CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL vs Mars
On overall TruNorth grade, CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL scores higher (CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL: B, Mars: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $252K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 11 executive donors.
FEC: $5K PAC donations; 100% to Republican, 0% to Democratic committees.
Environment
No public record found.
environmental violation: $406K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
6 federal penalties totaling $2.8M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
63 federal penalties totaling $27.4M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
No public record found.
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Charity
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$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.
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Privacy
No public record found.
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Executive pay
No public record found.
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