Better Health for All

News Corp's subsidiary, Fox News, transmitted misleading information about COVID-19

, which studies linked to fewer preventive behaviors, more risky behaviors, and increased vaccine hesitancy . This actively undermined public health measures and health literacy during a global health crisis. The dissemination of such information represents a significant failure in transparency regarding health risks and benefits, and constitutes major negative health externalities. As a media and information services company, News Corp's core business does not directly involve health products or services, leading to 'not applicable' scores for KPIs such as product safety, price accessibility, vulnerable reach, pharmaceutical patents, nutrition, addiction mitigation, clinical trial ethics, and healthcare data responsibility. Employee-focused health benefits are excluded from this assessment.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

News Corp B is primarily a media and information services company and does not directly engage in consumer-facing financial services such as lending, banking, or credit products.

As a result, most KPIs related to financial services, including underserved clients, pricing fairness, exploitative fees, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility, fair lending compliance, wealth building outcomes, profit reinvestment in community finance, debt burden, geographic inclusion, and product simplicity, are not applicable and score 0. While the company offers a 401(k) retirement savings plan to its employees and supports charitable organizations through News Corp Giving, these do not directly address the customer-focused metrics of this value. The company's financial news platforms educate the public on financial markets, but specific data on the reach and outcomes of these financial literacy initiatives is not provided, leading to its omission from scoring.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

As of June 30, 2025, approximately 3,500 of News Corp's 22,300 employees (15.69%) were represented by various employee unions.

Between November 2022 and February 2023, approximately 250 HarperCollins employees, represented by the United Auto Workers Local 2110, engaged in a strike demanding increased starting salaries, improved parental leave, and enhanced union protections. A new contract was agreed upon in February 2023.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

News Corp updated its Supplier Code of Conduct in July 2023, which emphasizes ethical behavior, diversity, human rights, indigenous participation, and sustainability

. The company aims to source 100% certified paper by 2025 and is fostering diverse supplier relationships . News Corp also received a CDP Forests score of B in 2023 for its efforts against deforestation .

Honest & Fair Business

News Corp updated its Standards of Business Conduct in February 2025, enhancing clarity, emphasizing managerial responsibilities for compliance, and including guidelines on responsible AI use and disclosure obligations for conflicts of interest.

As of June 30, 2024, all approximately 23,900 global employees are required to regularly complete training on these standards, overseen by a Compliance Steering Committee. As of June 30, 2023, the company's internal control over financial reporting was assessed as effective with no material weaknesses, an assessment confirmed by Ernst & Young LLP. In 2024, News Corp was cited by New York City's Commission on Human Rights for violating pay transparency law by failing to include salary ranges in job advertisements. A 2024 partnership with OpenAI raised ethical concerns among experts regarding potential biases in AI models due to the integration of News Corp's content. Historically, a 2015 U.S. Department of Justice investigation into potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations concluded without prosecuting the company, and civil claims related to a 2011 phone hacking scandal at a former subsidiary have been settled. The company also settled antitrust claims in July 2022 and had complaints involving Amazon and publishers dismissed in August 2023.

Kind to Animals

News Corp B operates primarily in media, information services, book publishing, and digital real estate. Its business model does not involve activities such as animal testing, animal agriculture, or the use of animal-derived ingredients, making most 'Kind to Animals' KPIs not applicable. While the company supports general conservation efforts

and has policies for sustainable paper sourcing to avoid deforestation and protect habitats , , the articles do not provide specific quantitative metrics like the percentage of revenue invested in conservation or documented biodiversity impact required for scoring the 'wildlife_conservation_impact' KPI. Supplier audits mentioned are for environmental compliance of paper suppliers , not animal welfare. Public policy engagement is focused on environmental laws , not explicitly animal welfare policy.

No War, No Weapons

News Corp B, a media and information services company, does not manufacture weapons or partake in military contracts, maintaining a stance of non-involvement in activities that support military operations or conflict facilitation.

Its Dow Jones Risk & Compliance business provides data solutions for customers to monitor embargo and sanction lists and perform trade compliance checks on dual-use goods, but this is a service and not direct R&D or sales by News Corp. The company has no exposure to any weapons. The Board of Directors oversees political activities and general risks, but there is no defense business to oversee. News Corp engages in lobbying but there is no evidence it is related to arms control. News Corp makes charitable contributions but no specific allocation to peacebuilding or disarmament initiatives is provided.

Planet-Friendly Business

News Corp reported total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions of 943,719 tCO₂e in fiscal year 2023, representing a 13.7% reduction from its fiscal year 2021 base year.

The company's net-zero carbon emissions target for fiscal year 2050 was reviewed and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) against its Corporate Net-Zero Standard in 2023. This includes interim targets to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 65% by fiscal 2030 from a fiscal 2016 base year, and Scope 3 GHG emissions by 25% by fiscal 2030 from a fiscal 2021 base year. News Corp is a signatory to the Business Ambition for 1.5°C commitment. In fiscal year 2023, 25.9% of the company's total energy usage was sourced from renewables, including solar and wind farms and a corporate power purchase agreement. The company achieved a 91% waste diversion rate across 22 sites in fiscal year 2023, aiming for an average rate of 90% or greater diversion from landfills and incinerators across major sites. For supply chain climate transparency, 38% of 300 major suppliers submitted their GHG data to the CDP in 2023. News Corp has a Global Paper Sourcing Policy, and 99.8% of paper from its primary suppliers came from certified sources in fiscal year 2023.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

In June 2024, News Corp Australia published images of Indigenous children without obtaining appropriate consent, which sparked outrage among Indigenous groups

. This represents a cultural appropriation incident. In response, News Corp issued a quiet apology , acknowledged the oversight , and committed to reviewing its editorial policies to prevent future incidents , indicating a reactive response to a cultural incident after public pressure and partial remediation.

Safe & Smart Tech

News Corp experienced a significant data breach from February 2020 to January 2022, where an unauthorized party accessed personal and health information, including names, Social Security numbers, financial, and medical data, across multiple entities such as The Wall Street Journal and News UK.

The New York Post was also hacked in October 2022. News Corp Australia has an AI ethics board with six key pillars, including being wary of bias and ensuring human accountability, and implements training programs. The company's vulnerability disclosure program, managed by Bugcrowd, is limited in scope to newscorp.com and does not offer any monetary or non-monetary rewards. While News Corp states compliance with numerous privacy regulations, including GDPR and CCPA, a subsidiary, The Advertiser, violated Australian Press Council guidelines in 2026 by publishing sensitive details about a suicide without family consent, leading to a police request for content removal. Users are provided with the opportunity to access, update, correct, delete, and port their information, and have choices regarding cookie collection, aligning with industry-standard practices.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

News Corp achieved over 95% recycling rates across all sites by September 2023.

The company has established company-wide waste reduction targets, including achieving zero waste to landfill at major sites by 2025 and sourcing 100% of globally purchased publication paper from certified or recycled material by 2025. It also aims to recycle 100% of newsprint waste and aluminum press plate waste from its owned print centers. News Corp implements over 10 waste reduction initiatives, such as saving over 183 million pages at HarperCollins through eco-friendly fonts and News UK removing 800 tonnes of single-use plastic by summer 2021. Hazardous waste, including fluorescent bulbs and electronic waste, is recycled at print centers , and a policy ensures management according to applicable governmental regulations. The company expects suppliers to implement a systematic waste management program. Circular design principles are acknowledged through a Global Waste Management Policy and encouragement of circularity, though specific product integration details are limited. News Corp provides customer waste education through HarperCollins UK's On-Pack Recycling Labels membership and The Sun’s “Green Team” campaign. No waste disposal violations were reported.