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current 2022 report for auto manufacturers + income inequality
Many gold colored Tesla cybertrucks lined up
Illustration by Spendwell
Income inequality at 3 largest US car makers is real and lopsided

In a decade that has seen dramatic ups and downs for the US auto industry, involving massive government support programs for all three of the remaining US headquarter manufacturers, its perplexing, in the least, to witness the industry lead the charge on extreme wealth concentration and inequality. Between 2008 and 2010, US taxpayers spent tens of billions propping up and supporting Ford, General Motors and Chrysler (now a division of Stellantis in the Netherlands). And while Tesla did not directly benefit from industry bailout funds, the company did receive its own half billion dollar US Department of Energy guaranteed loan on top of a couple decades worth of government tax incentives for the purchase of its primary products. In short, ...

best performers
Ford1/3
worst performers
Tesla3/3
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current 2022 report for food markets + climate
Illustration by Spendwell
Largest food stores failing to take on climate emergency, climate leadership
Grocery stores and other food markets play a big role in driving the climate emergency, a role that gets far less attention than other industries and sectors. These markets serve as a nexus for food consumption, which means they also serve as a nexus for much of the country’s commercial transportation, personal transportation and industrial agriculture - all of which are leading, negative climate impacts in and of themselves. Despite serving as an effective linchpin in the carbon economy, few major US food markets are taking on leadership roles tackling the climate emergency.
best performers
Walmart1/15
worst performers
Costco15/15
Publix15/15
Dollar General15/15
H-E-B15/15
Pilot Flying J15/15
Dollar Tree15/15
Loves Travel Stops15/15
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current 2022 report for commercial banks + tax
Money swamping the US Capitol
Illustration by Spendwell
Most big US commercial banks failing to pay statutory federal income tax
The US federal government has subsidized the American financial services industry, including its biggest banks, to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars, if not trillions, over the last decade and a half. 'Too big to fail' is still a commonly used descriptor while the country's largest banks have realized their most profitable decade in generations. Despite the largess afforded these largest financial institutions, most can’t quite seem to pay their statutory income tax obligations. Or even pay something close to what they are obliged.
best performers
American Express1/10
worst performers
Truist10/10
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current 2022 report for e commerce + climate
Earth in a cardboard box as seen from the moon
Illustration by Spendwell
Apple, eBay, Target and Walmart are the major e-commerce retailers ranking highest on climate emergency leadership
During the COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce retail sales have risen faster and higher than at any other point in history, sending fleets of freighters, jets and trucks crisscrossing the oceans and continents. Sales are up and so is pollution. The last two years have seen a dramatic increase in the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions from e-commerce retailers, their suppliers and delivery partners. The pandemic has also seen a dramatic increase in cardboard and other paper-based packaging, certainly pushing the amount of cardboard used for retail packaging well beyond the billion-trees-a-year level reached just prior to the pandemic.
best performers
Apple1/10
worst performers
Costco10/10
read the full report
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Top Member Priorities

climate emergency
waste & pollution
consumer privacy
labor conditions
as of 2022-06-01

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featured

current 2022 report for auto manufacturers + income inequality
Many gold colored Tesla cybertrucks lined up
Illustration by Spendwell
Income inequality at 3 largest US car makers is real and lopsided

In a decade that has seen dramatic ups and downs for the US auto industry, involving massive government support programs for all three of the remaining US headquarter manufacturers, its perplexing, in the least, to witness the industry lead the charge on extreme wealth concentration and inequality. Between 2008 and 2010, US taxpayers spent tens of billions propping up and supporting Ford, General Motors and Chrysler (now a division of Stellantis in the Netherlands). And while Tesla did not directly benefit from industry bailout funds, the company did receive its own half billion dollar US Department of Energy guaranteed loan on top of a couple decades worth of government tax incentives for the purchase of its primary products. In short, ...

best performers
Ford1/3
worst performers
Tesla3/3
read the full report
current 2022 report for food markets + climate
Illustration by Spendwell
Largest food stores failing to take on climate emergency, climate leadership
Grocery stores and other food markets play a big role in driving the climate emergency, a role that gets far less attention than other industries and sectors. These markets serve as a nexus for food consumption, which means they also serve as a nexus for much of the country’s commercial transportation, personal transportation and industrial agriculture - all of which are leading, negative climate impacts in and of themselves. Despite serving as an effective linchpin in the carbon economy, few major US food markets are taking on leadership roles tackling the climate emergency.
best performers
Walmart1/15
worst performers
Costco15/15
Publix15/15
Dollar General15/15
H-E-B15/15
Pilot Flying J15/15
Dollar Tree15/15
Loves Travel Stops15/15
read the full report
current 2022 report for commercial banks + tax
Money swamping the US Capitol
Illustration by Spendwell
Most big US commercial banks failing to pay statutory federal income tax
The US federal government has subsidized the American financial services industry, including its biggest banks, to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars, if not trillions, over the last decade and a half. 'Too big to fail' is still a commonly used descriptor while the country's largest banks have realized their most profitable decade in generations. Despite the largess afforded these largest financial institutions, most can’t quite seem to pay their statutory income tax obligations. Or even pay something close to what they are obliged.
best performers
American Express1/10
worst performers
Truist10/10
read the full report
current 2022 report for e commerce + climate
Earth in a cardboard box as seen from the moon
Illustration by Spendwell
Apple, eBay, Target and Walmart are the major e-commerce retailers ranking highest on climate emergency leadership
During the COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce retail sales have risen faster and higher than at any other point in history, sending fleets of freighters, jets and trucks crisscrossing the oceans and continents. Sales are up and so is pollution. The last two years have seen a dramatic increase in the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions from e-commerce retailers, their suppliers and delivery partners. The pandemic has also seen a dramatic increase in cardboard and other paper-based packaging, certainly pushing the amount of cardboard used for retail packaging well beyond the billion-trees-a-year level reached just prior to the pandemic.
best performers
Apple1/10
worst performers
Costco10/10
read the full report
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