in Missouri and Alabama, killing thousands of fish.

Documented good deeds

• Protein Donations — Tyson donated over 16 million pounds of protein to food banks across the US to combat food insecurity.

Ethical alternatives

• Beyond Meat — Plant-based alternatives with significantly lower animal welfare and environmental footprints.