Newell Brands Inc..
NWL.US | Wholesale of other household goods
Newell Brands Inc. is a global consumer products company with a portfolio of well-known brands. The company operates through various segments, including Writing, Home Appliances, Outdoor & Recreation, Baby, and Commercial Products. Its brands include Sharpie, Paper Mate, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer's, Rubberm...Show More
Better Health for All
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No evidence available to assess Newell Brands Inc. on Better Health for All.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Newell Brands was fined $12.5 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and its former CEO $110,000, for misleading investors about sales growth in 2016 and 2017.
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The company pulled future sales into earlier quarters without adequate disclosure, overrode internal accounting controls, and disregarded generally accepted accounting principles.
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These actions included shipping goods early to customers without approval and reclassifying customer concessions.
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The SEC noted Newell Brands' significant cooperation and improvements to its control environment.
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The company's core business is consumer products, not financial services, so many financial-specific KPIs are not applicable. The Newell Brands Charitable Foundation has invested $1,021,000 in communities through its Local Impact Grant Program since 2019, and $175,000 in 2025.
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The company offers resources for financial wellbeing to employees through its Employee Assistance Program.
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Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific, concrete data points regarding Newell Brands Inc.'s fair trade and ethical sourcing practices, such as fair-trade certification share, audit frequency, forced/child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend, could be extracted from the provided articles. All articles either contained no relevant information or were inaccessible.
Honest & Fair Business
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Newell Brands was charged by the SEC in October 2023 with providing misleading disclosure about a non-GAAP financial measure, resulting in a civil penalty of $12.5 million.
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The company has a formal whistleblower policy, including an independent third-party Ethics Hotline available 24/7 in multiple languages, with enhancements made in 2024 for improved accessibility and new features.
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A 'Speak Up and Anti-Retaliation Policy' is also in place.
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As of December 31, 2024, 88% of the company's 8 directors were independent.
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Newell Brands has a Global Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Compliance Policy and an International Export Compliance Policy, and provides training on anti-bribery/anti-corruption.
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However, the effectiveness metrics for this training are not specified. A third-party review of GHG/energy consumption, water intake, and waste data was conducted for 2024, covering over 20% of total consumption for each KPI, finding no material errors or omissions.
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Kind to Animals
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No evidence available to assess Newell Brands Inc. on Kind to Animals.
No War, No Weapons
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No data relevant to Newell Brands Inc. or the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value was found in the provided article.
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The article focuses on employee experiences and corporate events, without containing any quantitative data, regulatory actions, certifications, awards, or comparisons to industry benchmarks related to the requested metrics.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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Newell Brands has set a target for carbon neutrality by 2040 for its Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
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In 2024, 12% of the company's global manufacturing energy consumption was sourced from renewables, with a goal to reach 30% by 2030.
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The waste diversion rate from global manufacturing was 56% in 2024.
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The company has faced multiple environmental violations, including air pollution violations in 2019, 2004, 2002, and 2010, and general environmental violations in 2023, 2018, 2017, 2008, and 2000, as well as a pesticide violation in 2023.
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For packaging, 93% of plastic packaging by weight is EPS-free and 86% is PVC-free in 2024, with 84% being paper-based.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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Safe & Smart Tech
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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