Better Health for All

The company undertook a voluntary recall of a limited number of X-14 Mildew Stain Remover lots in 2020 due to potential bottle pressure issues, with no consumer complaints reported.

In 2024, 10,584 units of WD-40 Specialist Silicone Smart Straw 2.0 were recalled in Canada due to a flammability hazard, with no incidents or injuries reported as of September 4, 2024. The company's 2020 ESG report mentions reducing VOCs in WD-40 Multi-Use Product to comply with California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations and conducting a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) on this product. The company emphasizes transparency in product labeling, including ingredient information, safe use instructions, and poison center contact information. During the COVID-19 crisis, the company donated nitrile gloves to local hospitals and funds to the San Diego COVID-19 Community Response Fund.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

WD-40 Company is a manufacturer and marketer of maintenance and homecare products, not a financial institution.

The company does not offer lending, deposit, or insurance services to consumers, nor does it generate or manage customer finance data. Therefore, all KPIs related to financial services, such as underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility, fair lending compliance, wealth building outcomes, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion, and product simplicity, are not applicable to its core business model.

Honest & Fair Business

The company has a formal whistleblower protection policy that includes an independent, anonymous, and secure service provided by Convercent, accessible via a 24/7 hotline in multiple languages.

Reports are acknowledged within 7 business days, and feedback on investigation progress is provided within 90 days. The company also has an Anti-Corruption Compliance Policy, adopted in April 2024, which prohibits bribery, facilitation payments, and gifts to government officials, and commits to compliance with laws such as the FCPA and UK Bribery Act. This policy includes a 'knowledge' standard for employee accountability and emphasizes accurate record-keeping and internal controls. The Board determines each director’s independence annually in accordance with NASDAQ rules, but the specific percentage of conflict-free board members is not disclosed.

Kind to Animals

WD-40 Company has an Animal Testing Policy, last mentioned in May 2024, which states that the company, its subsidiaries, and branches do not condone unnecessary animal cruelty.

The policy explicitly states that the company has never conducted animal testing themselves, nor commissioned or instructed external parties to do so on their behalf. This indicates zero animals used in testing by the company or on its behalf.

Planet-Friendly Business

WD-40 Company has a net-zero GHG emissions target of 2050.

, The company aims to reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 50% by 2030 from a baseline of FY23 for Scope 1 and FY19 for Scope 2. They also aim for a 10-20% reduction in Scope 3 emissions by 2030 from a FY19 baseline. In CY23, Scope 2 emissions were reduced by ~40% from the FY19 baseline due to solar panel installations. Scope 1 emissions in CY23 were 418.2 tonnes of CO2e. However, the company's core business model relies on chemical-based products and aerosol cans, which inherently pose environmental challenges, creating a conflict with planet-friendly practices. The materiality analysis indicates that scores above -40 would be illogical without significant shifts towards sustainable product formulations and decarbonization. ,

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable data points for any of the KPIs under the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' value. Information regarding formal partnerships with indigenous or local community groups, revenue reinvested in local development, cultural appropriation incidents, cultural impact assessment protocols, local employment ratios, community-specific grievance mechanisms, average complaint resolution times for communities, FPIC participation rates, community governance inclusion, cultural preservation investment, local procurement share, indigenous supplier count, cultural site protection, social license to operate, charitable giving to cultural heritage organizations, community fund allocation, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural training completion is absent.

While some articles mention general community involvement or a reporting hotline, they lack the specific details required by the rubric to assess performance against these metrics.