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MAC Cosmetics vs NARS

On overall TruNorth grade, MAC Cosmetics scores higher (MAC Cosmetics: B, NARS: F). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
MAC Cosmetics
58.3/100
F
NARS
0/100

Political donations

MAC Cosmetics

Via parent company ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES: FEC: $131K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 5 executive donors.

NARS

Treasury OFAC SDN list: 1 listed entity under IRAN-EO13902 sanctions program.

Environment

MAC Cosmetics

Via parent company ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES: Held by 1 ESG/SRI fund(s) (trillium) — investor-screen positive signal.

NARS

No public record found.

Labor

MAC Cosmetics

Via parent company ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES: 10 federal penalties totaling $19.2M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

NARS

No public record found.

DEI

MAC Cosmetics

No public record found.

NARS

No public record found.

Charity

MAC Cosmetics

$35M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.21% of revenue) via Estée Lauder Charitable Foundation.

NARS

No public record found.

Animal testing

MAC Cosmetics

Via parent company ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES: Buycott — animal-testing campaigns. [buycott]

NARS

No public record found.

Firearms

MAC Cosmetics

No public record found.

NARS

No public record found.

Privacy

MAC Cosmetics

No public record found.

NARS

No public record found.

Executive pay

MAC Cosmetics

No public record found.

NARS

No public record found.

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