Sainsbury's vs Tesco
On overall TruNorth grade, Sainsbury's scores higher (Sainsbury's: A, Tesco: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
UK CMA: 1 enforcement action (Cartel) (2003-08-01). ~£1.9M in penalties.
FEC: $9K PAC donations; 63% to Republican, 37% to Democratic committees.
Environment
Climate-commitment coalition member: EV100 (since 2019; target 2030) and RE100 (since 2018; target 2030). 100% renewable electricity globally — achieved across UK estate. Forest 500 2024 leader (score 75/100) — strong tropical deforestation policy + implementation on commodity supply-chain. Exposed to soy, palm, beef, pulp.
Climate-commitment coalition member: EV100 (since 2018; target 2030) and RE100 (since 2017; target 2030). 100% renewable electricity across UK + Ireland operations — achieved. Forest 500 2024 leader (score 72/100) — strong tropical deforestation policy + implementation on commodity supply-chain. Exposed to soy, palm, beef, pulp.
Labor
UK HSE prosecution: Worker injury (2019-08-12). £1.0M in fines.
Publishes UK Modern Slavery Act Section 54 statement (latest 2024) — discloses supply-chain due-diligence steps.
DEI
No public record found.
No public record found.
Charity
No public record found.
$130M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.67% of revenue) via BlackRock Foundation.
Animal testing
Wikipedia "Animal welfare" section: Sainsbury's supplies a vast majority of its meat from intensive farms, as such there is frequent reporting of animal abuse in its supply chains. In December 2021 undercover footage emerged from an…
Wikipedia "Animal welfare" section: Tesco has received criticism for supplying meat from intensive animal farms. In September 2019, footage from a farm supplying Tesco showed birds being kicked and hurled into crates. The following…
Firearms
No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.
No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.
Privacy
No public record found.
1 documented breach affecting 2,239 accounts (HIBP); latest breach 2014-02-12.
Executive pay
No public record found.
UK FCA fine for Cyber resilience (2018-10-01). £16.4M in fines.
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