Aldi vs Tesco
On overall TruNorth grade, Tesco scores higher (Aldi: F, Tesco: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
No FEC PAC data found.
FEC: $9K PAC donations; 63% to Republican, 37% to Democratic committees.
Environment
environmental violation: $5.7M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Climate-commitment coalition member: EV100 (since 2018; target 2030) and RE100 (since 2017; target 2030). 100% renewable electricity across UK + Ireland operations — achieved. Forest 500 2024 leader (score 72/100) — strong tropical deforestation policy + implementation on commodity supply-chain. Exposed to soy, palm, beef, pulp.
Labor
97 federal penalties totaling $63.0M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
Publishes UK Modern Slavery Act Section 54 statement (latest 2024) — discloses supply-chain due-diligence steps.
DEI
No public record found.
No public record found.
Charity
$30M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.14% of revenue).
$130M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.67% of revenue) via BlackRock Foundation.
Animal testing
BBFAW 2024 Tier 3 — Aldi Süd / US division publishes farm-animal welfare policy with cage-free milestone reporting. CIWF Good Egg Award (US private label) — 100% cage-free shell-egg commitment. [BBFAW Tier 3 · CIWF Award · Cage-free fulfilled · MSC certified · ASC certified]
Wikipedia "Animal welfare" section: Tesco has received criticism for supplying meat from intensive animal farms. In September 2019, footage from a farm supplying Tesco showed birds being kicked and hurled into crates. The following…
Firearms
No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.
No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.
Privacy
No public record found.
1 documented breach affecting 2,239 accounts (HIBP); latest breach 2014-02-12.
Executive pay
No public record found.
UK FCA fine for Cyber resilience (2018-10-01). £16.4M in fines.
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