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Zynga

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Mobile games

Social game developer best known for it's hugely successful Farmville game, which launched on Facebook in 2009. Acquired by Take-Two in 2022 for US$11 billion.

Company Ownership

Zynga Inc   USA     website      facebook   twitter
  Take-Two Interactive Software Inc   
   owns 100% of Zynga Inc  
USA     website         twitter

Video games

Video game holding company that owns two major publishing labels, Rockstar Games and 2K. One of the world's largest video game companies.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Zynga Inc
Business Ethics Fined $23m for fraud
In 2015 Zynga reached a $23 million settlement to end litigation accusing the company of defrauding shareholders about its business prospects before and after its December 2011 initial public offering.
Source: news article (2015)
Business Ethics CEO Pay Ratio of 118:1
In 2019 the median pay for a worker at this company was US$98,588. The CEO was paid 118 times this amount. Exorbitant CEO pay is a major contributor to rising inequality. CEOs are getting more because of their power to set pay, not because they are increasing productivity or possess specific, high-demand skills. The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or taxed more). In contrast, the CEO-to-typical-worker compensation ratio was 20-to-1 in 1965 and 58-to-1 in 1989.
Source: AFL-CIO (2020)
Social Gender equality
This company appears on the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, signifying a commitment to supporting gender equality through policy development, representation, and transparency.
Source: Bloomberg (2021)
Social Anti-crunch claims
In this chat with Gamasutra, Zynga lead producer Tami Sigmund shares what she's learned about avoiding overwork and keeping crunch at bay while working on living, evolving games.
Source: Gamasutra (2019)
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc
Business Ethics CEO Pay Ratio of 256:1
In 2019 the median pay for a worker at this company was US$67,714. The CEO was paid 256 times this amount. Exorbitant CEO pay is a major contributor to rising inequality. CEOs are getting more because of their power to set pay, not because they are increasing productivity or possess specific, high-demand skills. The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or taxed more). In contrast, the CEO-to-typical-worker compensation ratio was 20-to-1 in 1965 and 58-to-1 in 1989.
Source: AFL-CIO (2020)
Business Ethics 46.1/125 at JUST Capital
JUST Capital polls Americans every year to identify the issues that matter most in defining just business behaviour. For their 2023 rankings JUST Capital asked a representative sample of 3,002 Americans to compare 20 different business Issues on a head-to-head basis, producing a reliable hierarchy of Issues ranked in order of priority. Issues are organised under the headings Workers, Customers, Communities, the Environment, or Shareholders & Governance. JUST Capital then define metrics that map to those issues and track and analyse the largest, publicly traded U.S. companies. This analysis powers their rankings, in which this company ranked 581st of 951 companies, and 9th of 18 Household & Leisure Goods companies.
Source: JUST Capital (2023)
Business Ethics 20/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 20/100 in the Interactive Media Services & Home Entertainment category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 23 Sep 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2022)
Business Ethics Fined US$3m for accounting fraud
In 2009 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that this company agreed to pay US$3 million to settle charges of accounting fraud.
Source: SEC (2009)
Business Ethics Fined US$7.5m for accounting fraud
In 2005 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that this company agreed to pay US$7.5 million to settle charges of accounting fraud.
Source: SEC (2005)
Business Ethics Charitable giving
Take-Two has assisted numerous programs over the years. Follow the link for a list of some of the many programs, organizations and causes to which Take-Two has donated.
Source: company website (2020)

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Company Details

Type Public company
Founded 2007
Revenue 907 million USD (2018)
Employees 1,777 (2018)

Contact Details

Address San Francisco, California, USA
Website zynga.com

Products / Brands

Zynga
CSR Racing Mobile Games
Farmville Mobile Games
Merge Dragons Mobile Games
Words With Friends Mobile Games
Zynga Poker Mobile Games


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