Better Health for All

Calgon Carbon's core business, which includes purifying water and air and specifically removing harmful substances like PFAS from drinking water, delivers revolutionary health benefits by fundamentally transforming global health paradigms.

The company has no products with significant negative health impacts. However, its Pearl River plant exceeded nitrogen oxide emission limits on August 13 and 14, 2024, which are linked to respiratory issues. This resulted in a $56,000 fine from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, though compliance was restored by December 2024, indicating moderate health-harming externalities with substantial remediation efforts. The company's operations do not involve healthcare-related patents, food products, addiction potential, or clinical trials.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Calgon Carbon Corporation is a manufacturer and provider of water and air purification products and services, not a financial institution. The company's business operations do not involve offering financial products or services to consumers, such as lending, deposits, or insurance. Therefore, all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) under the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value, which are designed to assess financial institutions, are not applicable to Calgon Carbon. The provided articles discuss the company's manufacturing investments

, global presence , corporate financial performance , and technical education seminars related to its products , but do not contain any evidence pertaining to consumer financial services, pricing fairness of financial products, financial inclusion initiatives, or customer wealth-building outcomes.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

The company's employee rating on Glassdoor is 3.5 out of 5 stars, with 74% of employees stating they would recommend the company.

The compensation and benefits rating is 3.2 out of 5 stars, which decreased by 5% over the past year. Glassdoor estimates indicate some intern salaries in the US were $0/year. In 2008, Calgon Carbon locked out 63 union members at its Neville Island plant after contract negotiations failed, with union concerns including a pension plan freeze and increased employee health care costs. An OSHA fine of $9,450 was levied in 2009 for a serious workplace safety violation at a Mississippi facility.

Honest & Fair Business

The provided articles discuss Calgon Carbon's ethics program and ethical practices

, but explicitly state that they do not contain any quantitative data relevant to the requested metrics for Honest & Fair Business. There is no information regarding regulatory fines, transparency index scores, details on whistleblower or anti-corruption policies, financial restatements, audit coverage, ESG controversy scores, complaint resolution times, board conflict-free percentages, or third-party verification of ethical claims. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the evidence provided.

Kind to Animals

No data relevant to the 'Kind to Animals' ethical value was found in the provided articles. The articles primarily discuss Calgon Carbon's cookie policy

, privacy statements , and sustainability reports from 2014 and 2015 , focusing on water treatment, environmental impact, and corporate social responsibility . None of the articles contain specific, concrete data points regarding animal testing, cruelty-free certifications, animal-derived ingredients, humane certifications, wildlife conservation impact, or any other animal welfare-related metrics.

No War, No Weapons

Calgon Carbon's parent company, Kuraray, has a Human Rights Policy that outlines a commitment to respecting human rights in its global operations, detailing principles, commitment to international standards, due diligence processes, and complaint handling mechanisms.

Additionally, Kuraray's Sustainable Procurement Policy is based on UN Global Compact principles, which include human rights.

Planet-Friendly Business

Kuraray's total Scope 1, 2, and 3 (Category 1) GHG emissions were 5.93 million tCO₂e in FY2024.

While Scope 1 and 2 emissions declined from FY2021 to FY2024, Scope 3 (Category 1) emissions increased. The company has submitted a commitment letter to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and aims to obtain certification for its GHG emission reduction goals. Kuraray endorsed the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) recommendations in November 2020, structuring its disclosure around TCFD's governance, strategy, risk management, metrics, and targets. It conducts climate scenario analysis based on below 2°C and 4°C pathways, projecting a Group-wide carbon tax burden of approximately ¥32 billion in 2030 under the below 2°C scenario. The company completed assessments of products accounting for roughly 80% of Group-wide sales using its Kuraray PSA system in 2023. Calgon Carbon received a $22,500 civil penalty in 2022 for an air permit violation, which was subsequently resolved, and an earlier $18,663 penalty in 2009 for an environmental reporting violation.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Calgon Carbon's carbon reactivation process demonstrates a circular economy approach by reusing materials instead of discarding them.

This process also actively addresses hazardous waste management by destroying contaminants such as PFAS.