Publix
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Supermarket chain
Owned by present and past employees and members of the founding Jenkins family. Operates supermarkets throughout southeastern USA.
Publix Super Markets Inc | USA | website |
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Greenpeace's 2019 report, "Packaging Away the Planet" assesses twenty US retailers on their efforts to address the plastic pollution crisis. Companies are scored on policy, reduction, innovation and initiatives, and transparency. All retailers profiled in the report received failing scores. This company received a score of 7.1/100.
Source: Greenpeace (2019)
In 2021 the Mind the Store campaign ranked 50 of the largest retailers in North America on their efforts to eliminate toxic chemicals from consumer products. This company received a grade of F.
Source: Mind the Store (2021)
The 2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark assessed 350 keystone companies across the entirety of the food system, from farm to fork. It covers three dimensions where transformation is needed: nutrition, environment and social inclusion. This company ranked #276/350, with a total score of 5.8/100.
Source: World Benchmarking Alliance (2021)
This company has the lowest possible score on a report card on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in corporate America.
Source: Human Rights Campaign (2021)
The 2021 Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report ranks global food companies on how they are managing and reporting their farm animal welfare policies and practices. This company appeared in tier 5, "On the business agenda but limited evidence of implementation", with tier 1 being the best, and tier 6 the worst.
Source: BBFAW (2021) |
In 2014 this company agreed to pay nearly US$6.8m in a class action lawsuit settlement over background checks. Publix denied any wrongdoing and was not found liable in court but agreed to the settlement because of 'the substantial expense of litigation and the disruption to its business operations'.
Source: The Ledger (2014)
This company received a score of 3.0/100 in the Newsweek Green Ranking 2017, which ranks the world's largest publicly traded companies on eight indicators covering energy, greenhouse gases, water, waste, fines and penalties, linking executive pay to sustainability targets, board-level committee oversight of environmental issues and third-party audits. Ranking methodology by Corporate Knights and HIP Investor.
Source: Newsweek (2017)
OpenSecrets.org tracks the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives. Follow link to see this company's record of political donations, lobbying, outside spending and more.
Source: Open Secrets (2020) |
Company Details
Type | Private, employee-owned |
Founded | 1930 |
Contact Details
Address | Lakeland, Florida, USA |
Website | www.publix.com |