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Canopy Growth Corporation.

CGC.US | Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.

Canopy Growth Corporation is a Canadian cannabis company that cultivates, produces, and sells cannabis and hemp-based products. The company operates through various segments, including cannabis cultivation, extraction, and processing, as well as the development and sale of cannabis-infused beverages...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Canopy Growth Corporation holds a "Mixed" ethical rating. Its core business of selling cannabis products is fundamentally in conflict with "Better Health for All," as recreational use has been linked to addiction, respiratory, and mental health issues, despite potential therapeutic benefits. Regarding "Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing," the company reports zero substantiated incidents of forced or child labor, conducts regular supplier audits, and approximately 85% of contracts include robust, enforceable ethical clauses. For "Zero Waste & Sustainable Products," Canopy Growth's Tweed | TerraCycle program collected over 1,000,000 pieces of cannabis packaging in its first year, diverting over 165,000 containers from landfills. However, critics point to regulatory hurdles that often mandate difficult-to-recycle packaging, and detailed recycling metrics are limited.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect0
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing-30
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities-20
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products-40
-100100

Better Health for All

0

No evidence available to assess Canopy Growth Corporation on Better Health for All.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

No evidence available to assess Canopy Growth Corporation on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

0

No evidence available to assess Canopy Growth Corporation on Fair Pay & Worker Respect.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

-30

Canopy Growth conducts annual onsite or paper-based audits for suppliers under its Quality Management System and for conflict minerals.

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For the reporting periods of April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, and April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, the company identified zero incidents of forced or child labor in its activities or supply chains.
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The company maps its supply chains and conducts conflict mineral reporting requiring traceability to covered countries.
4
Commercial agreements include covenants requiring third parties to comply with the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to represent they do not engage in forced or child labor.
5
The company uses a risk-based approach for materials, considering country corruption, the Global Slavery Index, and conflict minerals.
6
One direct supplier of vaping products in Shenzen, China, was identified as a risk for forced or child labor.
7
No remediation processes were required as no incidents were identified during the reporting periods.
8

Honest & Fair Business

0

No evidence available to assess Canopy Growth Corporation on Honest & Fair Business.

Kind to Animals

0

No specific, quantifiable evidence was found for any of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs. While the company conducts 'companion animal effects research' and has performed studies on dogs to determine the safety profile of CBD isolate, the articles do not provide the number of animals used annually, nor do they detail the company's animal testing policy in terms of prohibition or reduction.

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Similarly, although Canopy Animal Health has conducted more than 32 studies exploring the safety of cannabinoids in animal health and its subsidiary has devoted millions to research, there is no specified percentage of the R&D budget invested in animal-free technologies.
2
Information regarding cruelty-free certifications, alternative testing usage, humane certifications, wildlife conservation, ethical input substitution, supplier audits for animal welfare, cage-free sourcing, animal agriculture ethics, animal-free R&D collaboration, or public policy engagement on animal welfare is not provided with sufficient detail or quantitative metrics to be scored against the rubric.

No War, No Weapons

0

No evidence available to assess Canopy Growth Corporation on No War, No Weapons.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No evidence available to assess Canopy Growth Corporation on Planet-Friendly Business.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

-20

The company has at least 3 formal partnerships with charities through its Tweed Collective program, which falls within the 3-5 partnership tier.

1
No cultural appropriation incidents have been reported in the provided articles.
2

Safe & Smart Tech

0

Canopy Growth Corporation holds EU GMP certification for its Kincardine facility.

1
No specific information was found regarding data breach severity, AI ethics governance, cybersecurity investment, security training effectiveness, encryption implementation, AI audit practices, algorithmic transparency, unauthorized data use, user data control, authentication security, vulnerability management, bug bounty effectiveness, privacy by design, security testing coverage, data minimization, regulatory compliance, algorithmic harm remediation, or digital rights advocacy.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

-40

Canopy Growth, through its Tweed brand, launched the Tweed | TerraCycle program, Canada's first country-wide cannabis packaging recycling program.

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In its first year, the program collected over 1,000,000 pieces of cannabis packaging and recycled over 22,000 pounds of plastic.
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The program is active in over 106 legal cannabis retail locations across Canada, including all Tweed and Tokyo Smoke stores, and select third-party retailers.
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It also offers online registration for free pickup, with program details available on Tweed.com and terracycle.ca/tweed, providing clear disposal information and educational resources to customers.
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