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T-Mobile

OVERALL

Owned
USA
Rating
Criticism, some praise

Telecommunications

One of USA's largest telecommunications companies. Merged with Sprint Corporation in 2020.

Company Ownership

T-Mobile US Inc   USA     website         
  Deutsche Telekom AG   
   owns 43% of T-Mobile US Inc  
GER     website         

Telecommunications

  SoftBank Group Corporation   
   owns 24% of T-Mobile US Inc  
JPN     website         

Telecommunications

Established in 1981. Japan's third largest public company, with 739 subsidiaries around the world.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
T-Mobile US Inc
Environment CDP Climate Change Score of A
In 2020, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of A.
Source: CDP (2020)
Business Ethics 65.6% at JUST Capital
JUST Capital polls Americans every year to identify the issues that matter most in defining just business behaviour. For their 2021 rankings the public identified 19 issues, which are organised under the headings Workers, Communities, Customers, Shareholders and Environment. 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 93th of 928 companies, and 3rd of 6 Telecommunications companies.
Source: JUST Capital (2020)
Social 100% on Corporate Equality Index
This company is listed as having best practice on a report card on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in corporate America.
Source: Human Rights Campaign (2020)
Business Ethics 0.0% in Newsweek Green Ranking 2017
This company received a score of 0.0/100 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)
Business Ethics 10/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 10/100 in the Telecommunication Services category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 7 Feb 2021). 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 (2021)
Business Ethics CEO Pay Ratio of 446:1
In 2019 the median pay for a worker at this company was US$62,195. The CEO was paid 446 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 Excessive CEO pay
As You Sow's 2021 report, 'The 100 Most Overpaid CEOs', reveals the 100 most overpaid CEOs from USA's 500 largest public companies (as determined by the S&P 500 list). This company's CEO, John J. Legere came in at number 12 on the list, having been paid US$27,756,690 in 2020. According to the report, "Most CEOs have come to be grossly overpaid, and that overpayment is harmful to the companies, the shareholders, the customers, the other employees, the economy, and society as a whole."
Source: As You Sow (2021)
Business Ethics Fined for "cramming"
In 2014 this company agreed to fully refund its customers for unwanted third-party charges it placed on their phone bills, a practice known as mobile cramming, paying at least $90m to settle a US Federal Trade Commission lawsuit. In addition to the full refunds, it will pay $18m in fines and penalties to all attorney generals of all 50 states and the District of Columbia and $45m to the Federal Communications Commission.
Source: US Federal Trade Commission (2014)
Environment Green Power Partner
This company is listed on the EPA Green Power Partnership website (USA), as using renewable energy for 34% of its electricity use for its USA operations.
Source: EPA (2020)
Environment Climate action commitments
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target; commit to 100% renewable power.
Source: We Mean Business (2020)
Business Ethics Sustainability claims
This company has sustainability claims on its website, mainly in the area of reducing their environmental impact.
Source: company website (2020)

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Company Details

Type Public company
Founded 1994
Revenue US$68.4 billion in 2020
Employees 53,000 in 2020
Subsidiaries Sprint Corporation 

Communications

Offers wireless and wireline communications products and services. Retail brands include Sprint, Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile USA and Assurance Mobile. Bought 33% of the Tidal brand in January 2017. Merged with T-Mobile in 2020.


  - Aspiro AB (33% owned) 

Music streaming services

Launched in 2014, Tidal is an entertainment platform built for fans directly from artists around the world to create a more sustainable model for the music industry. The subscription based, artist owned, streaming service is available in over 52 countries, with 46 million songs and 160,000 videos. Bought by rapper Jay Z in 2015. Sprint Corporation bought 33% of the Tidal brand in January 2017. Tidal has less than 1% of the music streaming subscribers worldwide.

Contact Details

Address Bellevue, Washington, USA
Website t-mobile.com

Products / Brands

Aspiro (33% owned)
Tidal Music Streaming


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