Kobe Steel, Ltd. Rotten Score Breakdown
Corporate Misconduct
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Human Rights & Exploitation
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Fraud & Corruption
30.0ptsBoardroom smoke and mirrors
Avg Rating: 5.00Ratings: 1Severity Score: 6.00Evidence Count: 1Contribution: 30.0 pts
Misconduct: low 0 · medium 0 · high 1
Remediation: low 0 · medium 0 · high 0ⓘ cap: 25%
Kobe Steel was convicted and fined ¥100 million over product-quality data falsification
Kobe Steel, Ltd. disclosed that group misconduct included falsifying or fabricating inspection data for products that failed public standards or customer specifications and shipping them as conforming products. The company was convicted in March 2019 of violating Japan's Unfair Competition Prevention Act, fined ¥100 million, and reported that the judgment became final. Direct company disclosure: https://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/ir/meeting/pdf/166_all.pdf
Deceptive Practices
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Environmental Harm
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Sustainability Deception
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Workplace Misconduct
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Financial Misconduct
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts