Better Health for All

Adient's core products, automotive seating, provide substantial health benefits through their crucial role in vehicle safety systems and passenger comfort. The company has incurred $25,093 in penalties for two environmental violations since 2015, including a water pollution violation in 2015 and another environmental violation in 2022.

However, it actively works to reduce air pollutants, saving 46 tons of volatile organic compound (VOC) pollution in its North America foam plants. Adient maintains strong healthcare data responsibility, ensuring employee health information confidentiality, complying with privacy laws, conducting data privacy training for all global salaried employees, and having a global privacy office to review IT solutions and assess supplier privacy risks. The company also supports mental health through an internal awareness campaign launched in February 2024, workshops, an Employee Assistance Program, and by integrating mental health promotion into its health and safety system.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Adient Plc is a global automotive seating supplier and does not operate as a financial institution. The company does not offer lending, deposit services, or consumer credit products. Therefore, all KPIs related to financial products, services, and customer financial outcomes are not applicable to its core business model, aligning with the '0' tier definitions for non-financial companies. While Adient engages in diversity and inclusion initiatives

, supplier diversity , and charitable contributions through the Adient Foundation , these activities do not directly relate to the provision of financial services or products to consumers as defined by the rubric's KPIs.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

In fiscal year 2025, the CEO to median employee pay ratio was 694:1, with the CEO receiving $13,114,394 and the median employee receiving $18,897.

Approximately 51.13% of the global workforce was covered by collective bargaining agreements in 2024. The company's employee Work Happiness Score was 62. One substantiated workplace safety or health violation occurred in 2023, resulting in a $6,000 OSHA fine.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

No specific data is provided in the article regarding fair trade certification share, audit frequency, forced child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend. The article mentions a global supplier standards manual

, a new Center of Excellence for supplier compliance and risk management, established in August 2024 , and a commitment to human rights including prohibiting forced and child labor , but lacks the specific quantitative details required for scoring these KPIs.

Honest & Fair Business

Adient's ethical claims and compliance are extensively verified by third parties. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP performed a limited assurance engagement on its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions, total energy consumption, and water withdrawal metrics.

Additionally, 98% of its manufacturing sites are third-party audited and certified to the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety standard, and 100% are ISO 14001 certified. Its near-term goals have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and it holds TISAX certification at multiple international locations for data protection. The company operates a 24-hour Integrity Helpline, available in 27 languages and managed by an independent third-party vendor, allowing anonymous reporting with a strict no-retaliation policy. This helpline receives approximately 400 reports annually, and its statistics are reported twice a year to the Board's Audit Committee. , 89% of Adient's Board of Directors is independent. Adient has an Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Standard that explicitly prohibits bribes, kickbacks, and facilitation payments. It conducts due diligence on high-risk suppliers and performs periodic risk assessments. Its Ethics Policy, which includes anti-corruption provisions, is certified annually by 99% of its salaried workforce.

Kind to Animals

Adient has a policy stating that suppliers will not provide any raw materials, components, parts, or assemblies that were involved in animal testing.

This demonstrates a comprehensive no-testing policy for its supply chain.

No War, No Weapons

Adient, a member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), conducts annual supply chain reviews following OECD Due Diligence Guidance for conflict minerals.

In 2022, of 941 in-scope suppliers, 529 submitted accepted Conflict Minerals Reporting Templates (CMRTs). Among these, 72% indicated "No 3TG" (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold), representing approximately 40.5% of the total in-scope suppliers. However, 5% of accepted CMRTs acknowledged 3TG sourced from Covered Countries, and 19% indicated "3TG Origin Uncertain or Unknown." Additionally, one sanctioned smelter was reported by 25 suppliers, though 7 subsequently removed it, and 24% of accepted CMRTs reported uncertified smelters.

Planet-Friendly Business

Total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions were 5,800,501 tCO₂e in fiscal year 2024.

The company's near-term science-based targets, validated by SBTi in 2022, are aligned with a 1.5°C pathway, aiming for a 75% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 35% reduction in Scope 3 emissions by 2030 (2019 baseline), with a 42% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions as of September 30, 2025. As of September 30, 2025, 30% of electricity usage was sourced from renewable sources. Water withdrawal per revenue was 81.2 m³ per $1 million in sales in fiscal year 2025. The waste diversion rate was 81% in fiscal year 2024. The company has a formal Deforestation Commitment (August 2024), with 100% Tier 1 response rate for soy and palm products and 75% for incremental Tier 2+ as of 2023, and 70% of leather sourcing regions identified. The company uses three climate scenarios (1.5°C, 2°C, and 3°C) for analysis. In fiscal year 2025, 31% of water withdrawals were from countries with high and extremely high baseline water stress indicators. A target for carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions at manufacturing sites is set for 2040. Adient's 2025 Sustainability Report follows the TCFD international standard. The company conducted its first global biodiversity risk assessment in 2024 and began developing key priority actions in fiscal year 2025. An average of 50% recycled content is maintained in plastic components for a complete seat car set.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Adient operates a 24-hour Integrity Helpline, available in 26 languages, for reporting ethics-related concerns, including alleged human rights violations.

This mechanism is available globally across its more than 200 operational sites. No cultural appropriation incidents are reported in the provided articles. FPIC processes are not applicable to the company's operations as no projects impacting indigenous peoples are specified. Adient's Ethics Policy and Integrity Helpline are available in 26 languages, demonstrating strong local language support.

Safe & Smart Tech

Adient Plc reported no materially affecting data breach incidents for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024

, and no recent security news or data breaches were indicated as of July 2025. The company also reported no incidents of unauthorized data use for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. Adient has secured Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX) certification at multiple international locations. Furthermore, no specific regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues were mentioned for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Adient achieved an 81% waste diversion rate in fiscal year 2024.

, with 80% of waste recycled, recovered, or reused in fiscal year 2023. The company incorporates recycled content into its products, with complete seat car sets averaging 50% recycled plastic content. , and specific components like the Soft Back Panel and Soft Side Valance made from up to 70% recycled PET. Adient integrates circular design principles, including an Evolution of Seating Systems Sustainability (ES³) approach, designing for modularity and end-of-life disassembly, and embedding material separation and recycling in manufacturing processes. In fiscal year 2024, Adient completed over 1,500 continuous improvement projects, reducing waste sent to landfills by 5,308 metric tons. Hazardous waste constituted 2% of total waste in fiscal year 2024. , with internal screening for hazardous chemicals and supplier requirements for datasheets. All manufacturing sites in serial production are ISO 14001 certified. , indicating regular waste audits. Sites set waste reduction and recovery targets. Adient also has comprehensive waste program requirements for all suppliers, supported by a Global Supplier Standard Manual and a Comprehensive Supplier Scorecard.