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Amazon vs Walgreens

On overall TruNorth grade, Walgreens scores higher (Amazon: F, Walgreens: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

F
Amazon
39.1/100
B
Walgreens
57.8/100

Political donations

Amazon

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.]

Walgreens

FEC: $17K PAC donations; 38% to Republican, 62% to Democratic committees.

Environment

Amazon

environmental violation: $10.3M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Walgreens

CDP Climate Change: B (2024) — management-band disclosure; discloses emissions data but limited target ambition.

Labor

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.

Walgreens

Mental Health at Work Pledge signatory (since 2023): public commitment to gold-standard workplace mental-health policy, C-suite accountability, and measurable outcomes.

DEI

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.

Walgreens

HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.

Charity

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).

Walgreens

$35M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.02% of revenue) via Walgreen Co. Charitable Trust.

Animal testing

Amazon

Animal Equality campaign on Amazon Whole Foods + private-label egg sourcing transparency. [Animal Equality target]

Walgreens

No public record found.

Firearms

Amazon

No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.

Walgreens

No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.

Privacy

Amazon

Common Sense Privacy: Warning rating across 2 product(s) (Amazon Alexa, Prime Video) — does not meet minimum data-protection safeguards.

Walgreens

2 HHS OCR HIPAA breaches reported; 147K individuals affected total. Most recent: 2020-02-04. Indiana jury awarded $1.44M after Walgreens pharmacist disclosed prescription records.

Executive pay

Amazon

No public record found.

Walgreens

No public record found.

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