Better Health for All

Light & Wonder's core business is gaming, which is associated with significant negative health outcomes, including addiction (37% for Gen Z in sports betting, 23% overall) and mental health issues (48% of respondents).

As 100% of the company's revenue is derived from gaming products, its core offerings cause severe, widespread health damage. The company's total recordable incident rate (TRIR) for 2023 was 0.33. Light & Wonder discloses its Code of Business Conduct, ethics and compliance policies, and provides an anonymous reporting website (EthicsPoint). The company offers basic mental health support through employee assistance programs (EAP) and a 'Half Day for Health' for employees. It implements responsible gaming initiatives, including pre-commitment software in over 60 locations, self-exclusion mechanisms, education programs, and awareness campaigns, with an investment of approximately $150,000 in responsible gaming programs and sponsorship of over 20 organizations. The company maintains strong data protection standards, evidenced by ISO 27001 and PCI Data Security Standard certifications, and provides employee training on cybersecurity and data privacy.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Light & Wonder reported a CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio of 78:1 for the 2024 fiscal year.

The company's safety incident rate (TRIR) was 0.33 per 200,000 hours. A global engagement survey in 2024 and 2023 saw a 93% participation rate, but specific engagement scores were not detailed. Employee reviews from one source indicate an overall rating of 3.9/5, while another source shows an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars. The company has incurred $7,577 in penalties for wage and hour violations and $5,400 for workplace safety or health violations, contributing to a total of four employment-related and safety-related offenses since 2000.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

No specific, quantifiable evidence was provided across the articles for any of the Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing KPIs. Information regarding fair trade certification, audit frequency, forced or child labor incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend as a percentage of the total procurement budget was not available or not specific enough to meet the rubric's requirements.

While some articles mentioned dollar amounts for diverse supplier spend or policies related to conflict minerals and modern slavery, they did not provide the necessary percentages, frequencies, or company-wide scope to align with the rubric's quantitative thresholds.

Honest & Fair Business

Light & Wonder has a Code of Business Conduct that outlines policies for ethical business practices, compliance with laws, and internal reporting mechanisms.

This code emphasizes reporting suspected violations to supervisors, the Chief Compliance Officer, or through a hotline, and prohibits retaliation against whistleblowers. However, the articles do not provide evidence of independent investigation processes or metrics on policy effectiveness. A former employee filed a lawsuit alleging a VP asked him to falsify financial documents, and after reporting this internally, he was terminated, leading to an OSHA complaint alleging a violation of the Michigan Whistleblower's Act. The company denies wrongdoing and is defending itself in court. The company also has an FCPA-compliant policy in place, as indicated by a Compliance Manager job description that involves ensuring adherence to FCPA, UK Bribery Act, and EU anti-corruption laws. However, there is no information on the frequency or effectiveness metrics of training for this policy.

Kind to Animals

Light & Wonder's SciPlay division partnered with Dots.eco, resulting in 62,372 trees planted and 20,499 sea turtles saved through in-game environmental activations.

The company also supported The Canopy Project by donating 7,500 trees and funding the planting of 5,000 trees. Its India team supported the creation of a pond on 62,724 sqft of land, planting over 50 native species to improve marine biodiversity, and participated in a clean-up challenge collecting 415 kgs of debris at a tiger reserve forest. For supplier audits, the company conducted on-site audits of North American critical suppliers in late 2023 and aims to complete on-site audits of remaining critical vendors in Europe and Asia in 2024 with third-party auditors. In 2024, its supplier self-assessment covered 85% of global spend, and on-site assessments covered 40% of global spend. The company has not taken a public position on animal welfare legislation.

No War, No Weapons

Light & Wonder, Inc. is a B2B game supplier, and the provided articles state that defense or arms-related activities are not applicable to its core business.

This results in a score of 0 for KPIs such as revenue from arms contracts, dual-use technology, sales to embargoed regimes, board oversight of defense, export end-user certificates, lobbying opposing arms control, ATT compliance, AI military safeguards, surveillance transparency, zero exposure to controversial weapons, war risk audit results, percentage of defense divestment, peace tech investment ratio, and conflict zone procurement percentage. For conflict minerals, the company's Conflict Minerals survey received responses accounting for 90% of total supplier spend in 2024, and 97% of total spend in 2023, which maps to a score of 30. Regarding human rights due diligence, the company conducts annual human rights reviews across all high-risk zones, with enhanced due diligence and third-party audits for critical vendors in Asia, mapping to -50. The company became an official signatory of the UN Global Compact in 2024 and aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, which maps to -80 for UNGP alignment. For procurement, the company strives to ensure suppliers understand requirements in areas including labor, human rights, the environment, and health and safety through its Supplier Code of Conduct and master services agreements, mapping to -80. Annual partner reviews include surveying top direct material vendors for CSR risks, with on-site audits of critical vendors in USA, Europe, and Asia in 2024, and regular audits from 2025, mapping to -50. The company's Code of Business Conduct outlines clear expectations for behavior, which maps to -80 for ethical red lines coded. For ethical red lines compliance, on-site audits in 2024 found one facility requiring an action plan for improvement, mapping to -70.

Planet-Friendly Business

The company reported planting 5,000 trees in one year and donating 7,500 trees in another.

Its facilities comply with all jurisdictional environmental regulations, and no specific regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues were mentioned. The company states compliance with ISO 14001 guidelines, UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the Global Reporting Initiative. However, there is only partial mapping to TCFD recommendations, lacking scenario analysis.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Light & Wonder has an anonymous third-party reporting channel, EthicsPoint.

The company completed a four-year, $1 million donation to the American Indian Culture Center and Museum, which represents less than 1% of its 2023 revenue of $3.26 billion, falling into the 1-3% tier for cultural preservation investment. The company reported 3.55% total spend with diverse suppliers, amounting to $35.5 million in Tier 1 and $1.3 million in Tier 2 spend, which falls into the 10-20% tier for local procurement share. While the company is a national corporate member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and has a global supplier diversity program, it does not provide a specific number of indigenous or minority-owned suppliers, but the diverse supplier spend implies engagement, placing it in the 4-8 tier. The company donated $1 million over four years to the American Indian Culture Center and Museum, which is less than 0.5% of its 2023 revenue, placing it in the 0.5-2% tier for charitable giving to cultural heritage organizations. The company awarded $50,000 in grants through its Employee Assistance Fund (EAF) in 2024, which is less than 1% of its 2023 revenue, placing it in the 1-3% tier for community fund allocation. The EthicsPoint website is available in local languages, indicating basic language inclusivity. The company requires employees to complete Code of Business Conduct training on fair and equitable treatment, non-discrimination, and prevention of workplace harassment, which is standard diversity training without specific cultural sensitivity components. No cultural appropriation incidents were reported in the provided articles.

Safe & Smart Tech

Light & Wonder's privacy policy, effective March 24, 2024, allows users to opt-out of marketing communications and request data deletion or access.

The company states compliance with GDPR (EU/UK) and CCPA (California) in its privacy policy. Additionally, Light & Wonder has a vulnerability reporting process, including a dedicated email address for researchers to submit detailed information, but no bug bounty program is mentioned.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Light & Wonder reclaimed $12.8 million worth of materials from decommissioned machines in 2023, marking a 27% increase from the prior year, with these materials either refurbished, reused, or recycled.

The company also eliminated unnecessary bubble wrap, foam, paper fill, plastic wrap, and strapping in product packaging. Waste and recycling tonnage is monitored in three major manufacturing facilities. The company had one environment-related offense for an air pollution violation totaling $12,000 since 2000, but no waste disposal violations in the past three years. Light & Wonder states its facilities comply with all jurisdictional environmental regulations and mentions compliance with ISO 14001 for environmental management. The company surveyed its top 20 direct material vendors on environmental initiatives and performance and has a Supplier Code of Conduct and master service agreements in place.