Acuity Brands Inc..
AYI.US | Manufacture of electric lighting equipment
Acuity Brands, Inc. is a North American market leader in lighting and building management solutions. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes a wide range of indoor and outdoor lighting systems and controls, including LED-based products, luminaires, lighting controls, and components. Acuit...Show More
Better Health for All
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No specific, quantifiable data was provided in the articles to assess Acuity Brands Inc. against the defined KPIs for the 'Better Health for All' ethical value. While the company has entered a strategic partnership to offer circadian lighting technology, which aims to improve human health by supporting natural circadian rhythms and reducing issues linked to blue-rich lighting, the articles do not provide the percentage of the company's product portfolio that this technology represents, nor do they offer financial figures for health innovation investment or other quantifiable metrics required by the rubric.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Acuity Brands Inc. is a company specializing in lighting and building management solutions, not financial services. The provided articles do not contain any evidence that the company offers lending, insurance, or other financial products to consumers. Therefore, all KPIs related to fair money and economic opportunity, which are designed for financial institutions, are not applicable to Acuity Brands Inc.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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The CEO total compensation to median employee compensation ratio is 641:1.
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Employee engagement is rated at 4.1 out of 5 stars, with 86% of employees recommending working there to a friend.
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Acuity Brands has policies prohibiting discrimination in employment, including wages and promotions, and respects workers' rights to form unions and bargain collectively.
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The company is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace and prohibits child, forced, bonded, indentured, or slave labor.
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The company recorded a Family and Medical Leave Act violation in 2014
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and two workplace safety or health violations in 2016.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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The provided article outlines Acuity Brands' Conflict Minerals Policy, detailing their commitment to ethical sourcing and due diligence processes for conflict minerals
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. However, it does not provide any specific quantitative data points or metrics required by the rubric for any of the KPIs related to fair trade certifications, audit frequency, labour incidents, traceability, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, share of spend on high-risk materials, or supplier diversity spend
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. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the available evidence.
Honest & Fair Business
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Acuity Brands Inc. has not reported any financial restatements, as indicated by unchecked boxes in its 10-K filing.
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The entire company's consolidated financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting are audited by Ernst & Young LLP.
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The company maintains a comprehensive Whistleblower and Non-Retaliation Policy, providing a 24/7 multi-lingual third-party hotline and other reporting avenues, with an explicit commitment against retaliation for good faith reports.
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Its Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Compliance Policy is comprehensive, complying with international laws such as the U.S. FCPA and U.K. Bribery Act, and includes due diligence for third-party intermediaries and gift limits of $250 per recipient annually.
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Kind to Animals
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess Acuity Brands Inc. (AYI.US) against any of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs. Information regarding 'Acuity Ag Solutions' and 'The Maschhoffs' could not be definitively linked to Acuity Brands Inc. as a subsidiary or direct operation. While some articles discussed 'wildlife-friendly lighting' products, this refers to product features designed to reduce environmental impact, not measurable biodiversity impact from conservation initiatives or species recovery metrics as required by the 'wildlife_conservation_impact' KPI. All other KPIs lacked any relevant evidence.
No War, No Weapons
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No evidence available to assess Acuity Brands Inc. on No War, No Weapons.
Planet-Friendly Business
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Acuity Brands Inc. was fined $3.8 million for violating the Clean Water Act.
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The company reported a 25% reduction in operational emissions from FY19 to FY24
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and a 71% reduction in emissions intensity from sold products between FY15 and FY24.
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An estimated 90% of the company's revenue is derived from energy-efficient products and services.
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Acuity Brands projects that its LED luminaire sales from 2020 to 2030 will avoid 100 million metric tons of carbon.
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The company saves 19 million sheets of paper annually by utilizing digital instructions.
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In FY24, sustainable engagement was reported at 86%,
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and Acuity Brands is listed on the 2024 SASB Index.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' for Acuity Brands Inc. (AYI.US). refers to 'Acuity Knowledge Partners', which is a distinct entity.
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The other articles for Acuity Brands Inc. primarily focus on environmental performance, such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon neutrality, and energy savings from products, and explicitly state that information for the specified metrics is not available or found.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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Acuity Brands experienced three data breaches within the past three years (October 2020, December 2021, and mid-February 2022).
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The December 2021 breach affected over 37,000 current and former employees
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, and the mid-February 2022 breach impacted nearly 106,910 individuals.
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Compromised data included names, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, financial account information, and limited health information.
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Notification for the December 2021 breach was issued in December 2022, nearly a year after awareness of unauthorized access.
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The company has faced a class action lawsuit alleging violations of Georgia’s Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act
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and a lawsuit alleging HIPAA violations related to the mid-February 2022 data breach, which resulted in a settlement.
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A separate class action lawsuit was filed with plaintiffs asking the court to require Acuity to delete their personal information, indicating obstacles to data deletion.
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Acuity Brands provides annual cybersecurity awareness training and testing to all applicable employees and contractors, along with quarterly phishing exercises.
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Product development teams receive specialized training on secure development practices.
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The company also deploys multi-factor authentication as a technical safeguard.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Acuity Brands has implemented eight distinct waste reduction initiatives, including trash compactor conversion, scrap metal collection, plastic and cardboard baling, scrap wood collection/pallet rebuild, and clear signage/containers for waste separation.
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These efforts have led to two of its facilities, in Carlisle, PA and a previous Los Angeles location, achieving zero landfill status, certified by Link International.
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For hazardous waste management, the company ensures compliance with RoHS standards for hazardous substances in electrical components.
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Luminaires that may contain mercury include specific disposal labeling on most mercury-containing lamps, indicating they should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements, and direct customers to external resources like www.lamprecycle.org for recycling and disposal information.
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