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VARTA

electronics

34 😡

electronics consumer goods

Is VARTA Ethical?

VARTA is owned by Energizer.

Energizer

electronics

34 😡

electronics consumer goods

Energizer is not ethical

Energizer is an American battery company that engaged in false advertising ^[1], price fixing and monopolistic anti‑competitive practices ^[2]^[3], and has poisoned hudreds of its workers with cadmium ^[4].

Alternatives to VARTA

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59 alternative companies tagged: electronics

Apple

tech

55 😐

Apple is an American technology company credited with innovation in personal computing [1] which has a generally pro-consumer stance on privacy [2][3][4] and a proactive climate policy [5][6][7]. Apple has engaged in anti-competetive practices [8], its factories have seen abusive working conditions [9][10], and its climate claims have been called misleading [11].

Beats

electronics

55 😐

Beats is owned by Apple.

Sony

tech

50 😐

Sony Group Corporation is a Japanese technology conglomerate that has engaged in price fixing [1], conducted surveillance on environmental activists [2], and created invasive DRM software [3]. Sony's runs a recycling program that takes back and recycles any of their products at no cost to the consumer [4].

ASUS

electronics

50 😐

ASUS is a Taiwanese electronics company known for manufacturing computers and hardware components. It has been criticized for non-consumer-friendly repair and warranty practices [1], while its supply chain has been found to benefit from forced Uyghur labour [2].

Micro Center

retail

50 😐

Micro Center is a US-based electronics retailer that has been accused of mis-selling empty boxes to customers rather than products [1].

TP Link

electronics

48 😐

TP-Link is a Singaporean electronics manufacturer which has not posted a sustainability report on their website since 2022 [1].

Bose

electronics

47 😐

Bose is owned by mit.

Samsung

electronics

45 😐

Samsung is a South Korean conglomerate which is the world's largest mobile phone and microchip manufacturer [1][2]. Samsung accounts for over 20% of South Korean exports [3] and has an outsized influence in the nation [4], and has been involved in bribery [5], anti-union activities [6], and price fixing [7].

GoPro

electronics

45 😐

10.

JBL

electronics

45 😐

JBL is owned by Samsung.

11.

AMD

tech

44 😐

AMD is an American electronics company that underpaid its staff [1], engaged in price fixing of its GPUs [2], and falsely advertised its products [3].

12.

ATI

tech

44 😐

ATI is owned by AMD.

13.

Lenovo

electronics

44 😐

Lenovo is a Chinese technology company that came under scrutiny for preinstalling software on its devices that compromised user privacy [1][2], as well as firing an employee returning from Family and Medical Leave [3].

14.

Razer

electronics

44 😐

Razer is a Singaporean company that has sold poor quality products [1] and taken a wasteful approach to product replacements [2]. The company has also falsely advertised its face mask [3], failed to protect customer data [4], and engaged in sexist advertising [5].

15.

Canon

electronics

42 😐

Canon is a Japanese multinational corporation accused of anti-competitive conduct [1][2], failing to pay technicians for overtime and breaks [3], and engaging in predatory printer ink sales practices [4]. Canon has also been linked to climate change denial groups [5][6].

16.

Axis Communications

electronics

42 😐

Axis Communications is owned by Canon.

17.

Fnac Darty

retail

42 😐

18.

Logitech

electronics

40 😐

Logitech is a Swiss company that has ended support for customers' existing products causing them to stop working [1] and engaged in accounting fraud [2]. The company has also violated customer privacy [3] and maintained unacceptable working conditions in its supply chain [4].

19.

Fujifilm

electronics

40 😐

Fujifilm is a Japanese company that has been accused of unfair contracts with small businesses [1][2] and tax avoidance [3]. It has also faced environmental waste violations [4][5][6] and chemical poisoning of workers in its supply chain [7].

20.

Anker

electronics

38 😡

Anker is a Chinese electronics company that has claimed not to store user data while sending images to its cloud servers [1].

21.

eufy

electronics

38 😡

eufy is owned by Anker.

22.

Soundcore

electronics

38 😡

Soundcore is owned by Anker.

23.

HP

electronics

37 😡

HP is a multinational technology company that has engaged in anticompetitive and anticonsumer practices [1][2][3] and has been linked to abusive labour conditions in its supply chain, including the use of forced Uyghur labour [4][5]. HP also provides services to the Israel Police and Population and Immigration Authority [6] and has received over $368 million in U.S. military contracts [7].

24.

Dyson

electronics

37 😡

Dyson is a British technology company that has faced allegations of corruption and attempts to circumvent taxation [1]. The company has also been criticized for laying off workers with only one day notice [2] and for using forced labour in its supply chain [3][4].

25.

Garmin

electronics

37 😡

Garmin is a US-based technology company that has been accused of hiding features behind paywalls [1] and engaging in false advertising [2], and has also illegally fired pregnant migrant workers [3].

26.

Microsoft

tech

35 😡

Microsoft is an American technology company that has received recognition for sustainable practices [1], workplace gender inclusivity [2] and provided cyber security services to Ukraine [3]. Microsoft has avoided billions in tax [4] while replacing journalists with AI [5], abused its monopolistic position [6][7], participated in government surveillance of the public [8][9] and construction of a Microsoft data center destroyed a historic black cemetery [10].

27.

Acer

electronics

35 😡

Acer is a Taiwanese electronics company which continues to operate in Russia [1][2] and which has sourced manufacturing from factories where forced labour is prevalent [3][5], including that of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities [4]

28.

Nikon

electronics

35 😡

Nikon is owned by Mitsubishi.

29.

Energizer

electronics

34 😡

Energizer is an American battery company that engaged in false advertising [1], price fixing and monopolistic anti‑competitive practices [2][3], and has poisoned hudreds of its workers with cadmium [4].

30.

Eveready

electronics

34 😡

Eveready is owned by Energizer.

31.

Armor All

electronics

34 😡

Armor All is owned by Energizer.

32.

HTC

electronics

27 😡

HTC is a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer that has failed to protect customers by selling insecure devices [1] and has sourced components from suppliers with unacceptable and abusive working conditions [2][3][4]. The company has also engaged in illegal surveillance on users' devices [5][6].

33.

Intel

tech

25 😡

Intel is a U.S. company that has engaged in anticompetitive monopolistic practices [1][2][3][4][5], tax avoidance [6][7], age discrimination against employees [8], and a CEO sex scandal [9]. Additionally, Intel has sold known defective chips [10][11][12], maintained unacceptable working conditions in its supply chain [13] and wage suppression of employees [14], while maintaining close connections to the U.S. military [15] and the Israeli government and military [16].

34.

Black & Decker

retail

24 😡

Black & Decker is owned by Stanley Black & Decker.

35.

Stanley Black & Decker

retail

24 😡

Stanley Black & Decker is a multinational tool and security company that has hidden payments to executives [1] and underpaid field technicians and other employees [2][3]. The firm has continued to sell known unsafe garden tools that caused injuries [4][5] and removed LGBTQ and DEI content from its websites [6].

36.

LG

tech

20 😡

LG is a South Korean technology and industrial conglomerate that produces products including electronics, batteries and petrochemicals. In 2020 two fatal accidents at LG Chem facilities resulted in the deaths of thirteen people [1].

37.

Panasonic

electronics

20 😡

Panasonic is a Japanese electronics company that has been implicated in corruption [1], fraud [2], and multiple price‑fixing cases [3][4][5][6][9]. It has also faced labor rights abuses in its supply chain [7][8][9], poor working conditions in its operations at Tesla’s gigafactory [10], and allegations of poisoning workers in battery factories [11].

38.

Huawei

electronics

14 👺

Huawei is a Chinese technology company that has colluded with police to imprison former employees [1][2], spied on the African Union [3], and has been linked to labor rights abuses, including forced overwork leading to death [4][5][6][7], and the forced use of Uyghur labor in its supply chain. Huawei has collaborated with the Burmese military to suppress human rights [8], and participated in the oppression of Uyghur minorities and other human rights abuses [9][10][11][12][13][14][15].

39.

Philips

electronics

12 👺

Philips is a Dutch company that has engaged in price fixing [1], failed to meet medical manufacturing standards [2], paid kickbacks to encourage referrals to its machines [3], sold faulty bottles exposing babies to microplastics [4], concealed information about deadly manufacturing errors [5], and produced faulty respirator machines that killed over 300 people [6][7][8][9].

40.

KitchenAid

electronics

8 👺

KitchenAid is owned by Whirlpool Corporation.

41.

Whirlpool Corporation

electronics

8 👺

Whirlpool Corporation is an American appliance manufacturer that has defrauded thousands of customers [1], sold defective fridges [2], and released toxic carcinogenic pollution around its plant and in nearby groundwater [3][4]. It's appliances have caused hundreds of fires, killed at least two people [5][6][7][8], posed fire and safety risks [9], and led to the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people [10][11].

42.