Mercedes-Benz USA vs Tesla
On overall TruNorth grade, Mercedes-Benz USA scores higher (Mercedes-Benz USA: B, Tesla: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $119K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 6 executive donors.
FEC: $427K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 14 executive donors. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.] [Stanford DIME (Bonica) corroborates.]
Environment
Climate-commitment coalition member: First Movers Coalition (since 2022). First Movers Coalition: 10%+ near-zero primary steel + aluminum by 2030.
Net-zero pledge. CDP A-List (2024) — top tier for climate disclosure and emissions-reduction action. Project Drawdown — EVs, utility-scale solar, residential batteries. [drawdown-solutions]
Labor
Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (Automotive): 14.6/26 on UN Guiding Principles assessment (policy, due diligence, remedy, and serious-allegation response).
81 federal penalties totaling $99.4M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
No public record found.
HRC Corporate Equality Index: 65/100 (2025) — partial LGBTQ+ workplace policy coverage; gaps remain. HRC Corporate Equality Index 65/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.
Charity
No public record found.
$10M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.01% of revenue).
Animal testing
No public record found.
No public record found.
Firearms
No public record found.
No public record found.
Privacy
State regulator action: OH AG (most recent 2025-12-22). ~$150.0M in known settlements. AG Yost Announces $150 Million Settlement with Mercedes-Benz over Illegal Emissions
Mozilla *Privacy Not Included rating: warning for Tesla Model S/3/X/Y. Fails Mozilla's minimum security standards. Flagged *Privacy Not Included; in-cabin cameras + leaked footage incidents.
Executive pay
No public record found.
ASIC enforcement: Solar consumer-law breaches (2020-10-22). A$155K in penalties.
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