Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Cellebrite received an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 for compensation and benefits from Glassdoor employee reviews.

This indicates an 84% satisfaction level in this specific area.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Cellebrite DI Ltd. is a software and services company that develops digital forensics solutions.

The provided articles do not contain any quantitative data regarding its fair trade and ethical sourcing practices. Given the company's nature as a software and services provider, it does not appear to procure or trade physical commodities, have a traditional supplier base requiring welfare or sourcing audits, or engage in material sourcing of at-risk inputs. Therefore, all KPIs related to fair trade and ethical sourcing are assessed as N/A, as per the rubric's definition for a company of this type.

Honest & Fair Business

Cellebrite has a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that addresses anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

The company also has internal parameters and vetting procedures for potential customers' human rights records and anti-corruption policies, prohibiting sales to sanctioned countries or those on the FATF blacklist, and restricting unauthorized third-party re-sales. However, the company faced accusations of selling products to repressive regimes, including Bahrain, Vietnam, Botswana, and continuing sales to Chinese police after claiming withdrawal. NGOs deemed the company's 'Ethics & Integrity' statements misleading. While Cellebrite holds ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27017:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and SOC 2 Type II certifications, these are for information security, cloud security, and environmental management, not direct independent verification of ethical claims or compliance with anti-corruption policies. The company is also working towards FedRAMP High ATO certification. No specific percentage of ethical claims verified by third parties is provided.

Kind to Animals

Cellebrite's core business involves digital forensics software and services, meaning many animal-related KPIs are not applicable. The company's DI solution was used to uncover a tiger poaching syndicate, leading to arrests and improved deterrence in national parks.

Cellebrite partners with Freeland, an organization dedicated to eliminating wildlife trafficking and habitat destruction, and provides its technology to aid in these investigations. Freeland engages in legislative dialogue to encourage governments to allocate more resources to counter-trafficking efforts and advocates for restitution from traffickers. Freeland also promotes compassionate, sustainable farming. Freeland works with government task forces and engages with government officials and law enforcement agencies globally, with Freeland personnel acting as witnesses in a wildlife trafficking case. Cellebrite's involvement in combating environmental crimes, including illegal wildlife hunting, trade, and trafficking, implies engagement with public policy.

No War, No Weapons

Cellebrite's core business involves digital intelligence solutions for law enforcement and government agencies, which are inherently dual-use.

The company received funding from the Pentagon to develop a product to identify and map Hamas operatives in Gaza. In 2023, 17% of Cellebrite's total revenue came from U.S. federal government customers, and its business with the federal government peaked at $15.3 million last year. So far in 2024, the U.S. government has committed around $18 million to Cellebrite. The company's products are subject to export control laws and regulations, and Israel has adopted the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual Use Goods and Technologies. Cellebrite has sold its technology to countries with authoritarian regimes, including China, Bahrain, Myanmar, Russia, Belarus, and Venezuela. While the company pledged in 2021 to cease business with repressive regimes and stated it has stopped selling to Russia, Belarus, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Venezuela, Oman, and Uganda, reports from August 2021 indicate that Chinese officials continued to purchase its technology through online resellers. Cellebrite's standard sales contract lacks robust end-user controls. The company has an Ethics and Integrity Committee, comprised of seven industry experts, which advises the board on international law and ethical considerations. However, Cellebrite has been reported to fail in complying with its responsibilities under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The company has also been criticized for a lack of transparency regarding its involvement in military surveillance and for not disclosing a meaningful human rights policy. Cellebrite claims to have a dedicated department for human rights and corruption indices but has not demonstrated well-designed policies and procedures for customer due diligence to mitigate human rights risks. The company overlooked red flags in the political and regulatory environment of customer countries, such as Hong Kong’s national security laws in June 2020, indicating a lack of codified ethical 'red lines'.

Planet-Friendly Business

Cellebrite holds an ISO 14001:2015 certification for environmental management.

No environmental compliance violations are reported in the provided articles, and the company's compliance efforts show no apparent contradictions or data gaps. There is no publicly available data for carbon emissions, reduction targets, renewable energy use, water use, green building certifications, waste diversion, or other climate-related metrics.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Cellebrite's business model does not involve operations where Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) processes or engagement with indigenous suppliers are applicable. The company has faced accusations from NGOs, including Access Now and Citizen Lab, that its products are used by customers in ways incompatible with human rights, enabling detentions, prosecutions, and harassment of journalists, civil rights activists, dissidents, and minorities.

In response to allegations of misuse by Serbian authorities, Cellebrite investigated and stopped the use of its products by relevant customers in Serbia, with this decision announced on February 25, 2025. However, in response to findings from Citizen Lab and OCCRP regarding product use in Jordan, Cellebrite's PR firm responded to inquiries but did not deny the findings or explain if its Ethics & Integrity Committee would address the matter, stating the company refuses to comment on specifics as a matter of policy. Cellebrite admitted in a 2021 SEC filing that its products can be used in violation of human rights.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

The provided articles offer no specific quantitative data or concrete actions related to Cellebrite's waste diversion rates, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design principles, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability, waste audit frequency, zero waste certifications, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education.

While the company states compliance with ISO 14001:2015 for Environmental Management Systems, this certification alone does not provide the specific metrics required to score any of the KPIs under the 'Zero Waste & Sustainable Products' value.