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Johnson & Johnson

Healthcare company — Band-Aid, Tylenol, Neutrogena, Aveeno, Listerine, etc.

corporation · New Brunswick, NJ

Who owns it

  • Vanguard Group Inc.9.98%external_dataset · 2025-12-31
  • BlackRock, Inc. (company)8.86%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
  • State Street Corporation5.54%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
  • Geode Capital Management2.46%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
  • Morgan Stanley1.86%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
  • Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC)1.03%external_dataset · 2026-03-31

What’s documented

  • 2026-12-31politicalDonationCorporate PAC contributed ~$890,000 to federal candidates/committees (2026 cycle).source →
  • 2026-04-28regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
  • 2026-04-28regulatoryAction1001 SEC filings on record (489 4, 99 8-K, 58 425, 33 SC 13G/A, 32 3)source →
  • 2026-04-14regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
  • 2026-02-27lobbying2 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2026).source →
  • 2026-02-05regulatoryActionOn February 5, 2026, the FDA classified J&J MedTech's Cerenovus-unit recall of Cerepak, Heliform, and Freeform detachable coil systems as Class I, its most serious category. The recall followed reports of coils failing to detach during procedures, associated with 4 serious injuries and 1 death as of October 14, 2025; failure to detach can cause hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke.source →
  • 2026-01-21regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
  • 2026-01-10lobbyingUnion leaders criticized Telus for receiving lucrative federal and provincial government contracts and subsidies while cutting thousands of jobs; USW and CUPE lobbied the federal government to attach job-preservation conditions to telecom subsidiessource →
  • 2026-01-09laborRelationsTelus offered voluntary severance packages to approximately 700 more employees across Canada in January 2026, totaling nearly 1,400 severance offers in under a year; customer complaints to the CCTS rose 62% in 2025 compared to 2024source →
  • 2025-12-31lobbyingReported ~$150,000 in US federal lobbying activity (2025) on Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Health Issues, Veterans; lobbied 6 government entities.source →
  • 2025-12-15legalProceedingIn December 2025, a Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $1.5 billion to a mesothelioma victim and long-time user of the company's baby powder, the largest J&J talc verdict awarded to a single plaintiff. As of June 2026, over 68,000 talcum powder lawsuits remain pending in multidistrict litigation in New Jersey.source →
  • 2025-12-02lobbying2 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2025).source →
  • 2025-10-14regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
  • 2025-09-09regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
  • 2025-08-01regulatoryActionVanguard was ordered to pay a $19.5 million civil penalty by the SEC for disclosure failures related to adviser compensation. Between August 2020 and December 2023, Vanguard tied parts of advisers' performance evaluations and bonuses to client enrollment and retention metrics in its Personal Advisor Services program, while marketing content downplayed or misstated these conflicts of interest.source →
  • 2025-03-15legalProceedingIn March 2025, a bankruptcy judge rejected Johnson & Johnson's proposed $8 billion settlement for ovarian cancer claims related to its talcum powder products. The company had used a Texas Two-Step bankruptcy procedure to attempt a mass resolution. Over 90,000 J&J talc lawsuits have been filed nationwide as of June 2026.source →
  • 2025-02-01laborRelationsTelus offered voluntary severance packages to approximately 700 employees nationwide across network operations, engineering, and business solutions, continuing a restructuring that has eliminated roughly 3,300 jobs since 2023source →
  • 2025-01-17regulatoryActionVanguard agreed to pay $106.41 million to settle SEC charges for misleading statements about capital gains distributions and tax consequences for retail investors holding Vanguard Investor Target Retirement Funds in taxable accounts. The SEC found Vanguard lowered minimum investment for Institutional TRFs from $100 million to $5 million in December 2020, triggering mass redemptions that generated unexpected taxable capital gains for remaining Investor TRF holders.source →
  • 2025-01-09environmentalBlackRock withdrew from the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative on January 9, 2025, causing NZAM to temporarily suspend its activities pending a review. BlackRock stated that its participation in climate-focused groups had caused confusion about its investment practices and subjected the firm to legal inquiries from state officials. BlackRock had been among the founding members of NZAM and managed over $11 trillion in assets at the time of withdrawal.source →
  • 2024-12-31lobbyingReported ~$240,000 in US federal lobbying activity (2024) on Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code…; lobbied 5 government entities.source →
  • 2024-12-31lobbyingVanguard Group spent $2,650,000 on federal lobbying in 2024. The company's PAC made $502,046 in political contributions during the 2024 election cycle, including $382,500 to federal candidates.source →
  • 2024-12-31lobbyingBlackRock Inc. spent $2.88 million on US federal lobbying in 2024 and made approximately $2.6 million in political contributions during the 2024 election cycle, according to disclosure data filed with the US Senate and recorded by OpenSecrets.source →
  • 2024-12-31politicalDonationCorporate PAC contributed ~$803,000 to federal candidates/committees (2024 cycle).source →
  • 2024-11-05lobbying7 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2024); subjects: Budget, Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Environment, Health….source →
  • 2024-11-01legalProceedingTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in November 2024 against Vanguard Group, BlackRock Inc., and State Street Corporation, alleging the three asset managers conspired through ESG-aligned investment practices and climate coalitions to restrict coal production in violation of federal antitrust law.source →
  • 2024-11-01legalProceedingTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in November 2024 against BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group, and State Street Corporation, alleging that the three asset managers conspired through ESG-aligned investment practices and climate coalitions to restrict coal production in violation of federal antitrust law.source →
  • 2024-09-01environmentalVanguard supported zero environmental and social shareholder proposals during the 2024 proxy season, including declining to support any of the resolutions flagged by Climate Action 100+ investors. Vanguard also supported none of ten votes against company directors flagged by the initiative. Vanguard stated proposals were either financially immaterial, overly prescriptive, or that the companies receiving them already had adequate governance practices.source →
  • 2024-06-01environmentalUrgewald's 2024 'Investing in Climate Chaos' report identified Vanguard as the world's single largest institutional investor in fossil fuels, with approximately $413 billion in fossil fuel company bonds and shares. Vanguard declined to adopt any fossil fuel exclusion policy and consistently voted against climate-related resolutions at portfolio companies.source →
  • 2024-06-01environmentalAccording to urgewald's 2024 'Investing in Climate Chaos' report, BlackRock held approximately $263 billion in fossil fuel company bonds and shares, making it one of the two largest institutional fossil fuel investors worldwide. BlackRock's holdings included over $75 billion in tar sands producers, over $11 billion in companies building new coal power capacity, and approximately $37 billion in ExxonMobil alone.source →
  • 2024-02-13environmentalIn February 2024, BlackRock transferred its Climate Action 100+ membership from its US arm to BlackRock International, significantly reducing its participation in the investor initiative targeting major greenhouse gas emitters. During the 2024 proxy season, BlackRock voted in favour of only 2 of 20 shareholder resolutions flagged by Climate Action 100+ members.source →
  • 2023-12-12lobbying10 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2023); subjects: Budget, Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Environment, Health….source →
  • 2023-06-01regulatoryActionVanguard was fined $800,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for problems with account statements related to money market funds in 2019 and 2020.source →
  • 2022-12-31politicalDonationCorporate PAC contributed ~$863,500 to federal candidates/committees (2022 cycle).source →
  • 2022-12-07environmentalVanguard announced its withdrawal from the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative in December 2022, stating that membership had caused 'confusion about the views of individual investment firms.' Vanguard cited its index fund model — in which approximately 80% of client assets are invested passively in benchmark indices — as a key factor, and stated it would pursue its climate disclosure positions independently.source →
  • 2022-11-23lobbying8 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2022); subjects: Budget, Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Environment, Health….source →
  • 2021-08-03lobbying5 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2021); subjects: Budget, Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Environment, Health….source →
  • 2020-12-03lobbying6 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2020); subjects: Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Industry….source →
  • 2019-12-05lobbying3 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2019); subjects: Consumer Issues, Environment, Health, Industry, International Trade….source →
  • 2018-12-07lobbying6 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2018); subjects: Consumer Issues, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property….source →
  • 2016-10-03lobbying7 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2016); subjects: Consumer Issues, Environment, Health, Industry, International Development….source →
  • 2015-12-07lobbying8 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2015); subjects: Consumer Issues, Environment, Health, Industry, International Trade….source →
  • 2014-12-11lobbying4 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2014); subjects: Aboriginal Affairs, Consumer Issues, Environment, Health, Industry….source →
  • 2013-11-27lobbying10 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2013); subjects: Aboriginal Affairs, Consumer Issues, Environment, Health, Industry….source →
  • 2012-12-04lobbying5 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2012); subjects: Aboriginal Affairs, Consumer Issues, Environment, Health, Industry….source →
  • 2011-12-02lobbying8 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2011); subjects: Consumer Issues, Environment, Health, Industry, International Trade.source →
  • 2010-11-26lobbying13 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2010); subjects: Consumer Issues, Environment, Health, Industry, Other.source →
  • 2009-09-03lobbying8 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2009); subjects: Consumer Issues, Environment, Health, Industry, Other.source →
  • 2006-09-18lobbying1 federal lobbying registration on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2006); subjects: Health, Science and Technology.source →
  • 2005-09-30lobbying2 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2005); subjects: Intellectual Property.source →

What we’ve classified so far

  • environmental damage7
  • political influence3
  • worker exploitation2
  • monopoly abuse2
  • misleading claims2

38 further documented actions have not been classified yet. These counts show what we have got to, not a total.

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