ACCO Brands Corporation.
ACCO.US | Other manufacturing n.e.c.
ACCO Brands Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of office, school, and calendar products. Its products include staplers, hole punchers, paper clips, binders, laminators, shredders, presentation supplies, and organization and storage products. The company sells its products under variou...Show More
Better Health for All
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ACCO Brands issued a voluntary recall for various models of its Rexel Promax Shredder on December 2, 2019, due to a potential for shredder failure causing burns or fire.
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The company provided clear action items for consumers, including instructions to stop use, unplug, cut the power cord, and provide photographic evidence for a replacement, demonstrating excellent risk transparency.
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The company's core business of office and school products means several health-related KPIs are not applicable.
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This includes price accessibility, vulnerable reach, healthcare data responsibility, pharmaceutical patent flexibility, nutrition and food safety, addiction mitigation, and clinical trial ethics, as the company does not offer health-related products or services, manage health data, or conduct health research.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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ACCO Brands Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of office and school products, not a financial institution. As such, it does not offer lending, deposit, or other financial services to consumers. Therefore, all KPIs related to financial products, pricing, fees, lending compliance, debt burden, financial literacy, customer data portability, and geographic inclusion for financial services are not applicable and score 0. The company mentions general "donations of 'millions of dollars' in assistance," but this evidence does not specify a percentage of annual pre-tax profit reinvested in community finance or profit-sharing with underserved communities, leading to the omission of the 'profit_reinvestment' KPI.
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Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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ACCO Brands UK reported a median gender pay gap of 16.08% in 2023, indicating that women earned approximately 83.92% of men's median pay.
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The mean gender pay gap was 26.97%, and the median bonus pay gap was 89.02%, with men earning more.
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This gap is attributed primarily to fewer women in senior leadership roles.
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The company's median gender pay gap is higher than the UK average.
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ACCO Brands has committed to increasing the representation of women in leadership roles globally and in EMEA by 2025, implementing initiatives such as a Diversity and Inclusion working group, mentoring programs, and requirements for gender-balanced recruitment shortlists.
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Employee reviews on Glassdoor show an average rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars (62%), with 57% of employees recommending the company.
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While some employees praise "fair pay" and "good benefits," others highlight "poor management," "annual layoffs," "poor communication," and a "lack of long-term strategy."
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No quantitative data is available for living wage coverage, CEO-median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rate, voluntary turnover rate, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage.
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Workplace safety violations were recorded in 2017, but no substantiated labor law or human rights violations have been reported within the last three years.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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ACCO Brands conducts annual social responsibility audits for its suppliers, with 100% of 247 strategic in-scope supplier factory locations audited in 2024.
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The company achieved 98.1% conformance with applicable standards across all social responsibility audit checkpoints in 2024.
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Corrective actions for priority issues are completed within 30 days, while corrective actions for other issues, which represent 1.9% of non-conformances, are completed within 60-90 days.
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Honest & Fair Business
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ACCO Brands maintains a comprehensive whistleblower policy, offering a 24/7 telephone and internet-based reporting system (ACCOethics.com) that allows for anonymous reporting where legally permitted
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. The company explicitly prohibits retaliation against individuals reporting concerns in good faith
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. In 2024, 100% of both salaried and hourly employees completed annual training on the Code of Conduct, which includes the whistleblower policy
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. The company also has a robust Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Policy, available in 14 languages
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, which explicitly references major international acts such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the U.K. Bribery Act (UKBA)
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. In 2024, 100% of salaried employees completed online training on this policy
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Kind to Animals
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ACCO Brands states "Animal Testing No" in its sustainability data
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, indicating a policy against animal testing. This also implies zero animals are used in testing annually.
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No War, No Weapons
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No evidence available to assess ACCO Brands Corporation on No War, No Weapons.
Planet-Friendly Business
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No evidence available to assess ACCO Brands Corporation on Planet-Friendly Business.
Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No cultural appropriation incidents have been reported in the provided articles.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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ACCO Brands requires mandatory cybersecurity training for all employees, including new hires.
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The company conducts this training twice yearly.
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The company assesses training effectiveness through phishing exercises.
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Privacy awareness training is also conducted periodically for relevant employees.
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For vulnerability management, ACCO Brands has a vulnerability disclosure policy
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and acknowledges reports within seven business days.
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However, the company does not offer compensation for reported vulnerabilities, indicating an absence of a bug bounty program.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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No evidence available to assess ACCO Brands Corporation on Zero Waste & Sustainable Products.