Better Health for All

The company's core products, such as interior systems and vision safety solutions for commercial vehicles, have no significant positive or negative direct health impact. The company does not offer health-related products or services requiring accessibility considerations, nor does its business model involve serving vulnerable populations with health needs. CVG maintains an Ethics Line, administered by a third party and available 24/7, allowing anonymous reporting in most locations, and does not tolerate retaliation for good faith reports.

CVG has one environmental violation from 2012 with a $50,000 penalty. The company aims to minimize its adverse environmental impact and is committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 50% by 2032. CVG has limited health equity programs, supporting organizations like Dress for Success and implementing DEI training for management, but no specific funding percentage is provided. During the Ukraine crisis, CVG paid all employees, provided overtime wages, issued spot bonuses, modified work schedules, and offered assistance for relocation. The company raised and donated over $50,000 USD for people in Ukraine. The company's business activities do not substantially affect mental health outcomes, nor do they engage in preventative health, health education, addiction mitigation, or clinical trial activities. The company does not produce food or nutritional products, hold healthcare-related patents, or collect health-related data. The company's R&D is not focused on health-related outcomes.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

In 2024, CVGI.US's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 101:1, with the CEO receiving $1,983,800 in total compensation and the median employee earning $19,646.

Employee reviews on Glassdoor indicate an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, which translates to 66% engagement. The company's subsidiaries have incurred a total of 14 records for violations since 2000, including 3 employment-related offenses, 10 workplace safety or health violations, and 1 environmental violation. These include one record for employment discrimination with a $160,106 penalty, two wage and hour violations totaling $44,049, and ten workplace safety or health violations totaling $144,745.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

The company states it does not use child or forced labor in its global operations or facilities and expects its global partners to adopt the same position, adhering to regulations like the Modern Slavery Act.

It also has a policy requiring suppliers to provide information on conflict minerals and maintain traceability data for five years. However, no specific quantitative data is provided for any of the KPIs, such as the percentage of fair-trade certified spend, audit frequency for suppliers, number of substantiated labor violations, actual traceability coverage, remediation speed, the percentage of supplier contracts with enforceable ethical clauses, the share of spend on high-risk materials, or the percentage of procurement budget directed to diverse suppliers.

Honest & Fair Business

CVG has a whistleblower policy that includes a 24/7 Ethics Line, administered by a third party, allowing for anonymous reporting in most locations.

The company explicitly states it does not tolerate retaliation against anyone who raises issues in good faith. CVG has an anti-corruption policy, last amended in March 2024, which applies to all directors, officers, and employees, including subsidiaries and affiliates. This policy prohibits offering or accepting bribes, making facilitation payments, and circumventing internal accounting controls. It also requires due diligence for business relationships and prohibits political contributions without prior authorization. However, the policy's training frequency or effectiveness metrics are not detailed. For board independence, a majority of the Board must be independent as defined by NASDAQ listing standards, and the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees consist entirely of independent directors. Directors are expected to disclose conflicts of interest and recuse themselves from related discussions. The company prohibits personal loans to directors or executive officers and bans directors (other than management directors) or their family members from providing compensated personal services to the company. The exact percentage of conflict-free board members is not provided, only that a majority must be independent. The company requires employees to exercise due diligence for business relationships and intermediaries, and the Ethics Line is administered by a third party, but the extent of independent verification of other ethical claims is not specified.

Kind to Animals

The company uses animal-derived materials, including genuine leather, leather, hide, and fur, in its products.

There is no evidence that any of its products are certified cruelty-free by recognized third parties.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The company has no reported cultural appropriation incidents.

It provides diversity & inclusion awareness training for all salaried personnel and DEI training for the management team. The CVG Ethics Line offers country-specific toll-free numbers, suggesting basic language inclusivity. The company states it is seeking and working with minority-owned businesses in some operations, but does not provide a specific number of indigenous or minority-owned suppliers.

Safe & Smart Tech

In 2023, the company invested $3.7 million in cybersecurity, which represents approximately 0.34% of its $1.08 billion revenue.

The company's privacy policy, last updated in 2018, explicitly states compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and outlines user rights regarding data access, rectification, erasure, restriction, and portability. The policy also indicates that data collection is limited to what is necessary and defines retention periods, aligning with standard data minimization practices.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

No specific, quantitative data for Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (CVGI.US) related to any of the 'Zero Waste & Sustainable Products' KPIs was found in the provided articles. Article 0 pertains to Eaton's Vehicle Group Facilities, not CVGI.US.

Articles 1-4, while some are about CVGI.US, explicitly state a lack of quantitative data for the relevant metrics, focusing instead on general policies, guidance, or awards unrelated to specific waste and sustainability performance.