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Berkshire Hathaway vs Brookfield Business

On overall TruNorth grade, Brookfield Business scores higher (Berkshire Hathaway: D, Brookfield Business: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

D
Berkshire Hathaway
45.8/100
B
Brookfield Business
62/100

Political donations

Berkshire Hathaway

FEC: $16K PAC donations; 59% to Republican, 41% to Democratic committees.

Brookfield Business

FEC: $107K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 3 executive donors.

Environment

Berkshire Hathaway

air pollution violation: $640.5M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Brookfield Business

No public record found.

Labor

Berkshire Hathaway

3630 federal penalties totaling $2.8B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Brookfield Business

No public record found.

DEI

Berkshire Hathaway

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2019, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 198,882 US employees — 38.1% women, 35.2% racial/ethnic minorities; management 36.1% women, 18.3% minorities.

Brookfield Business

No public record found.

Charity

Berkshire Hathaway

$800M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue). Fortune World's Most Admired Companies — ranked #5 (2024).

Brookfield Business

No public record found.

Animal testing

Berkshire Hathaway

No public record found.

Brookfield Business

No public record found.

Firearms

Berkshire Hathaway

No public record found.

Brookfield Business

No public record found.

Privacy

Berkshire Hathaway

No public record found.

Brookfield Business

No public record found.

Executive pay

Berkshire Hathaway

No public record found.

Brookfield Business

No public record found.

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