Better Health for All

Oracle has made significant strategic moves into the healthcare sector, notably acquiring Cerner Corporation for $28.3 billion.

This acquisition aims to modernize healthcare technology, improve patient care through data management and interoperability, and enhance Oracle's presence in the sector. The company's solutions, such as Oracle Health's EHR system and Oracle Cerner Millennium, are used to improve patient care and expand access in the UAE and enhance virtual patient appointments. Oracle Cerner CommunityWorks technology specifically expands healthcare access for rural and underserved areas, with 32 new clients adopting the platform in 2023, enabling over 300 rural hospitals across the U.S. to improve patient experiences and streamline patient data. Oracle also collaborates to improve equity and reduce financial toxicity in cancer care using AI and cloud solutions, and to enhance patient recruitment and diversity in clinical trials. Oracle's core software and cloud services do not have direct negative health impacts, addiction potential, or significant health externalities.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Oracle Corporation's core business is providing database software, cloud engineered systems, and enterprise software products to corporate clients, not consumer financial services. Consequently, KPIs related to consumer lending, pricing fairness, exploitative fees, debt burden, and financial product simplicity are not applicable and are scored 0. The company does not generate or manage customer finance data in the context of open banking, nor is it regulated as a consumer lender, resulting in 0 scores for data accessibility and fair lending compliance. While Oracle engages in various community and educational initiatives, such as the NetSuite Accelerator program supporting Black entrepreneurs with discounted software and services,

and Oracle Academy providing STEM education, the KPI for inclusion initiatives specifically measures a 'share of loan/insurance book,' for which no data is available, leading to its omission. Oracle makes significant philanthropic donations, including over US$27 million annually to nonprofits and US$3.2 million in matched employee donations in fiscal year 2025, but the percentage of annual pre-tax profit reinvested in community finance is not disclosed, leading to the omission of that KPI. Oracle's educational programs focus on technology and STEM careers, not financial literacy, resulting in a 0 score for financial literacy initiatives.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Oracle Corporation's CEO to median global employee annual total compensation ratio is 82 to 1.

This is based on the CEO's total compensation of $6,464,234 and the median global employee total compensation of $78,950 in fiscal 2024.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Oracle has established policies and programs to promote ethical sourcing and prevent modern slavery in its supply chain.

The company requires suppliers and partners to adhere to its Supplier Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, which prohibits modern slavery, and is a member of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), complying with its Code of Conduct. In fiscal year 2024, 74 audits based on the RBA Code of Conduct were completed at direct hardware supplier factory locations, following 62 such audits in fiscal year 2023. Oracle identifies conflict minerals (tantalum, tin, tungsten, gold) as components in its hardware products and conducts due diligence, surveying first-tier suppliers representing approximately 93% of calendar year 2024 direct hardware supply chain expenditures. This due diligence identified numerous Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) certified conflict-free smelters in their supply chains. Oracle identified 9 priority issues in fiscal year 2024 and 7 priority issues in fiscal year 2023, described as improvement opportunities in areas like labor documentation and policy. Suppliers are given 30 days to address priority or major non-conformances and 365 days for minor ones. Oracle has a supply chain mapping system for child labor risk and collaborates with Circulor for blockchain-based supply chain transparency. However, the provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable data points for the defined KPIs.

Honest & Fair Business

Oracle incurred $138 million in ethics-related regulatory fines and settlements within the past three years. This includes a $115 million settlement in July 2024 for consumer privacy violations, where the company was accused of collecting and selling personal data without consent.

Additionally, in September 2022, Oracle paid a $23 million fine to the SEC for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, stemming from subsidiaries in India, Turkey, and the UAE using discount schemes to create slush funds for bribes between 2014 and 2019. These incidents contribute to a below-average ESG controversy score. Following the FCPA violations, Oracle revamped its compliance framework, which included terminating involved employees and distributors, enhancing global compliance functions, increasing oversight of discounting processes, implementing a compliance data analytics program, and improving due diligence and training. The company also emphasized more aggressive compliance training among employees.

Kind to Animals

Oracle Corporation is primarily a software and cloud technology company, and its core business operations do not involve animal testing, animal agriculture, or the use of animal-derived ingredients in its products. Consequently, most animal welfare-related KPIs are not applicable and are scored as 0. While Oracle supports various wildlife conservation initiatives, such as funding National Geographic’s Pristine Seas, which has inspired the creation of 28 marine protected areas covering over 6.6 million square kilometers, and supporting the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund with 500 anti-poaching patrols and community education programs reaching close to 30,000 people in fiscal year 2025, the provided articles do not specify the percentage of Oracle's revenue allocated to these initiatives.

Therefore, these positive contributions cannot be quantitatively scored against the rubric's positive thresholds, which require a percentage of revenue, leading to a score of 0 for this KPI as well.

No War, No Weapons

Oracle is actively expanding its military business, having been a "cornerstone" of the defense mission for nearly 50 years

and launching the Oracle Defense Ecosystem to accelerate cloud and AI adoption in the defense sector. The company has been awarded contracts, including a $9 billion ceiling contract for enterprise-wide cloud services for the U.S. Department of Defense and a $950 million contract for the Joint All Domain Command and Control initiative. Oracle also provides 'air-gapped' cloud computing infrastructure and AI services to Singapore's military for data analysis, including video analysis for identifying faces and vehicle details, though financial terms were not disclosed. Oracle and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. collaborated to integrate systems for warfighters with actionable intelligence. There is no mention of ethical or technical safeguards for these AI systems used in military applications. Public records indicate Oracle's interest in contracts for "weapons distribution, including missiles and tanks." Oracle states it universally respects recognized human rights and is a member of the Responsible Business Alliance, but provides no specific details on the implementation or verification of these principles.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The provided articles discuss shareholder lawsuits and Department of Labor allegations concerning Oracle's internal hiring and compensation practices, specifically regarding racial and gender discrimination and a lack of board diversity. A shareholder derivative lawsuit filed in July 2020 accused Oracle of maintaining an 'Old Boy's Club' culture, highlighting the absence of Black members on its board

. The suit sought the resignation of three board members to be replaced by non-white individuals, specifically two Black members and one other minority . In January 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor alleged that Oracle engaged in discriminatory hiring and compensation practices, favoring Asian applicants, particularly Asian Indians, and underpaying women, Black, and Asian employees . The department estimated that Oracle could be liable for up to $400 million in back wages . Reports from 2017 suggested that Oracle's hiring practices favored Indian applicants, potentially impacting workplace diversity . The company was accused of encouraging Indian employees to recruit other Indians, which may have contributed to a lack of diversity within the organization . This evidence pertains to labor conditions and internal diversity, which the rubric explicitly states are not part of the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' value. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the available information.

Safe & Smart Tech

Oracle settled a $115 million lawsuit in 2024 for systematically collecting and selling personal data without consent, building unauthorized profiles by tracking online activities for targeted advertising.

The company agreed to cease collecting specific user data from third-party websites. In early 2025, Oracle experienced two major data breaches. One breach exposed six million customer records from Oracle Cloud, while another accessed sensitive patient data from Oracle Health. Oracle faced criticism for its transparency and accountability, specifically regarding internal communication issues that left affected parties uninformed.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Oracle achieved a 99.4% reuse or recycling rate for electronic waste in FY25, with only 0.6% sent to landfill.

The company also achieved a 63% reduction in waste to landfill per square foot by FY25, exceeding its 33% target from a 2015 baseline. Oracle implements a Design for the Environment (DfE) Program focusing on recyclability, reuse, and energy efficiency. Its Take Back Program for customers, offering eWaste, Used EE, and SRC programs for hardware disposal, was a Reuters Responsible Business Awards finalist. By CY2024, 100% of key high-spend Tier 1 and strategic Tier 2 suppliers, representing approximately 96% of total supplier spend, had environmental programs and emission reduction targets in place. Oracle has a target to send less than 0.8% of electronic equipment taken back to landfill.