Manchester United Ltd.
MANU
Consumer Discretionary
2
exclusion reasons
2 themes
Manchester United Ltd. is screened out under 2 exclusion reasons spanning 2 issue categories.
This page is part of our public exclusion list — a transparency tool that shows which companies we screen out and why. It is not investment advice, and it is not an accusation. It is a statement of values.
Manchester United faces legal action over alleged sexual and physical abuse connected to the club, as reported by The Athletic (November 2025) and The Telegraph. The claims involve institutional failures to protect individuals from abuse.
Excluded under our animal exploitation screen based on the company's commercial activities involving animals. This is a policy-based exclusion — identified through screening by Cruelty Free Investors and/or internal research.
Prior pipeline note: Manchester United Ltd. operates a professional football club whose primary commercial activities include matchday operations, broadcasting rights, sponsorship, and merchandising. The company is flagged under the animal exploitation exclusion category, which typically involves commercial exploitation
Related Issues
Animal Rights
We don't invest in companies that treat animals as commodities — factory farming, animal testing, exotic skins, entertainment. This isn't a peripheral screen. It's the original premise of the firm: avoiding preventable harm to living things requires taking animal consciousness seriously, not assuming it away.
Palestine & Occupied Territories
We exclude companies that profit from Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories — settlement construction, military technology, surveillance infrastructure, discriminatory resource arrangements. The ICJ ruled this occupation unlawful in 2024. We don't wait for political resolution to stop funding what international law has condemned.
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