Better Health for All
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The company's core business activities have mixed health impacts. Its mineral resources segment involves oil, gas, and cement production, and its large-scale real estate developments are projected to generate significant vehicle emissions, estimated at 77,000 metric tons of CO2 per day for one project.
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However, the company also produces food through its farming segment, plans for medical facilities in new developments, and donated $250,000 to the Houchin Community Blood Bank, which supplies local hospitals and treatment facilities.
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The company has faced regulatory scrutiny regarding its environmental disclosures; a judge ruled in 2021 that an environmental impact report for the Centennial project failed to fully analyze greenhouse gas emissions, leading to the project's approval being set aside in 2023.
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Despite this, the company makes substantial efforts to mitigate negative health externalities and promote preventative health. It has contracted to pre-mitigate air emissions
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and supports Valley Clean Air Now, which has cut 692 tons of oxides of nitrogen, 71 tons of carbon monoxide, and 90 tons of hydro-carbon emissions.
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This program has helped over 35,000 low-income households improve vehicle emissions.
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The Centennial development is designed to be net-zero carbon,
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includes almost 30,000 electric vehicle chargers,
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offers incentives for 10,500 electric vehicles,
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and pledges no gas hookups in homes.
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Additionally, 240,000 acres of conserved land sequester 3.3 million tons of carbon.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company maintained essential operations, including food and water distribution,
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and followed safety guidelines.
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The company does not offer health-related products or services, conduct clinical trials, or hold pharmaceutical patents, and there is no specific data on the nutritional quality or safety of its food products.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Tejon Ranch Co. is a real estate development and agribusiness company. The provided articles consistently describe its operations as real estate development, including residential, commercial, and industrial projects, and agribusiness.
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None of the articles indicate that the company engages in activities related to lending, insuring, moving, or storing money for consumers, which are the core activities evaluated under the "Fair Money & Economic Opportunity" value. Therefore, all KPIs related to financial services are not applicable to the company's business model as evidenced by the provided information.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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The company's CEO to median employee pay ratio for 2024 was 85:1
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, with CEO Gregory S. Bielli earning $5,401,278
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and the median employee earning $63,509.
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The incoming CEO, Matthew Walker, will receive an annual base salary of $625,000
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, a target annual bonus of 125% of base salary
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, and long-term incentives of 200% of prorated 2025 base salary in restricted stock units and performance stock units.
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He will also receive an $800,000 sign-on incentive comprising cash and stock units.
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All employees, including senior officers, are at-will employees.
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A complaint was filed against Tejon Ranch on February 16, 2016, by five former employees alleging wage theft, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and elder abuse
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, seeking unspecified damages.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific, quantifiable information regarding fair trade certifications, supplier audit frequency, forced or child labor incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed for violations, ethical clause coverage in supplier contracts, spend on high-risk materials, or supplier diversity spend was found in the provided articles. An historical mention of slave labor in 1853 is not relevant to the company's current operations or the specified timeframe for the 'forced_child_labour_incidents' KPI.
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General statements about fair dealing in a code of conduct do not provide the percentage of supplier contracts with enforceable ethical-sourcing clauses.
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Honest & Fair Business
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Tejon Ranch Co. maintains a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that encourages reporting of violations of laws, rules, regulations, or the Code.
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The company explicitly states it will not allow retaliation for reports made in good faith.
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Employees are directed to report to the General Counsel, while directors and officers report to the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
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However, there is no evidence of independent investigation processes for these reports. The Code also prohibits taking unfair advantage through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation, or any other unfair dealing practice.
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It specifically requires adherence to antitrust laws, prohibiting price fixing or arrangements with competitors to divide or allocate markets or customers.
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The Code also mandates proper recording of all funds, assets, and disbursements, prohibiting secret funds or false entries.
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Kind to Animals
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess Tejon Ranch Co. against any of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs. Information regarding cruelty-free certifications, animal testing, humane certifications, ethical sourcing, or animal agriculture ethics is not available. While articles mention a Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan covering 270,000 acres
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and protecting 175 species,
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and a dispute over withheld conservation funding,
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the evidence is insufficient to assign a definitive score for 'wildlife_conservation_impact' or 'public_policy_engagement' based on the rubric's specific quantitative thresholds and definitions, which often require percentages of revenue or specific outcome metrics not provided.
No War, No Weapons
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No information regarding TRC.US's involvement in arms contracts, dual-use technology, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investment, conflict divestment, board oversight of defense activities, export certifications, lobbying on arms control, humanitarian procurement compliance, human rights due diligence in conflict areas, Arms Trade Treaty compliance, AI military safeguards, UN Guiding Principles alignment, dual-use item screening, surveillance transparency, ethical red lines, exposure to controversial weapons, war-related supply chain risk audits, annual conflict partner reviews, defense divestment, conflict minerals, peace technology investment, procurement from conflict zones, or ethical red lines compliance was found in the provided articles.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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Tejon Ranch Co. has conserved 240,000 acres, or 88.89% of its total 270,000 acres, for carbon sequestration since 2008.
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A Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan was approved in 2019.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess Tejon Ranch Co. against any of the defined KPIs for 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. Information regarding formal partnerships with indigenous or local community groups, percentage of revenue reinvested in local community development, existence of cultural impact assessment protocols, proportion of workforce recruited from local communities, or actions taken to protect cultural or heritage sites was not explicitly available or did not meet the strict criteria for evidence.
Safe & Smart Tech
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Tejon Ranch Co. has not experienced a material information security breach in the last three years (as of May 2025).
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The Audit Committee provides oversight of cybersecurity risks.
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, receiving quarterly updates from senior management on existing and new risks, mitigation status, and incidents.
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The company states it will not sell names to third parties for advertising
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and contractually obligates service providers to use data only for the service provided.
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It offers various user data control options, including opting out of promotional communications, managing cookies, and specific rights for California residents (Right to Know, Correction, Deletion, Opt-out of Sales/Sharing, Limit Use of Sensitive PI, Non-Discrimination, Appeal).
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The company also makes reasonable efforts to respect Global Privacy Control signals, though it does not respond to "Do Not Track" signals,
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and opt-out requests can take up to 45 days to process.
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Directors, officers, and employees are required to comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including SEC rules, NYSE listing standards, Delaware corporate law, California law (CCPA), and the "Shine the Light" law.
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A new clawback policy was adopted in October 2023 to comply with NYSE standards.
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The company has implemented incident response and breach management processes, conducts tabletop exercises, and performs penetration testing using external third-party tools and techniques.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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The Centennial project, a major development by Tejon Ranch Co., includes a materials recovery facility within its utility infrastructure.
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No other specific, quantitative data on waste diversion rates, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design principles, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability score, waste audit frequency, zero waste certification, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education is available for the company.