environmental advocacy nonprofit
Greenpeace USA
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A confrontational environmental advocacy organization using campaigns, investigation, direct action, and public mobilization against ecological harm and corporate power. Greenpeace USA scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and the institution is less hostile to people with weak bargaining power, though identity capture still limits the evaluation.
Why this matters: Greenpeace USA is useful for calibration because its independence and confrontational advocacy are valuable, while movement intensity can create governance and identity-pressure risks.
Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
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Evaluation Overview
A - Good
The score turns mainly on Extraction, with the largest penalty coming from Identity Capture.
Strengths
- Extraction8/10
- Solidarity with the Unemployed6/7
- Loss-Bearing Fidelity6/7
Penalties
- Identity Capture-1
Evidence state
- ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
- ThoroughnessExhaustive (AI)
- Linked claims15
- Direct axis claims14
- Coverage14/14
Scoring Axes
| Axis | Score | Why this score |
|---|---|---|
Ownership
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Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control
at 10.
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5 / 10 |
Greenpeace USA is a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization rather than a shareholder-owned company. Linked evidence
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Governance
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Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic
stakeholder control at 10.
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5 / 10 |
Greenpeace USA publishes organizational and financial materials for a campaign nonprofit. Linked evidence
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Extraction
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Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured
extraction judgment.
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8 / 10 |
Greenpeace USA directs resources toward environmental campaigns and public mobilization rather than investor returns. Linked evidence
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Labor Sovereignty
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Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at
7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence
shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling,
retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of
worker voice, or extreme turnover.
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4 / 7 |
Greenpeace USA combines staff, supporters, and activists; participant agency is real but not equivalent to worker control. Linked evidence
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Solidarity with the
Unemployed
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Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment,
and non-competes.
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6 / 7 |
Greenpeace USA campaigns on climate, oceans, forests, democracy, and community harms that affect people beyond formal employment. Linked evidence
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Loss-Bearing Fidelity
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Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and
public obligations.
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6 / 7 |
Greenpeace USA takes on campaign, investigation, legal, and reputational costs to challenge powerful polluters. Linked evidence
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Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
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5 / 5 |
Greenpeace USA is not a consumer-lock-in business model. |
Product Integrity
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Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
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5 / 5 |
Greenpeace USA core output is advocacy, investigation, and mobilization against ecological harm. Linked evidence
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Scale Integrity
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Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
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4 / 5 |
Greenpeace USA scale increases campaign pressure but also increases movement-culture and identity-pressure risks. Linked evidence
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Penalties
| Penalty | Applied | Why this penalty |
|---|---|---|
Identity Capture
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Customer pressure, employee pressure, and pervasive identity saturation.
Range: -3 to 0.
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-1 |
Greenpeace USA uses high-intensity movement identity and confrontation, creating some risk of internal conformity pressure. Linked evidence
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Bonus Credits
| Bonus | Credit | Why this credit |
|---|---|---|
Openness to Dissent
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Credit for tolerating internal, user, customer, worker, and public
dissent without retaliation, capture, or viewpoint laundering.
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2 / 3 |
Greenpeace USA the organization creates or protects dissent against concentrated institutional or industrial power. Linked evidence
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Constitutional Spirit
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Credit for respecting constitutional rights and civil-liberties norms
even where private law does not strictly require it.
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3 / 3 |
Greenpeace USA the organization uses rights, courts, public process, or civil-society advocacy to constrain stronger institutions. Linked evidence
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Good Deal
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Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low
lock-in, and clear customer surplus.
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3 / 3 |
Ordinary users receive unusually fair value, durability, access, or surplus. Full credit is reserved for unusually clear, profile-specific evidence rather than ordinary compliance language. Linked evidence
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Cost Transparency
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Credit for clear posted prices, all-in fees, unit costs, public rate
cards, margin/cost visibility, or surplus-allocation transparency,
especially in markets where opaque quotes, hidden fees, or
individualized pricing are normal.
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2 / 3 |
Greenpeace USA the organization publishes meaningful financial, annual-report, or accountability materials. Linked evidence
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Confidence Basis
Confidence Basis
Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.
Medium 79/100
15 verified linked claims 14 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 14/14 components covered
This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.
Claim confidence 14/20
15 verified linked claims
Source quality 12/18
Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability
Direct axis-specific claims 14/18
14 direct claims across 14 active components
Dispute load 12/12
0 disputed claims on this entity
Recency 10/10
Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026
Reviewer status 7/12
Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding
Component coverage 10/10
14/14 evidence-bearing components have direct support
Evidence State
Evidence State
Claims and Sources
Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.1Greenpeace USA is a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization rather than a shareholder-owned company.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
2Greenpeace USA publishes organizational and financial materials for a campaign nonprofit.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
3Greenpeace USA directs resources toward environmental campaigns and public mobilization rather than investor returns.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
4Greenpeace USA combines staff, supporters, and activists; participant agency is real but not equivalent to worker control.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
5Greenpeace USA campaigns on climate, oceans, forests, democracy, and community harms that affect people beyond formal employment.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
6Greenpeace USA takes on campaign, investigation, legal, and reputational costs to challenge powerful polluters.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
7Greenpeace USA is not a consumer-lock-in business model.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
8Greenpeace USA core output is advocacy, investigation, and mobilization against ecological harm.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
9Greenpeace USA scale increases campaign pressure but also increases movement-culture and identity-pressure risks.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
10Greenpeace USA the organization creates or protects dissent against concentrated institutional or industrial power.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
11Greenpeace USA the organization uses rights, courts, public process, or civil-society advocacy to constrain stronger institutions.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
12Greenpeace USA the public receives durable environmental, legal, land, or stewardship value without ordinary customer lock-in.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
13Greenpeace USA the organization publishes meaningful financial, annual-report, or accountability materials.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
14Greenpeace USA uses high-intensity movement identity and confrontation, creating some risk of internal conformity pressure.
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA issuesGeneral web source · 58%
15Greenpeace USA's public materials state a mission, values, ownership model, advocacy role, or institutional standpoint plainly enough that this record does not identify penalty-level neutrality theater.
- Greenpeace USA official siteGeneral web source · 58%
- Greenpeace USA aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
- Greenpeace USA financialsGeneral web source · 58%
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