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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation.

ZWS.US | Manufacture of other pumps, compressors, taps and valves

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a leading provider of water management solutions. The company designs, procures, manufactures, and markets a wide range of products and systems that provide and enhance water quality, safety, flow control, and conservation. Their offerings include profession...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions faces scrutiny over worker treatment, with over $20 million in safety-related penalties and Glassdoor reviews averaging 2.8/5, citing poor management and high turnover. The CEO median pay ratio is 177:1. The company also received a $202,853 EPA fine in 2020, and its Municipal Advisor registration was allegedly revoked. However, Zurn Elkay saved 32.5 billion gallons of water and prevented 19 billion single-use plastic bottles in 2024, with 86% of revenue from water-conserving products. Their Fountains for Youth program donated 5,732 products to 10 school systems in 2023 to address lead contamination. The company maintains a low ESG risk rating.

Value Scores

Better Health for All20
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect10
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business10
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business-40
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

20

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' core products, including the WaterSentry® 71300C filter and ezH2O bottle filling stations, deliver exceptional health benefits by reducing contaminants such as lead, PFOA, PFOS, cysts, and particulates in water.

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The WaterSentry® 71300C filter is certified to NSF/ANSI 42 and 53 standards.
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Additionally, the WaterSentry® 71300C filter generates significant positive health externalities by eliminating the use of 14,400 single-use plastic water bottles per 2,250-gallon filter.
3

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a provider of water management solutions. The company's core business, as described, does not involve lending, insuring, moving, or storing money, nor does it offer financial products or services to consumers. The provided articles discuss water access initiatives and community support, but contain no information relevant to financial services or economic opportunity in the context of financial products. Therefore, all KPIs related to 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' are not applicable to the company's operations.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

10

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions reported a Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.65 per 200,000 hours worked in 2024.

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100% of employees are eligible for a competitive package of health and financial benefits.
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The voluntary employee turnover rate globally was 15.1% in 2023.
3
The company achieved a 71% engagement score in 2023, with a 94% response rate to its Total Associate Engagement Survey.
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The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 177:1 in 2024.
5
The ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men in the U.S. workforce was 85% in 2022, and a 2023 review found no significant gender pay issues.
6
8.1% of the active workforce was covered by collective bargaining agreements in 2023.
7

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No evidence available to assess Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.

Honest & Fair Business

10

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation has reported zero significant fines or penalties related to the environment or ecology in the past four fiscal years, and no confirmed incidents of corruption or legal actions regarding corruption in 2023.

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The company maintains a reporting program for associates and vendors, including a 24/7 confidential hotline and website, allows for anonymous reporting, and strictly prohibits retaliation against whistle-blowers.
2
Nine out of ten directors (90%) are independent.
3
The company has an integral Anti-Corruption Law Policy, requires biennial anti-corruption training for relevant job functions, and employs a strong due diligence process for third-party intermediaries.
4
Third-party verification has been received for at least 70% of its Scope 1 and 2 GHG inventory.
5

Kind to Animals

0

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation's core business involves water management solutions, which do not typically involve animal products, animal testing, or animal agriculture. The provided articles contain no evidence of the company engaging in activities that would require cruelty-free certifications, animal testing, animal-derived inputs, or animal husbandry operations. Therefore, these KPIs are scored as N/A. While the company reports general R&D spending and water saving, there is no specific evidence linking these to animal-free technologies or measurable wildlife conservation impacts as defined by the respective KPIs.

No War, No Weapons

0

No specific, quantitative evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (ZWS.US) against any of the Key Performance Indicators for the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. The company's core business is described as water management solutions for civilian applications. While a conflict minerals policy is mentioned, the articles only outline the policy and requirements, not the quantitative results or compliance rates for conflict-free sourcing.

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No information is provided regarding revenue from arms contracts, investment in dual-use technologies, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding initiatives, divestment policies, board oversight of defense activities, export end-user certificates, lobbying related to arms control, humanitarian procurement compliance, human rights due diligence frequency in conflict areas, Arms Trade Treaty compliance, AI military safeguards, UN Guiding Principles alignment, dual-use screening, surveillance transparency, codified ethical red lines related to weapons, verified zero exposure to controversial weapons, war-risk audit results, annual conflict partner reviews, defense divestment, peace tech investment ratios, procurement from conflict zones, or ethical red lines compliance rates.

Planet-Friendly Business

-40

The company recorded one environmental violation in 2020 with a penalty of $202,853

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, one energy conservation violation in 2017 with a $135,104 penalty
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, one energy conservation violation in 2016 with a $25,000 penalty
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, and one environmental violation in 2012 with a $15,525 penalty
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Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

The provided articles, including job listings, policy statements, and social media posts, express a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion but consistently lack specific quantitative data for any of the key performance indicators related to 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'.

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There is no evidence regarding formal partnerships, revenue reinvested in local communities, cultural appropriation incidents, cultural impact assessment protocols, local employment ratios, grievance mechanisms, or any other metric in the rubric.
2

Safe & Smart Tech

0

No evidence available to assess Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation on Safe & Smart Tech.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No evidence available to assess Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation on Zero Waste & Sustainable Products.

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