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Dow Chemical vs LyondellBasell

On overall TruNorth grade, Dow Chemical scores higher (Dow Chemical: C, LyondellBasell: F). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
Dow Chemical
50.3/100
F
LyondellBasell
36.3/100

Political donations

Dow Chemical

FEC: $9K PAC donations; 100% to Republican, 0% to Democratic committees.

LyondellBasell

FEC: $518K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +39 across 19 executive donors.

Environment

Dow Chemical

UMass PERI ranks this company #4 Toxic 100 Air Polluters (toxicity-weighted US releases).

LyondellBasell

environmental violation: $309.4M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

Dow Chemical

No public record found.

LyondellBasell

284 federal penalties totaling $375.5M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Dow Chemical

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 16,780 US employees — 27.4% women, 24.8% racial/ethnic minorities; management 33.2% women, 20.3% minorities.

LyondellBasell

No public record found.

Charity

Dow Chemical

$20M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.05% of revenue) via The Dow Chemical Company Foundation.

LyondellBasell

No public record found.

Animal testing

Dow Chemical

No public record found.

LyondellBasell

No public record found.

Firearms

Dow Chemical

No public record found.

LyondellBasell

No public record found.

Privacy

Dow Chemical

No public record found.

LyondellBasell

No public record found.

Executive pay

Dow Chemical

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 207:1 (median employee pay $91,995) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

LyondellBasell

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 141:1 — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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