Company Editor

"reckitt": {
    "names": [
        "Reckitt",
        "Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC",
        "Reckitt Benckiser",
        "RKT"
    ],
    "comment": "Reckitt is a British consumer goods company that has been implicated in anti‑competitive monopolistic practices [1][2] and continues operations in Russia despite ethical concerns [3]. The company has also attempted to block a ban on its rat poison despite cases of poisoning [4], relied on forced and child labour in its palm oil supply chain [5], polluted rivers leading to mass fish deaths [6], and sold lethal humidifier steriliser products that killed over 100 people [7][8].",
    "sources": {
        "1": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240921185833/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/oct/15/reckitt-benckiser-fined-oft-gaviscon",
        "2": "https://archive.today/20170209165431/http://www.connexionfrance.com/court-appeal-price-fixing-fine-upheld-consumer-companies-gillette-loreal-procter-gamble-sc-johnson-18567-view-article.html",
        "3": "https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/reckitt-stays-course-process-aimed-at-transferring-russian-business-2023-07-26/",
        "4": "http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_25461592/makers-rat-poison-d-con-sue-state",
        "5": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180423210624/https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa21/5184/2016/en/",
        "6": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/reckitt-benckiser-make-charity-payment-for-breach-of-regulations",
        "7": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240921185313/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36185549",
        "8": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160426165552/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/04/116_203380.html"
    },
    "sourceNotes": {
        "1": "anti-competetive monopolistic practices",
        "2": "anti-competetive monopolistic practices",
        "3": "continuing operations in russia",
        "4": "attempted to block ban of rat poison despite cases of children and pets being poisoned",
        "5": "forced labour and child labour in palm oil supply chain",
        "6": "polluted rivers killing hundreds of fish",
        "7": "sold lethal humidifier steriliser products that killed over 100 people",
        "8": "sold lethal humidifier steriliser products that killed over 100 people"
    },
    "tags": [
        "consumer-goods"
    ],
    "score": 6,
    "ownedBy": [],
    "logoUrl": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b8/Reckitt_logo.svg",
    "siteUrl": "https://reckitt.com/",
    "updatedAt": "2025-11-26T17:42:01.997Z"
},