Harman International Industries.
HAR.US | Manufacture of consumer electronics
Harman International Industries is a global leader in connected car technology, lifestyle audio innovations, professional audio and lighting solutions, and design and analytics. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment products for the automotiv...Show More
Better Health for All
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Harman's Intelligent Healthcare Platform (IHP) and Remote Care Platform (RCP) support leading compliance standards including HIPAA, GDPR, HITRUST, ENS High, HDS, and C5
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, indicating industry-leading data practices. The company's principal goods and services, such as audio and infotainment products, have a neutral net health effect, as they do not inherently cause significant positive or negative health impacts. These core business activities do not generate revenue from products with direct negative health outcomes, nor do they have addiction potential or direct safety implications for physical or mental health. Harman does not produce or sell food or nutritional products, hold healthcare-related patents, or conduct clinical trials, making these areas not applicable to its operations. The company's operations also do not generate significant health externalities.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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No evidence available to assess Harman International Industries on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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No specific, quantitative data was found in the provided articles for Harman International Industries' performance on living wage coverage, CEO-median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rate, pay equity ratio, worker engagement score, turnover rate, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage. Information regarding supplier codes of conduct
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or general employee benefit satisfaction
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does not provide the concrete, company-wide metrics required for scoring these KPIs.
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific quantitative data was provided across the articles for any of the KPIs related to Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing. While Harman mentions having a Supplier Code of Conduct, a strict zero-tolerance policy on forced and child labor, and working to trace conflict minerals (3TG), no percentages for fair-trade certified spend, supplier audit frequencies, number of substantiated labor incidents, supply chain traceability coverage, remediation speeds, ethical clause coverage in contracts, share of high-risk materials spend, or supplier diversity spend were disclosed.
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Honest & Fair Business
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No evidence available to assess Harman International Industries on Honest & Fair Business.
Kind to Animals
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The provided articles primarily focus on Harman International Industries' general corporate social responsibility, environmental performance, labor practices, and financial compliance. They explicitly state a lack of specific data directly relevant to the company's animal welfare practices, alternative testing usage, or other metrics related to being 'Kind to Animals'. Therefore, no evidence was found to score any of the KPIs for this ethical value.
No War, No Weapons
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Harman International Industries violated U.S. sanctions on Iran, with 11 apparent violations between May 2018 and October 2020.
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Products valued at approximately $148,000 were sold to a UAE distributor, with 13 British employees at Harman Pro having knowledge that these products would eventually reach Iran.
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The company self-reported these violations to the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
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and settled for $1,454,145.
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Harman terminated its relationship with the UAE distributor by October 2020.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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Harman achieved 100% renewable electricity in all manufacturing factories by 2022, ahead of its 2025 target.
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The company has Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) aligned emissions reduction targets.
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, including a goal to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 40% by 2025.
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Harman aims for carbon neutrality by 2040.
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Furthermore, no regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues have been mentioned across its operations.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The company has no reported cultural appropriation incidents. While Harman engages in diversity and inclusion initiatives, such as celebrating Diversity Month in April 2023
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, establishing multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
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, and offering DE&I learning tracks
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, there is no specific quantitative data available regarding formal partnerships with indigenous or local community groups, the percentage of revenue reinvested in local community development, or the existence of a formal cultural impact assessment protocol. The company has supported specific causes, including raising $6,000 for Deaf C.A.N.
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and awarding over $150,000 in grants for women in STEM since 2017
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. However, these figures are not presented as percentages of revenue or non-core revenue, nor are they directly tied to cultural heritage organizations or community development funds as defined by the rubric.
Safe & Smart Tech
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Harman International has obtained ISO/SAE 21434:2021 certification for its cybersecurity management system for road vehicles
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and supports compliance with UNR 155
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. The company also holds multiple EU, UK, Ukraine, Serbian, and EAEU Declarations of Conformity for various products
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. Harman offers services to design ethical, auditable AI systems with built-in transparency, privacy, and governance
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, including AI governance framework design to embed fairness, explainability, and privacy into AI systems from day one
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. They deploy AI systems with built-in transparency
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, use SHAP explainability
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, and offer bias and drift detection solutions with real-time alerts and auto-remediation workflows for algorithmic harms
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. The company uses built-in encryption, masking, and tokenization
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, including industry-standard encryption for data collection on its sites
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and for sensitive data in AI systems
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. While a Jeep Cherokee was remotely hacked in 2015
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, affecting 1.4 million vehicles
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, there is no documented evidence of significant data breaches within the past three years. Harman has created a checklist for engineers that includes scanning third-party software for bugs and creating a risk analysis of potential vulnerabilities for every component
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. They also offer privacy-preserving AI by design
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Harman has achieved zero industrial waste to landfill at its Automotive sites since a 2019 baseline.
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Its Manaus plant obtained UL 2799 "Zero Waste to Landfill" Platinum certification, demonstrating 100% waste diversion with energy recovery.
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For packaging, JBL Charge 6 uses 100% natural fiber-based content, JBL XTREME 4 packaging is 98.2% natural fiber-based, and ONYX STUDIO 9 packaging is 97.8% natural fiber-based.
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Additionally, 95% of packaging is printed with biodegradable soy ink, and almost all new Consumer Audio product packaging transitioned to recycled plastic and paper in 2022.
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In terms of recycled content in products, the ONYX STUDIO 9 uses 46% PCR materials, JBL XTREME 4 uses 38% PCR materials, and JBL Charge 6 uses 29% total recycled materials.
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The company embeds circular economy principles into product innovation, prioritizing durability, repairability, recycled and bio-based materials, including user-replaceable batteries and design for disassembly.
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Harman implemented 23 resource efficiency projects at its Querétaro facility, resulting in a 35% cut in waste bags since 2019, and replaced polyethylene air pillows with shredded recycled cardboard.
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The company is phasing out harmful materials like PVC, having introduced 17 new PVC-free products in 2024 and partnering with e-waste recyclers for safe disposal.
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Products like the JBL Charge 6, JBL XTREME 4, and ONYX STUDIO 9 have repairability index scores of 7.5/10, 7.4/10, and 7.8/10 respectively, with 29 new products scoring 7 points or higher in 2024.
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Harman aligns supplier engagement with recycled content and low-carbon materials, and updated procurement processes to prioritize low-carbon options.
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