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Chevron vs Shell USA

On overall TruNorth grade, Shell USA scores higher (Chevron: C, Shell USA: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
Chevron
41.7/100
C
Shell USA
48.4/100

Political donations

Chevron

FEC: $44K PAC donations; 97% to Republican, 3% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]

Shell USA

FEC: $651K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +58 across 17 executive donors.

Environment

Chevron

air pollution violation: $736.5M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Shell USA

Carbon Majors database (Heede 2024): investor-owned oil / gas producer responsible for 2.06% of all industrial GHG emissions since 1854 (1.95% since 1988).

Labor

Chevron

701 federal penalties totaling $1.4B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Shell USA

Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (Extractives): 17.8/26 on UN Guiding Principles assessment (policy, due diligence, remedy, and serious-allegation response).

DEI

Chevron

HRC Corporate Equality Index: 85/100 (2025) — strong LGBTQ+ workplace policies with minor deductions. HRC Corporate Equality Index 85/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.

Shell USA

No public record found.

Charity

Chevron

$245M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.11% of revenue) via Chevron Humankind.

Shell USA

Operates the Shell Usa Company Foundation: $20.2M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Animal testing

Chevron

No public record found.

Shell USA

No public record found.

Firearms

Chevron

No public record found.

Shell USA

No public record found.

Privacy

Chevron

No public record found.

Shell USA

CFPB consumer complaints: 18270 on record (100 in past 12mo); 100% timely response rate.

Executive pay

Chevron

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 175:1 (median employee pay $190) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Shell USA

No public record found.

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