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Iridium Communications vs Mars

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

B
Iridium Communications
61.4/100
D
Mars
45.1/100

Political donations

Iridium Communications

FEC: $382K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 16 executive donors.

Mars

FEC: $5K PAC donations; 100% to Republican, 0% to Democratic committees.

Environment

Iridium Communications

No public record found.

Mars

environmental violation: $406K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

Iridium Communications

No public record found.

Mars

63 federal penalties totaling $27.4M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Iridium Communications

No public record found.

Mars

No public record found.

Charity

Iridium Communications

No public record found.

Mars

$90M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue). Operates the Mars Foundation: $944K in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Animal testing

Iridium Communications

No public record found.

Mars

Ethical Consumer Avoid — chocolate supply-chain + factory-farming + environmental concerns. [ethical-consumer]

Firearms

Iridium Communications

No public record found.

Mars

No public record found.

Privacy

Iridium Communications

No public record found.

Mars

No public record found.

Executive pay

Iridium Communications

No public record found.

Mars

No public record found.

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