Tesla

Automotive
Overall: B · 55.4/100

As of May 2026, TruNorth grades Tesla an overall B (55.4/100) across nine values categories. 81 federal penalties totaling $99.4M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). (source: OSHA). CDP A-List (2024) — top tier for climate disclosure and emissions-reduction action. (source: EPA).

Last updated May 2026 · TruNorth (trunorthapp.com)

Political donations

FEC: $427K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 14 executive donors. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.] [Stanford DIME (Bonica) corroborates.]

Source: exec-political-donations · state-lobbying-r5 · dime

Environment

CDP A-List (2024) — top tier for climate disclosure and emissions-reduction action.

Source: EPA · cdp-a-list · consumer-scorecards

Labor

81 federal penalties totaling $99.4M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Source: OSHA · NLRB

DEI

HRC Corporate Equality Index: 65/100 (2025) — partial LGBTQ+ workplace policy coverage; gaps remain. HRC Corporate Equality Index 65/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.

Source: HRC Corporate Equality Index

Charity

$10M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.01% of revenue).

Source: corporate giving disclosures

Animal testing

No public record found.

Firearms

No public record found.

Privacy

Mozilla *Privacy Not Included rating: warning for Tesla Model S/3/X/Y. Fails Mozilla's minimum security standards. Flagged *Privacy Not Included; in-cabin cameras + leaked footage incidents.

Source: mozilla-pni

Executive pay

ASIC enforcement: Solar consumer-law breaches (2020-10-22). A$155K in penalties.

Source: asic

Data sources

Researched from 200+ public-records sources: FEC · EPA · OSHA · SEC · CFPB · NHTSA · CISA · DOJ · CourtListener · and 190+ more. See the in-app Sources tab for the full list.

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