Amazon Fresh vs Target
On overall TruNorth grade, Amazon Fresh scores higher (Amazon Fresh: C, Target: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $368K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 10 executive donors.
FEC: $47K PAC donations; 54% to Republican, 46% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]
Environment
Via parent company Amazon: environmental violation: $10.3M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
hazardous waste violation: $22.6M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
Via parent company Amazon: 177 federal penalties totaling $2.8B since 2000 (Violation Tracker). Supply-chain signals: KnowTheChain 33/100; CHRB 9.4/26; UK MS statement; AU MS statement.
177 federal penalties totaling $192.4M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
Via parent company Amazon: HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #47 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.
Rolled back major DEI programs in January 2025 — ended its three-year DEI goals and the REACH (Racial Equity Action and Change) initiative begun in 2020, withdrew from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, stopped tracking DEI hiring goals, and rebranded its Supplier Diversity program to “Supplier Engagement,” citing “an evolving external landscape” (CNBC, Jan 24 2025). Before the rollback Target was a long-standing DEI leader: HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2024), JUST Capital JUST 100 (#23 of the Russell 1000, 2024), and a Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member.
Charity
Via parent company Amazon: $920M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.16% of revenue). JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #47 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. Drucker Institute Management Top 250 — ranked #3 (2024) on customer satisfaction, employee engagement, innovation, social responsibility, and financial strength. Fortune World's Most Admired Companies — ranked #3 (2024).
$230M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.21% of revenue) via Target Foundation. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #23 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. Drucker Institute Management Top 250 — ranked #23 (2024) on customer satisfaction, employee engagement, innovation, social responsibility, and financial strength. Fortune World's Most Admired Companies — ranked #11 (2024). Newsweek Most Trustworthy Companies in America — ranked #6 (2024). Operates the Target Foundation: $26.4M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2024, IRS Form 990-PF).
Animal testing
Via parent company Amazon: Animal Equality campaign on Amazon Whole Foods + private-label egg sourcing transparency. [Animal Equality target]
Target sustainable-seafood policy developed with FishWise — covers MSC + ASC + Seafood Watch alignment. [FishWise partner]
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
Via parent company Amazon: Common Sense Privacy: Warning rating across 2 product(s) (Amazon Alexa, Prime Video) — does not meet minimum data-protection safeguards.
1 publicly-disclosed data breach per Have I Been Pwned (2013) — 70M accounts compromised. Most recent: Target (2013).
Executive pay
No public record found.
CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 794:1 (median employee pay $58,269) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
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