CVS Health vs Walgreens
On overall TruNorth grade, Walgreens scores higher (CVS Health: D, Walgreens: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $15K PAC donations; 100% to Republican, 0% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]
FEC: $17K PAC donations; 38% to Republican, 62% to Democratic committees.
Environment
CDP Climate Change: B (2024) — management-band disclosure; discloses emissions data but limited target ambition.
CDP Climate Change: B (2024) — management-band disclosure; discloses emissions data but limited target ambition.
Labor
556 federal penalties totaling $7.2B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
Mental Health at Work Pledge signatory (since 2023): public commitment to gold-standard workplace mental-health policy, C-suite accountability, and measurable outcomes.
DEI
HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.
HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.
Charity
$70M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.02% of revenue) via CVS Health Foundation.
$35M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.02% of revenue) via Walgreen Co. Charitable Trust.
Animal testing
Wikipedia "Animal welfare" section: In 2016, CVS committed to source 100% cage-free eggs by 2025, responding to pressure from animal welfare groups. In 2023, CVS announced that they reached this goal ahead of schedule, on December 31,…
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Firearms
No public record found.
No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.
Privacy
Named in 1 FTC 6(b)/tech report, 1 with adverse findings. Pharmacy Benefit Manager 6(b) (2024) — adverse finding.
2 HHS OCR HIPAA breaches reported; 147K individuals affected total. Most recent: 2020-02-04. Indiana jury awarded $1.44M after Walgreens pharmacist disclosed prescription records.
Executive pay
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