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GameStop vs Target

On overall TruNorth grade, GameStop scores higher (GameStop: B, Target: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
GameStop
54.7/100
D
Target
36/100

Political donations

GameStop

FEC: $368K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 16 executive donors.

Target

FEC: $47K PAC donations; 54% to Republican, 46% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]

Environment

GameStop

No public record found.

Target

hazardous waste violation: $22.6M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

GameStop

10 federal penalties totaling $4.2M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Target

177 federal penalties totaling $192.4M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

GameStop

No public record found.

Target

Rolled back major DEI programs in January 2025 — ended its three-year DEI goals and the REACH (Racial Equity Action and Change) initiative begun in 2020, withdrew from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, stopped tracking DEI hiring goals, and rebranded its Supplier Diversity program to “Supplier Engagement,” citing “an evolving external landscape” (CNBC, Jan 24 2025). Before the rollback Target was a long-standing DEI leader: HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2024), JUST Capital JUST 100 (#23 of the Russell 1000, 2024), and a Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member.

Charity

GameStop

$2M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.03% of revenue).

Target

$230M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.21% of revenue) via Target Foundation. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #23 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. Drucker Institute Management Top 250 — ranked #23 (2024) on customer satisfaction, employee engagement, innovation, social responsibility, and financial strength. Fortune World's Most Admired Companies — ranked #11 (2024). Newsweek Most Trustworthy Companies in America — ranked #6 (2024). Operates the Target Foundation: $26.4M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2024, IRS Form 990-PF).

Animal testing

GameStop

No public record found.

Target

Target sustainable-seafood policy developed with FishWise — covers MSC + ASC + Seafood Watch alignment. [FishWise partner]

Firearms

GameStop

No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.

Target

No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.

Privacy

GameStop

No public record found.

Target

1 publicly-disclosed data breach per Have I Been Pwned (2013) — 70M accounts compromised. Most recent: Target (2013).

Executive pay

GameStop

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 101:1 (median employee pay $17,376) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Target

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 794:1 (median employee pay $58,269) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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