Home Depot

2350 Locations

The world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, operating 2,350 warehouse-format stores offering more than 30,000 products in store and 1 million products online.

CCI Score

-60.50

June 12

Latest Event

Home Depot DEI Rollback Sparks Boycott

Home Depot removed its dedicated DEI webpage, replacing it with a 'WeAreTHD' page that omits diversity, equity, and inclusion references. This move, following Trump administration influence to roll back DEI initiatives, has led to customer boycott campaigns on social media.

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Companies in this category are instrumental in designing and executing authoritarian rule. They actively create and implement frameworks that sustain oppressive policies, wielding considerable influence in shaping autocratic systems.

Latest Events

MAY

14

2025

Home Depot DEI Rollback Sparks Boycott
-69.43

Home Depot removed its dedicated DEI webpage, replacing it with a 'WeAreTHD' page that omits diversity, equity, and inclusion references. This move, following Trump administration influence to roll back DEI initiatives, has led to customer boycott campaigns on social media.
-70

Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility

June 12

The decision to quietly remove the DEI page, which signaled a rollback on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, undermines commitments to social justice and support for marginalized groups. This move, seemingly aligning with Trump administration priorities that encourage the rollback of DEI policies, negatively impacts ethical business practices and has provoked public backlash as evidenced by customer boycotts.

Home Depot facing customer boycott after quietly rolling back DEI policy
FEB

21

2024

NLRB Ruling on BLM Marking Disciplinary Action at Home Depot
-70.19

The National Labor Relations Board ruled that Home Depot violated the law by conditioning an employee's continued employment on the removal of Black Lives Matter markings from their work apron. The decision affirmed that such action suppresses workers' rights to engage in collective and political expression regarding workplace issues such as racial discrimination.
-80

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

June 12

Home Depot's decision to condition continued employment on the removal of BLM markings is a clear infringement on workers' rights and the protection of political expression in the workplace. The ruling by the NLRB, which affirmed that such interference is unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act, highlights the company’s failure to uphold fair labor practices and protect employee rights, aligning with authoritarian workplace control tactics.

Board Rules Employee’s “Black Lives Matter” Action at Home Depot Was Protected
FEB

21

2024

Home Depot Violates Labor Laws in Firing BLM-Supporting Employee
-70.19

The nation's labor board ruled that Home Depot violated federal labor laws by discharging Antonio Morales, an employee who refused to remove a hand-drawn 'Black Lives Matter' marking from his apron. The ruling underscores concerns over the company's disregard for workers' rights and its attempt to suppress concerted activities related to addressing racial discrimination.
-80

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

June 12

Home Depot's decision to fire an employee for displaying a Black Lives Matter message, which the labor board ruled as a violation of federal labor laws protecting concerted worker activities, reflects a neglect of labor rights. From an anti-fascist perspective, this punitive action against protected political expression is deeply problematic and undermines workers' rights and racial justice initiatives.

Labor board: Home Depot violated labor laws when firing employee with 'Black lives matter' on apron
FEB

21

2024

NLRA Violation Over BLM Expression at Home Depot
-70.19

On February 21, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Home Depot violated the NLRA by prohibiting an employee from displaying a Black Lives Matter (BLM) marking on his work uniform, a decision that underscores the company's failure to respect protected workers' rights and collective political expression.
-80

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

June 12

Home Depot's enforcement of a strict uniform policy that barred an employee from displaying a BLM marking—despite it being part of protected concerted activity under the NLRA—reflects a disregard for workers' rights and fails to support inclusive, anti-authoritarian labor practices.

CLIENT ALERT: National Labor Relations Board Rules Employer Violated the Law in Prohibiting Employee from Displaying Black Lives Matter Symbol on Work Uniform
NOV

07

2023

Home Depot Alleged Supply Chain Corruption in Congo Basin
-59.65

A report by the Environmental Investigation Agency alleges that Home Depot's supply chain is involved in sourcing illegally logged okoume wood, potentially violating the Lacey Act and the company’s own sourcing policies, thereby indirectly supporting an authoritarian regime in Equatorial Guinea.
-70

Supply Chain Ethics

June 12

The investigation reveals significant lapses in Home Depot's supply chain ethics, linking its door supply chain to illegally sourced wood from Equatorial Guinea. This not only violates domestic (Lacey Act) and internal sourcing policies but also indirectly supports an oppressive, corrupt regime, amplifying ethical and environmental concerns.

New Report Exposes Home Depot's Alleged Connection to Grand Corruption and Forest Crimes in the Congo Basin
NOV

22

2016

Labor Rights Violations at Home Depot's Supplier Factory
-23.37

China Labor Watch reported severe labor rights violations at Cuori, a supplier factory for Home Depot and other major retailers. Despite Home Depot instructing the factory to pay wages in arrears, investigations revealed persistent issues including illegal wage deductions, excessive overtime, unsafe working conditions, and failure to provide proper worker protections.
-60

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

June 12

The report documents multiple labor rights abuses at the supplier factory, such as illegal wage deductions, excessive overtime, and unsafe conditions. This indicates a significant failure in upholding labor relations and human rights practices within Home Depot's supply chain oversight.

Labor Rights Violations in Walmart and Home Depot's Supplier Factory
-50

Supply Chain Ethics

June 12

Home Depot's supplier, Cuori, continues to exhibit serious ethical shortcomings in its supply chain practices with respect to wage payments and worker safety. The persistent issues despite intervention suggest inadequate enforcement of ethical sourcing standards.

Labor Rights Violations in Walmart and Home Depot's Supplier Factory