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BRC vs Sainsbury's

On overall TruNorth grade, Sainsbury's scores higher (BRC: B, Sainsbury's: A). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
BRC
61.5/100
A
Sainsbury's
63.9/100

Political donations

BRC

FEC: $355K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 16 executive donors.

Sainsbury's

UK CMA: 1 enforcement action (Cartel) (2003-08-01). ~£1.9M in penalties.

Environment

BRC

No public record found.

Sainsbury's

Climate-commitment coalition member: EV100 (since 2019; target 2030) and RE100 (since 2018; target 2030). 100% renewable electricity globally — achieved across UK estate. Forest 500 2024 leader (score 75/100) — strong tropical deforestation policy + implementation on commodity supply-chain. Exposed to soy, palm, beef, pulp.

Labor

BRC

No public record found.

Sainsbury's

UK HSE prosecution: Worker injury (2019-08-12). £1.0M in fines.

DEI

BRC

No public record found.

Sainsbury's

No public record found.

Charity

BRC

No public record found.

Sainsbury's

No public record found.

Animal testing

BRC

No public record found.

Sainsbury's

Wikipedia "Animal welfare" section: Sainsbury's supplies a vast majority of its meat from intensive farms, as such there is frequent reporting of animal abuse in its supply chains. In December 2021 undercover footage emerged from an…

Firearms

BRC

Holds 1 active federal firearms license (ATF FFL registry, manufacturer).

Sainsbury's

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

Privacy

BRC

No public record found.

Sainsbury's

No public record found.

Executive pay

BRC

No public record found.

Sainsbury's

No public record found.

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