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Regis Corporation.

RGS.US | Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Regis Corporation is a leader in the haircare industry. The company franchises, owns, and operates beauty salons, offering haircutting, styling, coloring, and other related services. Regis operates primarily in North America, with a portfolio of brands including Supercuts, SmartStyle, Cost Cutters, ...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Regis Corporation's ethical profile is mixed. Critics point to significant pay inequality, with a 2021 CEO to median employee pay ratio of 449:1 ($3.7M vs. $24,186). The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) also filed a complaint alleging the company discouraged unionization, threatened salon closures, and that its CEO allegedly threatened to blacklist pro-union employees. On the environmental front, Regis reduced chemical waste by 44% and plastic waste by 37% between 2022-2023, with 37% of products using recycled packaging. The company also reported a May 2024 cybersecurity notification concerning an ongoing social engineering attack.

Value Scores

Better Health for All-50
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect-30
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech10
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products-30
-100100

Better Health for All

-50

Regis Corporation faces an alleged Proposition 65 violation for failing to provide clear and reasonable warnings about Bisphenol S (BPS) exposure from Supercuts receipts.

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BPS is listed as a female reproductive toxin (December 29, 2023)
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and a male reproductive toxin (January 3, 2025).
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This alleged failure to warn, with exposures occurring since at least June 2025,
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indicates incomplete risk disclosures and a notable safety incident for users. The BPS in receipts also represents a significant health-harming externality, with no mentioned remediation efforts. While the company's principal haircare goods and services are generally neutral, the alleged BPS exposure from receipts constitutes a negative health effect. Regis Corporation supports The Regis Foundation for Breast Cancer Research, which funds research, early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment,
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and its Supercuts brand participated in "Clip for the Cure" fundraising events in 2010.
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Regis Corporation also donated haircare and personal care items to over 1,000 nonprofits across North America,
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with more than 7,000 salons participating.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

Regis Corporation operates beauty salons and sells haircare products.

1
The provided articles do not contain any information or specific data points related to the company's involvement in financial services, lending, deposit services, or any other activities covered by the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value. Consequently, there is no evidence to score any of the defined KPIs.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

-30

Regis Corporation's CEO to median employee pay ratio was 449 to 1 for fiscal year 2021, with the CEO receiving $3,776,526

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and the median employee $24,186.
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Employee overall satisfaction is rated at 3.1 out of 5 (62%) based on 1,658 evaluations as of February 2026.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No specific, quantitative evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Regis Corporation against the KPIs for Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing. Information regarding National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) actions, such as unfair labor practice charges, 'yellow dog contracts,' and alleged threats related to unionization, pertains to internal worker rights and wages within the company's own operations. Regis Corporation forced workers to sign "Protection of Secret Vote Agreements" during 2009-2010, which were deemed illegal by the NLRB.

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These issues fall under the 'Fair Pay & Worker Respect' value and are explicitly excluded from the scope of 'Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing,' which focuses on supply chain provenance, child/forced labor, and fair trade certifications. The Regis Code of Business Conduct & Ethics was updated in April 2022.
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General statements about ethical conduct or fair purchasing in the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics do not provide the specific quantitative data required for scoring the KPIs.

Honest & Fair Business

0

Regis Corporation's 2023 10-K did not mention any specific regulatory fines or violations.

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However, the company received a written notice from the NYSE in June 2022 concerning its continued listing standards, as it did not meet minimum average closing price and market capitalization requirements.
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Kind to Animals

0

Regis Corporation has a 'No Animal Exploitation' policy.

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This is supported by the explicit statement that its DESIGNLINE products, which comprise over 100 professional haircare items, are not tested on animals.
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No War, No Weapons

0

The provided articles for Regis Corporation (RGS.US) focus on campaign finance

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, ESG rankings
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, investor relations
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, and academic programs at a college (Regis College, not Regis Corporation)
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. None of the articles contain any specific, concrete data points or information relevant to the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value or any of its associated KPIs, such as revenue from arms contracts, dual-use technology, sales to embargoed regimes, or peacebuilding investments. Therefore, no assessment can be made against the given rubric based solely on the provided evidence.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No specific, quantitative, or qualitative data regarding Regis Corporation's (RGS.US) environmental performance or planet-friendly business practices was found in the provided articles. The articles primarily focused on financial performance, corporate governance, or general discussions about environmental disclosure without company-specific data. One article from 'regis.com.au' discussed sustainability initiatives, but the content described operations related to 'homes' and 'Harvest Garden Produce,' indicating it pertained to an aged care business, not Regis Corporation's haircare operations, and therefore was not applicable to RGS.US.

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Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

The company's operations, primarily hair salons, do not involve activities that typically require Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) processes, such as resource extraction or significant land use changes impacting indigenous communities.

1

Safe & Smart Tech

10

Regis Corporation holds SOC2 Certification

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and states compliance with GDPR
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and CCPA
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. Users are provided comprehensive control over their personal data, including authentication, access, and login settings
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, and have rights to access, correct, delete, opt out of targeted advertising, data portability, and appeal
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, with requests submittable via a webform
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. The company states that data is never shared publicly or used to train AI models
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, and no specific incidents of unauthorized data use were mentioned
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. Cybersecurity awareness training is provided to employees
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. Authentication is managed via Google Cloud's Firebase Authentication
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. Risk assessments are regularly conducted
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, with remediation tracked to completion
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, and critical systems are periodically audited against industry standards
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. Personal information is retained for the duration of the user relationship or as long as necessary for its collected purposes
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

-30

Regis Corporation reduced chemical waste by 44%, from 8,200 gallons in 2022 to 4,592 gallons in 2023.

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Plastic waste was also reduced by 37%, from 12,500 lbs in 2022 to 7,850 lbs in 2023.
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Additionally, 37% of the company's product line incorporates recycled packaging materials.
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