SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
RANKINGS FOR GAS STATIONS
COMPANY
|
GRADE
|
OVERALL
|
SR GPA Rating |
Refining Eco Rating |
Refining Total |
Global Warming Plus' |
Global Warming Minus' |
Global Warming Total |
Black Marks |
Green Marks |
Total Marks |
Sunoco
|
A |
+7 |
2.4 = +0 |
+2 /5 = +40%, (best rating in industry) |
+5 |
BELC member, recognizes GW |
??? |
+2 |
2000 Wildlife Refuge spill, Discrimination Lawsuit, MTBE Lawsuit |
Only oil company that has signed the CERES principles, Global Sullivan
Principles Signatory, Non-Discrimination Policy |
0 |
|
BP (Amoco, ARCO, am/pm) |
A- |
+4 |
3.0 = +3 |
-1 /10 = -10% |
-1 |
BELC member, supports Kyoto, CO2 reduction commitment, best GW effort in
industry |
Was GCC member |
+3 |
Clean Air Act violations, (ANWR Drilling Group [withdrew]), illegal
waste dumping, Beaufort pipeline, 1990 oil spill, S. Am. human rights
violations, was in Burma, explosion fatalities, MM's 10 Worst List (x2),
destructive pipeline construction in Tibet, Top 10 Greenwasher, Alaskan
worker safety suit, creator of superfund site, Washington pipeline spill
suit, Alaskan pipeline spill, foreign bribery charges, California storage
tank suit |
$600m to update pollution ctrl/workplace, working with Amnesty,
working with WWF, low-sulfur gas, largest solar company, solar powered gas
stations, member of CFCP, 1998 Enviro Steward Award, best overall effort in
industry, abstains from political contributions, Malaysian GW education
program, Non-Discrimination Policy, 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers,
Greenhouse Friendly Autogas in Australia, 2004 model human rights efforts,
self-imposed emissions caps |
-1 |
|
Marathon (Super America, Ashland) |
B+ |
0 |
2.9 = +2 |
??? |
0 |
??? |
??? |
??? |
SEC Ethics Investigation, MM's 10 Worst List (x1) |
|
-2 |
|
Citgo (7-Eleven) |
B |
-1 |
??? = -1 |
+2-1 /6 = +17% |
+2 |
??? |
Don't recognize GW or Kyoto |
-2 |
Venezuelan human rights/environmental violations |
1-800-CLEANUP program |
0 |
|
Valero (Diamond-Shamrock, Ultramar, Beacon) |
B- |
-2 |
1.0 = -3 |
??? |
0 |
??? |
??? |
??? |
|
Global Sullivan Principles Signatory |
+1 |
|
Amerada Hess |
C+ |
-4 |
1.6 = -2 |
??? |
0 |
??? |
??? |
??? |
SEC Ethics Investigation, MTBE Lawsuit |
|
-2 |
|
Total |
C+ |
-5 |
??? = -1 |
+1-1 /5 = 0% |
0 |
??? |
??? |
0 |
Burma human rights and environmental violations, Largest petroleum
presence in Burma, Criticized by only jailed Nobel Peace Prize Winner in the
world, Official Burma Boycott target |
|
-4 |
|
Costco |
C |
? |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Costco purchases its gas from a wide variety of petroleum companies.
Its grade represents an industry average |
|
N/A |
|
Shell |
C- |
-8 |
2.9 = +2 |
+1-4 /7 = -43% |
-4 |
BELC member |
Was GCC member |
0 |
Nigerian human rights abuses, Sierra Club boycott, major polluter in
Nigeria, MM's 10 Worst List (x3), S. American human rights abuses, Pesticide
Lawsuits, MTBE Lawsuits, SEC Fraud settlement, Top GW contributing facility,
Top 10 Greenwasher, Brazillian pollution fines, creator of superfund site,
California air pollution fines & lawsuits, ocean pollution fines, Top 25
Superfund Polluters |
member of CFCP, BSR member, Biz Ethics positive review, Equality
Principles Signatory, Global Sullivan Principles Signatory, American Wetland
Campaign Partner, 1998 Kyoto targets met, CO2 sold to soft drink companies,
2004 UK Award for Sustainability Reporting, GRI signatory, University Center
for Sustainability, |
-6 |
|
Chevron-Texaco (Standard) |
D |
-19 |
2.5 = +1 |
+3 /17 = +18% |
+2 |
(C) First to drop out of GCC |
Was GCC member, (T) remained so ALAP, funded pseudo science |
-3 |
ANWR driller, Nigerian human rights violations, numerous
fines/settlements, Clean Water Act violations, Toxic dumping in Amazon, Cook
Inlet oil spill, responsible for superfund sites, S. Am. Pollution suits, was
rated one of the worst companies by CEP, MM's 10 Worst List (x4), gender
discrimination suit, racism suit, MM's Top 100 Corp Criminals (#41), Survival
Intl Boycott, Corporate Responsibility Intl Boycott, SEC Ethics Investigation, California
Toxic Dumping, Questionable campaign contribution practices, Involvement in
Burma, worker rights violations, Top 25 Superfund Polluters, MTBE Lawsuit,
Toxic dumping in Louisiana, California air pollution suits |
Sponsors coastal cleanups, BSR member, fuel efficiency refinement
innovations, member of CFCP, alternative energy investments, Global Sullivan
Principles Signatory, Equality Principles Signatory, Only company that
releases greenhouse gas emission figures |
-19 |
|
Conoco-Phillips (Union 76, Unocal, Coastal, Circle-K, Jet) |
D- |
-20 |
1.2 = -3 |
+1-1/12 = 0% |
0 |
??? |
??? |
0 |
ANWR driller, massive oil spills, multiple fatality explosions, OSHA fines,
1998 one of the worst polluters, Groundwater suit, drilled in Natl Monument,
seeks to drill in other protected sites, S. Am. Human rights/environmental
violations, member of NWC (seeks to drill in wetlands and reduce clean water
standards), Many safety violations, toxic dumping suit, still in Burma, was
rated one of the worst companies by CEP, MM's 10 Worst List (x5), MM's Top
100 Corp Criminals (#77) |
Voluntarily built double-hulled tankers, Global Sullivan Principles
Signatory |
-17 |
|
Exxon-Mobil |
F |
-45 |
2.2 = 0 |
-3 /9 = -33% |
-3 |
??? |
Was GCC member, Campaigns against Kyoto, Campaigns against GW, contributes to junk
science, European boycott, Major force stopping action on GW |
-6 |
ANWR driller, Nigerian Environmental Damage, 1989 Exxon Valdez oil
spill, refuses to pay EV spill damages, no responsibility taken for spill,
1990 Staten Island oil spill, Clean Air Act violations, toxic dumping suit,
human rights violations, Chad pipeline, MM's 10 Worst List (x4), MM's Top 100
Corp Criminals (#5), HRC Equality Laggard, Greenpeace Boycott, Corporate
Responsibility Intl Boycott, Sierra Club Boycott, Top 25 Superfund Polluters,
Only Top 50 company to discriminate based on sexuality, evidence of political
manipulation, responsible for 5% of all global greenhouse gases, Indonesian
human rights abuses, New York toxic dumping, Louisiana radioactive waste
suit, MTBE lawsusit, Kazakhstan toxic sulphur suit, Louisiana air pollution
suit, Califronia oil spill, silenced shareholder resolutions, price-gouging
suit, deceptive practices suit, Alabama fraud suit, Angola "Arms For Oil"
scandal, Foreign bribery charges, highest emissions in the industry,
Australian safety suit, Canadian sour gas death suits, Top 10 Greenwashers |
Save the Tiger Fund donations, partner in Global ReLeaf Project, BSR
member, Malaria research fund, Alaskan Natives Fund |
-36 |
|
SR GPA = socially responsible grade point average GCC = Global Climate Coalition BELC = Business Environmental Leadership Council ANWR = Arctic National Wildlife Refuge SEC = Securities & Exchange Commission |
OSHA = Occupational Safety & Health Administration CFCP = California Fuel Cell Partnership Kyoto = Kyoto Protocol NWC = National Wetlands Coalition MTBE = gas additive that is a suspected carcinogen |
BSR = Business For Social Responsibility GW = Global Warming (not George W. Bush) MM = Multinational Monitor ALAP = As Long As Possible CERES = Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies |
We've used over 20 different sources to rank products and
companies on their social responsibility, taking into account the environment,
human rights, treatment of women and minorities, animal rights, impacts on
local communities, and much more. Here are some of the most valuable sources of
data:
á
Council on
Economic Priorities (www.cepnyc.org) and Shopping For A Better World
á
Multinational
Monitor
magazine (www.essential.org/monitor)
á
Business Ethics magazine
(www.business-ethics.com)
á
Boycott Action
News (www.boycotts.org)
and Boycott Action Quarterly
á
Coop America (www.coopamerica.org) and Co-op
America Quarterly
á
Sierra Club (www.sierraclub.org) and Sierra
Magazine