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SEMPRA vs Southern Company

On overall TruNorth grade, Southern Company scores higher (SEMPRA: F, Southern Company: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

F
SEMPRA
31.3/100
C
Southern Company
41/100

Political donations

SEMPRA

FEC: $342K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 13 executive donors.

Southern Company

FEC: $49K PAC donations; 31% to Republican, 69% to Democratic committees.

Environment

SEMPRA

environmental violation: $123.5M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Southern Company

air pollution violation: $200.2M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

SEMPRA

101 federal penalties totaling $2.0B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Southern Company

87 federal penalties totaling $237.5M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

SEMPRA

No public record found.

Southern Company

No public record found.

Charity

SEMPRA

$16M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.12% of revenue) via Sempra Energy Foundation.

Southern Company

$20M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.08% of revenue) via Southern Company Charitable Foundation.

Animal testing

SEMPRA

No public record found.

Southern Company

No public record found.

Firearms

SEMPRA

No public record found.

Southern Company

No public record found.

Privacy

SEMPRA

No public record found.

Southern Company

No public record found.

Executive pay

SEMPRA

No public record found.

Southern Company

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 163:1 (median employee pay $173,100) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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