Badger Meter.
BMI.US | Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment
Badger Meter, Inc. is a global manufacturer and marketer of flow measurement and control solutions. The company provides flow measurement products for a variety of applications, including water, wastewater, oil and gas, and chemical and industrial processes. Badger Meter's products include mechanica...Show More
Better Health for All
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Badger Meter's core business of providing water measurement and control solutions has a substantial positive health impact. Their products, which include water quality monitoring and leak detection, are used in drinking water and wastewater treatment, directly contributing to public health by ensuring safe and clean water. Cellular AMI technologies are estimated to save 5 billion gallons of water annually.
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The company also demonstrates positive health externalities through its operations, achieving a 55% cumulative reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity from a 2020 baseline
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and a 30% reduction in water intensity.
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The company's products do not have direct safety implications for users, nor do they carry health risks requiring specific disclosure. While Badger Meter has internal mental health and wellness programs for its employees, there is no evidence of external mental health initiatives for the public. The company does not collect or manage personal health-related data.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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No evidence available to assess Badger Meter on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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In the 2024 fiscal year, the CEO to median employee pay ratio was 125:1.
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The company recorded one substantiated workplace safety or health violation in 2023, resulting in a penalty of $5,626.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No evidence available to assess Badger Meter on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.
Honest & Fair Business
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Badger Meter has a formal whistleblower protection policy that utilizes EthicsPoint for confidential reporting.
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However, the provided articles do not offer evidence regarding the independence or specific processes of investigations following these reports. No specific, concrete data points are available for regulatory fines, transparency index scores, financial restatements, audit coverage, ESG controversy scores, complaint resolution times, board conflict-free percentages, anti-corruption policy details, or the extent of third-party verification of ethical claims.
Kind to Animals
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No explicit evidence was found in the provided articles regarding Badger Meter's performance on any of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs. The company's business description as a manufacturer and marketer of flow measurement and control solutions does not inherently involve animal testing, animal-derived ingredients, or animal agriculture. While some articles mention general ethical values
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, supplier compliance
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, or support for marine conservation in an aquarium setting
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, these do not provide specific, quantifiable data points that align with the defined thresholds for any of the KPIs, such as percentages of cruelty-free products, alternative testing usage, humane certifications, R&D investment in animal-free technologies, or animal welfare policy engagement. Therefore, all KPIs must be omitted due to a lack of concrete, measurable evidence directly applicable to Badger Meter's animal welfare practices or impacts.
No War, No Weapons
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The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable data points or explicit statements of action or outcome for any of the 'No War, No Weapons' KPIs. Information regarding revenue from arms contracts, scope of dual-use technology R&D, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investments, conflict divestment policies, board oversight of defense activities, export end-user certificate percentages, lobbying expenditures on arms control, humanitarian procurement compliance, human rights due diligence frequency in conflict areas, Arms Trade Treaty compliance declarations, AI military safeguards, UN Guiding Principles alignment, dual-use item screening, surveillance transparency, ethical red lines for products/supply chain, exposure to controversial weapons, war-risk audit results, annual conflict partner reviews, defense divestment percentages, peace tech investment ratios, conflict zone procurement, or ethical red line compliance rates is not explicitly provided or is not in a quantifiable format required by the rubric. While a conflict minerals policy is mentioned, no percentage of the supply chain certified conflict-free is provided.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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The company's 2024 sustainability reports indicate no specific regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues were mentioned for the reported period.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The provided articles, which include sustainability report summaries and company website content, do not contain specific quantitative data points relevant to the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' ethical value. There is no evidence detailing metrics such as formal partnerships with indigenous or local community groups, percentage of revenue reinvested in local community development, cultural appropriation incidents, cultural impact assessment protocols, local employment ratios, grievance mechanisms for community concerns, or cultural preservation investments. The articles generally discuss commitments to human rights and ethical practices but lack the granular, quantifiable data required by the rubric for scoring any of the specified KPIs.
Safe & Smart Tech
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Badger Meter reports no material breaches of third-party information in its 2025 10-K filing, indicating no breaches in the past three years.
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The company holds comprehensive privacy and security certifications, including ISO 27001 (since 2015), SOC 2 Type 2, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, UK Extension, and Swiss-U.S. DPF, alongside a product-specific IoT certification for its ORION Cellular endpoint.
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Badger Meter provides regular cybersecurity and threat assessment training to all employees, including annual certifications and quarterly phishing tests.
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The company states it uses reasonable measures to secure personal information and reports no incidents of unauthorized data use.
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User controls include updating personal information and opting out of targeted marketing and emails.
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The company demonstrates very strong regulatory compliance, adhering to GDPR, CCPA, multiple US state privacy acts (Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia), and security frameworks like NIST, SOX, 3GPP, and CTIA.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Badger Meter achieved a waste diversion rate of 91.86% in 2020 for waste created in manufacturing.
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Approximately 98.5% of the bronze housings used in production are made from recycled material.
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The company has implemented three waste reduction initiatives, including a 'Save Every Drop' program, an organic employee lunch program with food scrap composting, and using organic oils for machinery cleaning.
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Hazardous waste is managed by designing products without known environmental contaminants and sending zinc waste from sunscreen manufacturing to a regional composting facility.
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Company waste audits have been conducted multiple times a year since 2015.
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While the company states it is setting goals for the reduction of water usage and liquid/solid waste produced, specific quantitative targets or timelines for waste reduction are not provided.
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Badger Meter has a Supplier Code of Conduct and conducts annual supplier surveys and site audits to ensure compliance with environmental responsibility among its suppliers.
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