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Xerox

How ethical is Xerox?

Xerox, a printer brand, is one of The GOOD Shopping Guide’s brands on our Ratings Table.

Xerox receives a below-benchmark GOOD Shopping Guide ethical score in our Ethical Printer, Scanner and All-in Ones Ratings Table.

We encourage all companies in the Printer sector to adopt more ethical policies and practices.

What does Xerox do?

Xerox Holdings Corporation is a multinational corporation headquartered in the United States that sells print and digital document products and services in over 160 countries. Xerox is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut (it relocated from Stamford, Connecticut, in October 2007), but it is incorporated in New York, with the majority of its employees concentrated in and around Rochester, New York, where the company was founded.

Affiliated Computer Services was purchased by the company in early 2010 for $6.4 billion. It is consistently ranked among the Fortune 500 as a large developed company. The desktop metaphor GUI, the computer mouse, and desktop computing were all invented by Xerox researchers. Apple Inc. and, later, Microsoft adopted the ideas.

In what areas does Xerox perform well? 

The brand was marked up under our criteria for an Environmental Report, Animal Welfare and Code of Conduct. Find out more about how we rate brands for their ethics and sustainability policies on our ethical research methodology page.

How could Xerox rate higher on our Ethical Printers, Scanners, and All-In-Ones Ratings Tables? 

To improve its score further, Xerox should consider making improvements on its Fossil Fuels, Political Donations, and Armaments.

Could The GOOD Shopping Guide’s Ethical Accreditation improve your printer brand’s CSR or ESG aims and reporting? To find out which printer manufacturers have received recognition for their ethical and sustainable business practices, refer to the Ethical Printers, Scanners & All-In-Ones Ratings Table on The GOOD Shopping Guide. If you have any questions or want to start the Ethical Accreditation process, please contact us or fill out our short initial ethical evaluation form.

Ethical performance in category

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GSG score

50
65

GSG category benchmark

100

Ethical Rating

Environment

  • Environmental Report

    Good

  • Eco Labels

    Good

  • Fossil Fuels

    Poor

  • Packaging

    Poor

Animal

  • Animal Welfare

    Good

People

  • Armaments

    Poor

  • Code of Conduct

    Good

  • Political Donations

    Poor

  • Human Rights

    Acceptable

  • Conflict Minerals

    Good

Other

  • Ethical Accreditation

    Poor

  • Other Criticisms

    Acceptable

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