Burlington vs Mars
On overall TruNorth grade, Mars scores higher (Burlington: F, Mars: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
No public record found.
FEC: $5K PAC donations; 100% to Republican, 0% to Democratic committees.
Environment
air pollution violation: $25K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
environmental violation: $406K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
30 federal penalties totaling $44.5M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
63 federal penalties totaling $27.4M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
No public record found.
No public record found.
Charity
$5M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.05% of revenue).
$90M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue). Operates the Mars Foundation: $944K in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).
Animal testing
No public record found.
Ethical Consumer Avoid — chocolate supply-chain + factory-farming + environmental concerns. [ethical-consumer]
Firearms
No public record found.
No public record found.
Privacy
No public record found.
No public record found.
Executive pay
No public record found.
No public record found.
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