Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Columbus McKinnon Corporation reported a Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.54 and a Fatality Rate of 0 for Fiscal Year 2025.

For the same period, 37% of global employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements. The company's overall employee engagement score was 65% in FY2025. In Fiscal Year 2023, the company reported no material fines or monetary sanctions for non-compliance with applicable laws or regulations.

Honest & Fair Business

CMCO has reported no material cybersecurity breaches or related penalties/settlements beyond budgeted amounts for the last five years, indicating a clean regulatory record.

The company publishes an annual Corporate Sustainability Report, Annual Report on Form 10-K, and Proxy Statement, and reports in reference with GRI and SASB Standards, and discloses climate-related information through a TCFD Index and CDP Climate Change survey response. A formal whistleblower policy exists with an anonymous 24/7 third-party hotline and a non-retaliation clause. However, only 79% of employees feel comfortable reporting violations, and 85% know how to report unethical conduct. CMCO has not had any financial restatements in the past five years. The board of directors has 8 out of 9 (89%) independent members. The company has a comprehensive anti-corruption policy that prohibits bribery, kickbacks, and facilitation payments, requires accurate record-keeping, and mandates due diligence for third parties. For third-party verification, CMCO self-certifies against NIST 800-171 and has limited third-party verification for Scope 1 and 2 emissions, but no broader independent verification of ethical claims is specified.

Kind to Animals

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's core business is the design, manufacture, and marketing of intelligent motion solutions for material handling, such as hoists, cranes, and actuators.

The provided articles, including corporate sustainability reports, do not contain any specific, concrete data points relevant to animal welfare, animal testing, animal-derived ingredients, or measurable wildlife conservation impact. While some articles mention general community engagement, such as donations to Habitat for Humanity, or participation in local dog walks for animal welfare societies, these activities do not provide quantifiable evidence for the defined KPIs, which require metrics on cruelty-free certification, alternative testing, humane operations, ethical input substitution, supplier audits for animal welfare, cage-free sourcing, animal testing policies/volume, or R&D investment in animal-free technologies. Therefore, all KPIs for the 'Kind to Animals' value must be omitted due to a lack of relevant evidence.

Planet-Friendly Business

In FY24, the company reported total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions of 1,432,139 tCO₂e.

The company is not participating in any tracked reduction initiatives, and specific climate-related targets are not publicly disclosed. In FY24, 0.84% of total energy consumption was sourced from renewables. Water consumption in FY24 was 85,473 m³ against net sales of $1.0B, resulting in 85.473 m³ per $1M revenue. The waste diversion rate was 92% in FY24. The company received a $9,300 civil penalty from the EPA for failing to submit required chemical inventory forms for 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Safe & Smart Tech

CMCO has not experienced a material cybersecurity breach in the last 5 years.

Its cybersecurity program is built on Zero-Trust Security, partners with an industry-leading Managed Security Service Provider for 24/7 monitoring, conducts frequent vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, performs annual Disaster Recovery rehearsals, and runs breach response scenario testing. The Audit Committee oversees overall risk management and receives a cybersecurity and data privacy briefing at least quarterly. CMCO self-certifies against NIST 800-171. In FY2025, 99.5% of employees with internal network access were trained on the business code of conduct. The company uses technical and organizational security measures, including data encryption, which are regularly adapted and improved. Critical vulnerabilities are patched within 3-7 days on average. The company's Privacy Policy, effective August 13, 2024, references GDPR rights and states that safeguards are in place for data shared outside the EU.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

CMCO achieved a 92% waste diversion rate in both FY2025 and FY2024, with a target to reach 95% by 2030.

The company has implemented over 10 waste reduction initiatives, including establishing Global Green Teams, using recycled paper packaging, standardizing pallet and box sizes for reuse, piloting a pallet buy-back program, converting cardboard into packaging material, and designing new machines to minimize metal scrap. In FY23, there were no material fines or monetary sanctions for noncompliance with applicable laws or regulations. The company conducts annual climate and environmental risk assessments and has an EHS Department responsible for auditing all sites to ensure compliance. One facility, montratec, has received ISO 14001 certification. CMCO has a target to divert 95% of solid waste from landfill by 2030. The company introduced a Supplier Code of Conduct and is building sustainability standards into supplier evaluations. All manufacturing plants recycle metal, and some sites convert unusable cardboard boxes into shredded packaging. The company mentions vendors taking back wood it cannot reuse. CMCO aspires to embrace a cyclical economy and redesigned a clamp component resulting in a 26.8% weight decrease. The company educates employees about environmental responsibility and promotes environmental awareness across the organization.