Amazon vs Etsy
On overall TruNorth grade, Etsy scores higher (Amazon: C, Etsy: 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: $121K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 4 executive donors.
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.
Certified B Corporation since 2012 (B Impact score 105/200).
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.
Certified B Corporation since 2012 (B Impact score 105/200). 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).
$7M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.24% of revenue). Certified B Corporation since 2012 (B Impact score 105/200).
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: In 2011, in an effort to add social networking features to Etsy, the company implemented features that allowed users to search other users' buying histories and to trace their purchasing…
Executive pay
No public record found.
CEO total compensation $18.0M (2024; other named executives averaged $7.9M) — SEC pay-versus-performance disclosure (Item 402(v) XBRL).
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