Better Health for All

Rotork's operations generate significant positive health externalities, with documented reductions in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 37% below the 2020 baseline in 2024, and a 12.5% reduction in water withdrawal in 2019.

The company's products also help customers reduce emissions and minimize environmental impact. Rotork has no revenue from products with well-established negative health outcomes. While Rotork's products are used in water and wastewater treatment, desalination, and water reclamation projects, which provide public health benefits, the percentage of the product portfolio delivering these direct health benefits is not quantified to meet the rubric's positive scoring thresholds.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Rotork reported no substantiated modern slavery incidents in 2022

and no incidents of forced or child labor identified during site visits or remote reviews in 2024. Additionally, no incidents of forced child labor were mentioned in their 2021 statement covering 2020. The company employs strong supplier monitoring systems, including an ESG 'deep dive' project that covers approximately 98.7% of its total spend with external suppliers. Rotork also utilizes open-source indices from organizations like UNICEF and ILO, and engages an independent intelligence provider for online monitoring of supplier risks.

Planet-Friendly Business

Rotork has near-term emissions targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

These targets include a 42% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2030 from a 2020 base year , and a 25% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from the use of sold products by 2030 from a 2020 base year . The company targets net-zero for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035 and for Scope 3 emissions by 2045 . In 2024, 24.5% of Rotork's energy was obtained from renewable sources , and 73% of its waste was recycled . Rotork has a refreshed Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) approach and disclosures , including climate scenario analysis that mentions the IEA's Net Zero Emissions by 2050 scenario and incorporates scenarios into its viability assessment .

Safe & Smart Tech

Rotork plc experienced two data breaches in February 2026

, one of which involved a leak size of 1.5TB. The company retains business data evidencing shareholding for at least six years, or longer where legally required , indicating limited data minimization practices for core business data. For unsubscribed regulatory news service users, a third-party provider has a 90-day retention policy. Rotork states it complies with the Data Protection Act 2018 and EU-GDPR , and processes personal data to comply with other relevant laws and regulations. Shareholders and users are provided with rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, object to processing, and potentially data portability , and can opt out of marketing communications. The company prohibits sharing Rotork-provided information with third parties for competing advertising or marketing. No incidents of unauthorized data use by the company are documented in the provided articles.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Rotork achieved an 84.7% waste diversion rate in 2024.

Environmental criteria are considered an integral part of its product development process, aiming to reduce product impact through considerations such as standby energy, in-use energy, recycled content, recyclability, material reduction, disassembly, and recovery. Waste reduction initiatives include using the Rotork Management Operating System (RMOS) for projects, factory footprint optimization, specifying standard packaging formats for inbound suppliers, using lighter cardboard grades, removing unnecessary print, and maximizing pallet shipments using 'stillages' to reduce trips by up to 75%. Waste audits are conducted at key sites with support from waste experts. No waste disposal violations were mentioned. The company is working to develop new targets to manage resource use and reduce waste sent to landfill.