Better Health for All

Avon Technologies PLC's core products, including CBRN respiratory protection systems and dairy milking equipment, are designed to improve human and animal health, making the entire business devoted to health improvement. Avon Technologies PLC has the lowest number of recorded accidents for five years at its Melksham and Hampton Park West locations.

The company's R&D investment, which includes improving milking processes and animal welfare, amounted to 6% of revenue. For mental health, the company has internal wellbeing programs and made specific external donations, including £1,000 to Wiltshire Mind, representing minimal resource allocation. Additionally, it supports an initiative to educate youth in Sub-Saharan Africa about HIV/AIDS. The company's operations have no significant health externalities, and it does not collect human health-related data. KPIs for price accessibility, harmful revenue share, preventative health measures, global health crisis response, health equity programs, healthcare workforce support, pharma patent flexibility, nutrition and food safety, addiction mitigation, and clinical trial ethics are omitted due to lack of specific, quantifiable evidence in the provided articles.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Avon Technologies PLC is primarily a manufacturer of protective equipment, not a financial institution.

The company does not offer lending, insurance, or deposit services to consumers. As such, all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) under the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value, which are designed to assess financial institutions on their consumer financial products and services, are not applicable to Avon Technologies PLC's business model. The provided articles contain no evidence of the company engaging in activities related to consumer financial services, such as offering loans, managing customer financial data, or providing financial literacy programs.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

As of October 2025, 30% of the workforce was on non-permanent contracts, following a strategic shift that increased permanent staff from 50% in April to 70%.

The employee engagement score was 76% in 2025. There were no reports of slavery or human trafficking in 2024.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

No specific quantitative data was provided in the articles for any of the Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing KPIs. There is no information on fair-trade certification share, audit frequency, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage percentage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend. While the company reported no incidents of slavery or human trafficking in 2024, this data point does not cover the three-year period required by the 'forced_child_labour_incidents' KPI.

The company has a Supplier Code of Conduct, relaunched in 2024, and conducts sustainability surveys with suppliers, requiring new suppliers to sign a statement of compliance including a modern slavery self-assessment questionnaire. Avon Technologies also states a zero-tolerance approach to child and forced labour.

Honest & Fair Business

Avon Technologies PLC incurred a $135 million fine from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by paying bribes and gifts to Chinese officials.

The company has a comprehensive anti-bribery and corruption policy with a zero-tolerance approach, prohibits facilitation payments, applies to all personnel and third parties, includes due diligence on agents/distributors, and has internal auditing of control systems. The company's audit covered 100% of its revenue. In the past five years, there was one financial restatement in FY22 to reflect new segmentation. Avon Technologies has a 'Speak Up' facility for confidential and anonymous reporting, encourages all stakeholders to report concerns, and provides mandatory annual Code of Conduct training, with plans to improve access to the facility.

No War, No Weapons

Avon Technologies PLC derived 100% of its 2023 revenue from defense-related products, specifically respirators and helmets, supplied to entities like the UK MOD and US DOD.

The company's core products are dual-use technologies, such as respirators and ballistic helmets, which are sold to both military and civilian markets, including humanitarian personnel in Ukraine and the US civilian market. However, there is no explicit information on R&D split or safeguards prioritizing civilian applications. The Board, working with the Audit Committee, oversees the Group's risk framework, which includes defense exposure, and includes a Non-Executive Director with significant defense sector experience. For peacebuilding, the company's total charitable giving in 2024 was $108.5k, representing approximately 0.04% of its 2023 revenue, with over 40% of these donations supporting armed forces and veterans. The company states it excludes sales to non-addressable countries such as China, Russia, and Iran, indicating compliance with embargoes.

Planet-Friendly Business

Avon Technologies PLC reported total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions of 8,367 tCO₂e in FY24, representing a 15.26% decline from FY23.

The company sourced 14% of its total electricity from low-emission sources in 2024. It has reported zero environmental incidents in both FY23 and FY24. Avon has a net-zero target for Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2045, but no explicit SBTi alignment is mentioned for its targets. The company has made climate-related financial disclosures consistent with all four TCFD recommendations and 11 recommended disclosures. It uses two climate scenarios, >2°C and <2°C, to assess potential climate risks and opportunities.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Avon Technologies partners with over 1,000 programmes and agencies through the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.

All employees complete mandatory training on the Group’s Code of Conduct, which covers diversity and inclusion.

Safe & Smart Tech

Avon Technologies PLC demonstrates exemplary regulatory compliance, adhering to GDPR, ITAR, EAR, and other key domestic and international laws.

The company is one of the first global organizations to pass the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) L2 assessment and received a high level of confidence from a Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) assessment in April 2024 for compliance with DFARS and NIST SP 800-171. This indicates comprehensive certifications including leading-edge standards. The company provides users with excellent data control options, including GDPR rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, and data portability, and the ability to withdraw marketing consent. It also has excellent data governance with no documented incidents of unauthorized data use and imposes contractual obligations on service providers. Vulnerability management includes regular monitoring of control effectiveness, quarterly cyber risk assessments, and an annually tested incident response plan. All employees receive mandatory cybersecurity training. Security testing includes periodic penetration testing. Data minimization practices involve collecting and retaining personal information only for legitimate reasons, with marketing data retained for up to 3 years. While a major data breach occurred in June 2020, exposing over 19 million records from an unencrypted server, there have been no breaches in the past five years, supported by a leading-edge security program.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Avon Technologies PLC has achieved zero operational waste to landfill since 2023

, with operational recycling increasing to 96.8% year-on-year . The company has significantly reduced single-use plastic, achieving a 70% reduction in Beauty+ plastic packaging in EMEA year on year , and a 91% reduction in single-use plastic from cellophane wrap on fragrance products in EMEA . Numerous waste reduction initiatives are in place, including a 54% reduction in scrap across all functions versus FY23 , and Kaizen events leading to a 99% work-in-progress reduction and 99% lead time reduction on a Cleveland EXFIL helmet finishing line . Operations generated 16% less waste than in 2023 . Regarding packaging, 83.8% of packaging material is reusable, recyclable, or compostable . Circular design principles are applied to several product categories, with the company actively using a life cycle assessment tool and 30% of new products having a lower environmental impact score . The company has set waste reduction targets, aiming to reduce scrap by greater than 60% by 2027 and 5% per annum by 2028 . For its supply chain, 80% is reviewed against enhanced sustainability criteria by spend by 2025 , supported by a Supplier Code of Conduct and audits . The company reported zero environmental violations in 2024 and no environmental incidents in 2023 . Hazardous waste is disposed of in line with local guidelines . However, only 10.1% of the plastic in packaging is recycled material .