Amazon vs Best Buy
On overall TruNorth grade, Best Buy scores higher (Amazon: C, Best Buy: A). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $88K PAC donations; 46% to Republican, 54% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.] [FollowTheMoney.org adds state-level totals.]
FEC: $52K PAC donations; 54% to Republican, 46% to Democratic committees.
Environment
environmental violation: $10.3M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
CDP Climate Change: A- (2024) — leadership-band environmental disclosure with validated targets.
Labor
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.
47 federal penalties totaling $22.4M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
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.
HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #30 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member (2024) — transparent on female leadership, equal pay, inclusive culture. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.
Charity
$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).
$30M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.07% of revenue) via Best Buy Foundation. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #30 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. Operates the Best Buy Foundation: $13.2M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).
Animal testing
Animal Equality campaign on Amazon Whole Foods + private-label egg sourcing transparency. [Animal Equality target]
No public record found.
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
Common Sense Privacy: Warning rating across 2 product(s) (Amazon Alexa, Prime Video) — does not meet minimum data-protection safeguards.
Wikipedia "Privacy" section: On October 20, 2023, CBC News released the results of a Marketplace investigation which found that Best Buy technicians had viewed private files, such as intimate photos, on customer devices. One…
Executive pay
No public record found.
CEO total compensation $16.2M (2024; other named executives averaged $4.3M) — SEC pay-versus-performance disclosure (Item 402(v) XBRL).
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