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Green Plains vs River

On overall TruNorth grade, River scores higher (Green Plains: C, River: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
Green Plains
46.5/100
C
River
48.4/100

Political donations

Green Plains

FEC: $46K PAC donations; 72% to Republican, 28% to Democratic committees.

River

FEC: $125K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 7 executive donors.

Environment

Green Plains

air pollution violation: $704K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

River

Via parent company Aldi: environmental violation: $5.7M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

Green Plains

44 federal penalties totaling $2.2M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

River

Via parent company Aldi: 97 federal penalties totaling $63.0M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Green Plains

No public record found.

River

No public record found.

Charity

Green Plains

No public record found.

River

$30M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.14% of revenue).

Animal testing

Green Plains

No public record found.

River

Via parent company Aldi: BBFAW 2024 Tier 3 — Aldi Süd / US division publishes farm-animal welfare policy with cage-free milestone reporting. CIWF Good Egg Award (US private label) — 100% cage-free shell-egg commitment. [BBFAW Tier 3 · CIWF Award · Cage-free fulfilled · MSC certified · ASC certified]

Firearms

Green Plains

No public record found.

River

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

Privacy

Green Plains

No public record found.

River

No public record found.

Executive pay

Green Plains

CEO total compensation $5.7M (2024; other named executives averaged $1.3M) — SEC pay-versus-performance disclosure (Item 402(v) XBRL).

River

No public record found.

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